What is the dry weight of the Ferrari F40 in kilograms?

The Ferrari F40's quoted dry weight was 1,100 kilograms. That figure helped define the car's uncompromising character: Ferrari pursued low mass as aggressively as engine power when creating its 1987 anniversary supercar.

The F40 used a composite body over a tubular-steel chassis, a stripped-back cabin and minimal sound insulation. Its 2.9-litre twin-turbocharged V8 produced about 478 PS in European specification, giving the car an exceptional power-to-weight ratio for its era.

“Dry weight” means the vehicle is measured without normal operating consumables such as fuel and some fluids. It should not be confused with the F40's commonly quoted European kerb weight of about 1,254 kilograms, which includes equipment and operating fluids. Different markets, equipment and measurement conventions explain why published figures can vary.

The F40 was engineered by Nicola Materazzi and styled by Pininfarina. Produced from 1987, it was the last Ferrari personally approved by Enzo Ferrari and succeeded the 288 GTO. Its lightness, manual gearbox and turbocharged power made it very different from later Ferrari supercars, which increasingly emphasized electronic assistance and refinement.