The F355 is one of the most beautiful cars ever designed.

people tend to forget what 380hp meant in the early 90s. that was damn lot of power. that was about the same output as a Viper made at the time, with more than twice the displacement.

I hate the exhaust note. With the right exhaust a F355 sounds b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l. This, to me, makes noise. That said: I LOVE the idea of optimizing this great car. Driving it must have been such a joy. Major kudos to the owner and people who did it!

Please post more content. DRIVE has always been great.

In a modern world that is only obsessed with data and micro 0-60 times, magazine/vloggers never talk about driving the car. About how it actual is to operate. All these insane numbers, top speeds, 1/4 mile times and lateral G's are amazing. But 0.001% of the population will ever own one of these modern engineering marvels and of that tiny percentage, most of those owners will either never drive them at all or let alone to their limits. But these cars...the 355 and even the earlier "Drivers Cars" like the 328 and 308 didn't need 500 hp to be exciting. These drivers cars are about balance. First, they are small. Very small. The 308 is shorter than an early 2000's Nissan Sentra by almost a foot in length and the roof is only to the top of the side view mirror. And they are light. All the controls are for the human senses to discern, not to be balanced by a computer that helps you drift. In real life, driving an automobile takes place below 80 mph. This era car gives you ton's of excitement to tear through corners, gripping the wheel, manually shifting and operating all the controls that keep you on the road. Ask a Tesla owner, after the initial shock of hard line acceleration, is there anything else exciting about driving the car? Ask dual clutch paddle shifter car owners to drive a manual gear box car, in a canyon (not on a track) where lap times don't matter. Just you and the machine. There are ton's of great "Drivers Cars" that don't need 500-1000 hp to give you one hell of an experience.

Here's an interview with Jeff Segal that has way more details about the build (including the exhaust and tires). www.thedrive.com/video/28975/this-hot-rodded-ferrari-is-all-about-bringing-joy

I love the sound of 355's, but this one sounds a bit shit in my opinion. I don't know how that's possible, but they did it

This is for me the essence of a sportscar. Not these modern hypercars drawn by kids.

dream car but that exhaust looks terrible put a tubi style on ASAP

I was hoping for more “hot rod” than interior re-furb and suspension settings. Monticello is amazing. New video guys.

I remember driving on Fujimi Kaido In this car. Forza Motorsport 3. Those were Good times.

For anyone in the know: I truly wish Ferrari Challenge would be remade and modernized as a video game from the PS3. It was one of the sharpest and most beautiful games I’ve ever played, to the very top of the list of finest simulation racing games. For the era, the highest tier along with Formula One Championship. For some it was a paramount feeling being behind the wheel of formula one greats 1970’s onward. Thank you for sharing this review! Excellent content!

Love the way this car sounds!

what a sound! Nice driving Mike

I’ve become so connected to this model.Bravo!

Awesome looking car it sounds great and looks great cornering too.

Thumbs up for painting the correct picture on the evolution from 348 to F355. Most reviewers forgo that by saying ‘the 348 was shit [insert quote Di Montezemolo], the F355 is great’. But as always, there is more to it.

I love the F355 I remember seeing it in movies like Fast & Furious and the Rock

Haven't enjoyed Drive content as much as this for a long time :)

I almost miss my F355 GTS...I even had a set of those Speedline Challenge wheels. Great content.

The "modificata" badge brings it into that factory+ sweet spot.

Still like this more than any modern Ferrari

I miss the greatness of this channel

All you who are complaining about it sounds like a 4-cyl. It’s because a ”flat plane” V8 basically is two 4-cyl side by side. Same fireing order per row/bank. You can make it sound different with a certain exhaust system. I guess this one has separate systems for each cyl bank, hense the sound.

Remember when drive content went behind a pay wall, so no body watched their stuff?? I don't think Ive watched this channel since and there used to be some great content. Cool car to come back too 👍👍

Brilliant Video All The Best Health.

Beautiful. It got a lot of flack, but I had the 348 for about 5 years and loved it, even though it span me off the road a couple of times.

I didn't mind thr 348. I understand the hate it received but all in all it wasn't as bad as advertised.

348 is one of the best looking Ferrari ever, Montezemelo was probably drunk not to like it.....btw. love the F355 also ;)

Hell yeah, Mike Spinelli! I've been wondering when we'd see this guy again. Glad /drive brought him back.

I loved my 99 355 but it was crazy $$ to own and always had issues.

One of the greatest Ferrari's. Had mine 11 years now. That one doesn't sound so great for some reason.

Mike may like the F355 for a fun ride, but his t-shirt indicates who really deserves :-)

I didn't think the drive was still on KZfaq

The exhaust tips are a bit wonky but it sounds amazing

Love the car, awesome job on the build! But how did you manage to make a 355 sound like a ricer?!!! Next mod .... unleash that beautiful symphony trapped within ......

Where did this guy randomly appear, in this epic 355?

Exhaust in this car did the miracle of make the engine sound terrible

I think the exhaust has lost a few of the high notes that make the standard car so special, but it does sound very much like a competition system. The 'felt' is likely alcantara, and I'd have checked the right-hand front hood latch was properly closed before taking the car on track.

5.2 Bosch Ignition - not so fast than the older 2.7 - the exhaust sound is also very special - I like the howling sound of my classic F355 more...

High clutch engagement? Doesn't that mean that the slave cylinder isn't shimmed correctly?

Ferraris from the 90s and early 2000s are my favorites. The 355 was a masterpiece. I also love the 456GT and 550 Marranelo, which were European luxury Ferraris.

love it

Nice !!!

Does the exhaust sound better in person...?

My friend’s dad has a 355 spyder... so close but so far 😢

This is really short on details. What was different in the alignment? How did he quicken the steering? I like my 355 but I find the steering too slow for my preference, it's hard to throw it around and I'd love to quicken it up.

Those uneven / bent exhaust tips have my OCD like 📈

Both the 348 and 355 where great cars

Sounds like a Honda through my phone lol.

Cool car, but somehow they made a 355 sound bad... :/

I just read about this car in the last road and track

damn that slomo at 3:36 hurts my eyes with the vertical refresh..

I read the article on this (C&D I think?). Pretty cool.

What happened to Drive? Did you guys move on to a new project? You guys stopped making videos.

Cool car. The passenger side of the hood near the windshield needs to be adjusted. Looks too high.

Enzo Ferrari pass away in 1988, the F355 came out in 1995 how can this be the last vehicle produced under his watch?

Is it not a bit over sterring out of curves... when pushing back ?

nice mr2

bravo

I always pronounce this car's name as Ferrari F three five five, and not three fifty five. Anyone the same?

A lot of Ferraris sound more noisy than musical but this one has soul.

another fine product of italy

How do you make a Ferrari sound like a honda with an ebay fart cannon

I may be alone on this one but I like the 348 more than the 355.

My favorite Ferrari of all time! I do have to say though, this Ferrari sounds awful for some reason...

Luca di Montezemolo's solution to never making a mistake like the 348 again was to basically ban instrumented testing of Ferrari's cars, though, soooo.... Also, this 355 sounds off. Where's the sing-song engine note? Reminds me of the current turbo-muffled F1 cars.

Why does it sound like a Honda Civic Type-R EP3?

Exhaust sounds horrible and it’s visually crooked, shame

Sounds shit because he got rid of the unreliable Y shape exhaust headers. But the headers on the 355 are a work of art. They are tuned and built like a musical instrument. That is why people put Capristos and Tubis mufflers but rarely change the headers which are actually known for cracking on the Y.

Vtec just kicked in yo.

348 for life

Maintenance is especially hellish on these.

Sweet car - the 355 is beautiful, but with all due respect calling this example a "hot rod" is a stretch. I hope to see more content from y'all.

Damn where have you guys been

at 1:16 the show a still picture that says 355 Ferrari, but the picture is of a 348!? WTF

On camera this exhaust sounds like a ricer civic. Probably better in rl.

Need to put back the stock exhaust

This 355 sounds like it has congested sinus'

Sounds like a four cylinder motor, why???

Sounds like a b series.

Does anyone else think this car looks like an Toyota mr2?

It sounds like a Honda honestly

The challenge exhaust on the F355 doesn't sound as good as a 360CS. The 355 sounds best with the stock exhaust because if has the F1 sound.

Lol sounds like a Honda

Sound exactly like tuned miata and please don't tell me that it doesn't as my spec miata sounds just like it. Am I the only one hearing it?

Man the panel gaps on the right front end and around the right headlight look horrible.

This car has a few more horsepower than a Camry in 2019. Think about that.

But wouldn't it be better with an actual jet engine?

So what was wrong with the 348? Too comfortable??..must be really bad having a comfortable car...yukk

Jeff didn't close the hood properly.

For f$ck sake America !!! It's not a 3,55 !! It's a 35 ,5 . It's a 3.5 litre 5 valve per cylinder .

Sounds like a Honda

My absolutely Dream Car F355! The exhaust sounds insane but the pipes look horrible sry!

Let's see what Chris Harris has to say ...

Less talking, more engine noise!

Sounds like a b series Honda🤣

Hmmmm.... whatever they did, it's not the factory stock exhaust sound that the F355 is truly famous for. This engine just sounds like, well... another high revving naturally aspirated engine. It doesn't sound Ferrari F355 anymore. Sorry to say this, that thing sounds more like a Civic...

Sounds like a honda lmao

Sounds Fd up.