Ferrari Mondial

The Dino 308 GT4 had not had the hoped happened one and, according to Enzo Ferrari, for mechanical formulation (coupé 2+2 with motor does not center them) in himself, but for the line of Bertone. It would have been enough to cover the same mechanics with a auto body of accustoms them designer Pininfarina and the things would be changed. Under these auspices nacque in 1980 Mondial 8.

In Pininfarina truth, also realizing a totally new motor vehicle, it maintained the formulation aesthetic of previous the 308 GT4: lines stiff and squared, mounting posterior lengthened from two fins ridges, advanced nside. To slim the flank, however, they supplied two great lateral griglie and a profile in black rubber, that it covered mounting posterior and the portion of roof over to the rear window. The chassis, to attice centers them, was the same one of the GT4, but the step was longer than 10cm.

For via of the norms antipollution USA, the V8 of 2926cc, like on coeve the 308 GTBi, had to more low equip of feeding to injection (Bosch K-Jetronic) and compression ratio . The power was modest, 215cv and the performances (219 km/h) many inferiors to those of previous the 308 GT4.

The public said twisted to the "Drake" and Mondial 8, not piacque, exactly as it was not piaciuta the 308 GT4. Truly slanciata and sport auto body was just the particular mechanical disposition not to concur the design of one. To get worse the situation, in the case of Mondial 8, they contributed also the performances considered not to the height.

The prestazionale issue came resolved in 1982 with the launch of the Mondial Quattrovalvole, pushed from the endowed V8 of head to 32 valves. the power grew to 240cv and the performances, totally, improved in sensitive way. The carried out one in the sales, however, arrived alone in 1983 with the launch of Mondial QV Cabriolet. The absence of the roof giovava much to the line and the presence of the tubular chassis, that it limited the necessity of reinforces, concurred to contain the single increment of weight in 55kg. The Mondial Cabriolet obtained large happening, above all in the United States (that they absorbed 80% of the production).