Around 1994 I got to drive one of these LM versions for a weekend at Watkins Glen International. The owner had hired me to instruct him on how to shift the non-synchromesh racing transmission. The car was geared so high that, since it was just a track day, I thought I was going to get busted for going too fast in the pit lane. I think at idle with the clutch fully engaged I was doing about 40 miles an hour. Since it was a full-fledged race car it had no speedometer so that is just an estimate. The car ran terribly at low RPM and you can tell in this video when the driver is in the slow twisty bits that the initial acceleration is anything but smooth. The transmission was very difficult to shift even with good heel toe double clutch downshifting technique as the dogs on the gears felt like they were half the size of the dogs on a Hewland race gearbox. Again the gearing was so high I remember doing the uphill esses in second gear which you would normally do in third in just about any street car. On the long back straight I couldn’t run out of RPMs in third gear which was about 160. I’d driven 4 other more or less stock F40’s as the regional Ferrari Club Chief Instructor and the race version was massively different. Huge brakes that required getting up to temp. More down force. Race slicks and 700 HP. Fastest car I ever got to drive. Very grateful to whoever posted this video so I got to have my memory of how brutal this car was confirmed as correct. Totally impossible to drive on the street but a blast on a track.
cb rice, the 160 I mentioned was my guess of how fast I was going in 3rd gear when I had to brake for the “bus stop” chicane at the end of the long back straight at Watkins Glen.
@@ColonelJohnmatrix1000 i agree that not every Ferrari car is a race car but many of them definetly are built for racing. Sure they are not Top-end GTO racing cars but they perform very well on the track. By the way: The F40 base version was by far not as powerful as the FM and Competizione versions..
im sorry but even this sounds better yes 4-rotors are godlike but this is just multiple orgasms. mixed with the satisfying transmission shifts, theres nothing that tops it
@ArianOriginal21 hey :) good to see people still reading this and viewing the video haha. That's definitely unique and up there (RIP petrolicious), but two things: to me personally, no 250 will ever reach the same desirability status as the F40, let alone the LM which is stupid rare. Second, that's a road car driven at a solid 7/10ths - groundbreaking for such an expensive vehicle! This is so old, so raw, and it makes so clear that the LM goes as fast as you dare push it. I come back here every year or two and get shivers sent down my spine every time. Especially thinking about that 1:06 shift that feels like a glitch in the matrix haha.
@@JohnMcLon-tt8il A combination of the sound of the westgates valves and the burning rest of the fuel in the exhaust manifold. Another thing is, that high idle rpms and long 1st gear can cause such additional "fast farts" in low speed.
This video is a masterpiece. I had the luck of watching this when it was aired back then, and never forget it. As a kid I was totally amazed by the sound of this beast.
My favourite car. I just cant get enough. 1:15....Sounds like the driver saying to the car, "we shouldn't be going this fast", and the car saying "It's OK Jacques, we've got this."
@lol What do you even know about track cars? Probably never been to anything besides a 1/8th mile drag strip in your time, maybe not even one of those. Idiot.
It really isn’t but it is still fast. This Lm version has 720hp and 0-60 in 2.9s much faster than stock. They is mind boggling for an 80’s car. Then again you aren’t driving this on the street.
There is something so satisfying about this video. That feeling you get when you drink a glass of cold water after a long day. When you eat your favourite dish cooked lovingly by your mother. When you make passionate love with the girl you love. 😊😊
I think there is not too mutch F40 owner who make her scream like that. The sound of this car is like "Finally someone use me!!!!!!!!!!!!" It seems angry
Have fun selling a car with no original parts due to the necessity of constant mantainence. It's the only reason why so many collectors use them with caution. And since it's a race car it's built with the intent to go fast, not to last, so you are left with many original parts not attached to the car.
An endless engine. Gives me the chills every time. That’s what a Ferrari is meant to be. Tesla my ass, I cant believe kids want a dishwasher instead of dreaming of one of these
Sorry to comment on a 3 year old comment. He knew exactly how to rev match that thing, and it makes the video perfect. Someone driving an amazing car that well is just the most amazing thing to me. Man and machine in perfect harmony to risk our lives in hilariously fun ways
Auto industry should give people back the analog cars with manual gearboxes. Mechanical beauty, art of engineering ... and the joy what this kind of cars can give to people.
Reading below that the LM had an extremely difficult gearbox to manage, but an F1 Driver such as Jacques here makes it look easy. In my opinion, if something requires a higher degree of skill to master, it is ultimately more rewarding in the long run. I imagine someone who can manage this gearbox can manage another more easily, because they've gained that Wisdom.
When I saw this, I think WHY is it that today they make these turbo engines that shit sounds, this car is proof that it is possible to do something that sings!
0:41 one of the few videos I've found to feature F40 racing at high RPM in Gear 1 or 2, and it's not even near red-lining, which is what I really want to find.
@@danielv9732been watching f40 videos for years and years but somehow I just found this one. Saved to my watch again folder' The sounds tickle the ears, I almost cried.
1:32 some modern day famous racing drivers still dont know how to do that. That's how classic F1 drivers would achieve full 180º lock though still having a good grasp on the steering wheel for best reaction times. Amazing.
It's a thing of pure power... and a raw experience of it. Painful to drive, as you can tell by Jacques' expression. But as rewarding as few sportscars.
Around 1994 I got to drive one of these LM versions for a weekend at Watkins Glen International. The owner had hired me to instruct him on how to shift the non-synchromesh racing transmission. The car was geared so high that, since it was just a track day, I thought I was going to get busted for going too fast in the pit lane. I think at idle with the clutch fully engaged I was doing about 40 miles an hour. Since it was a full-fledged race car it had no speedometer so that is just an estimate. The car ran terribly at low RPM and you can tell in this video when the driver is in the slow twisty bits that the initial acceleration is anything but smooth. The transmission was very difficult to shift even with good heel toe double clutch downshifting technique as the dogs on the gears felt like they were half the size of the dogs on a Hewland race gearbox. Again the gearing was so high I remember doing the uphill esses in second gear which you would normally do in third in just about any street car. On the long back straight I couldn’t run out of RPMs in third gear which was about 160. I’d driven 4 other more or less stock F40’s as the regional Ferrari Club Chief Instructor and the race version was massively different. Huge brakes that required getting up to temp. More down force. Race slicks and 700 HP. Fastest car I ever got to drive. Very grateful to whoever posted this video so I got to have my memory of how brutal this car was confirmed as correct. Totally impossible to drive on the street but a blast on a track.
What was your estimated stop speed when you got to drive it?
cb rice, the 160 I mentioned was my guess of how fast I was going in 3rd gear when I had to brake for the “bus stop” chicane at the end of the long back straight at Watkins Glen.
Paul Wilson Oh wow😂. I bet it was a once in a lifetime experience
cb rice , it was exactly that! I learned a lot.
awesome!
this is the video that we should be sending out to the aliens
LMAO!
Ko-wing wong Definitely
yaaahhhh!!!!!
And they would say " fucking savages "
@@Chris-hw4mq they did say "fucking savages" because we are aliens
Non-car people see Ferraris like fancy luxurious cars, and I see Ferraris like this..
I agree built To be driving at the max power !
The last Real car of the World no electronic control but a Real V8 Turbo.i think not easy to Drive but exiting😍😍😍
Go back to plebbit
They are not like this. Only the the F40
@@ColonelJohnmatrix1000 i agree that not every Ferrari car is a race car but many of them definetly are built for racing.
Sure they are not Top-end GTO racing cars but they perform very well on the track.
By the way: The F40 base version was by far not as powerful as the FM and Competizione versions..
Honest to God its the best sounding car ive ever heard in my life...
maxda 787b
im sorry but even this sounds better
yes 4-rotors are godlike but this is just multiple orgasms. mixed with the satisfying transmission shifts, theres nothing that tops it
Murcielago ?
Truly one of the most glorious mechanical sounds ever produced
The Hetman gtfo with that toy
This has to be the best car-related footage in existence. At least it is to me and I've searched far and wide.
Amen, brother.
mopsnuf the yellowbird skittering around the nuburgring comes a close second. Some drive that is
And the Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo record lap
Also Michael Schumacher in his black FXX. Unreal look it up!
@ArianOriginal21 hey :) good to see people still reading this and viewing the video haha. That's definitely unique and up there (RIP petrolicious), but two things: to me personally, no 250 will ever reach the same desirability status as the F40, let alone the LM which is stupid rare. Second, that's a road car driven at a solid 7/10ths - groundbreaking for such an expensive vehicle! This is so old, so raw, and it makes so clear that the LM goes as fast as you dare push it. I come back here every year or two and get shivers sent down my spine every time. Especially thinking about that 1:06 shift that feels like a glitch in the matrix haha.
Long live the manual gearbox!
1 Race... -.- expensive spare parts...
I wish! But soon we won’t even have gearboxes 😂
@@MADhaseX automated gearboxes are much more
Manual gearboxes are for real men only.
Good lord... I think I just had a religious experience.
Hahahhahaha
+BollocksUtwat I agree 110%, omg...the sounds
Ahahahahahhaah
BollocksUtwat .😂
same
Still my favourite F40 video after 5 years. That sound...
Ditto. By far the best😊
sounds as raw as they get
Exactly, best engine sound ever…
My god that shift at 1:05 was sooooo smooth
I came back to this video now just to hear it one more time years later.
No lift shift baby!
He wasn't supposed to drive the car at racing pace, but he's Mr Jacques, and he forever gave us one of the craziest car videos ever.
Those downshifts, that anti-lag, that very light flywheel. Really hard to drive but damn it looks so fun and amazing
This car had no anti-lag ;)
@@Kerenzikovwhat's that noise when he decelerates ?
@@JohnMcLon-tt8il A combination of the sound of the westgates valves and the burning rest of the fuel in the exhaust manifold. Another thing is, that high idle rpms and long 1st gear can cause such additional "fast farts" in low speed.
This is the best F40 Video, demonstrating the pure beast. everyone else in the other videos didnt have the guts to drive it like this.
MADhaseX I agree completely
This video is a masterpiece. I had the luck of watching this when it was aired back then, and never forget it. As a kid I was totally amazed by the sound of this beast.
awesome
Yep. I keep coming back to this one. That sound!
Same here . I don’t know what program it was but remember it vividly . I watch this once in while to dream in the Spring of the Autumn in life .
My favourite car.
I just cant get enough.
1:15....Sounds like the driver saying to the car, "we shouldn't be going this fast", and the car saying "It's OK Jacques, we've got this."
Jacques Laffite?
@@supercededman Oui.
je me lasse jamais de faire ce tour de circuit avec Monsieur Jacques Laffite et cette fameuse F40 voiture mythique
merci
again, again and again. i watch this daily.. best car ever
And again
I think I'll have hysteric shock when I'm gonna see F40 live..
@@Zubatec Hell yeah brother!
I love you for this ;) The sound is incredible
Just a reminder. This is still one of the fastest Ferraris around the track.
@lol What do you even know about track cars? Probably never been to anything besides a 1/8th mile drag strip in your time, maybe not even one of those. Idiot.
@@ihearti24traffic noo need to be a dckhead
No, since the 575M has equal tomes in fiorano
It really isn’t but it is still fast. This Lm version has 720hp and 0-60 in 2.9s much faster than stock. They is mind boggling for an 80’s car. Then again you aren’t driving this on the street.
@@bearieroblox6451 I'm not sure how this would have such a short 0-60 with such a long first gear.. or why it would matter.
Pour le son , c'est la meilleure vidéo de F40 à jamais
et Jacques Laffite comme pilote !!!
1:05 that shift
Fucking savage. Modern Ferraris sound great but this is just raw.
Mother of god... that sound is savage... ah.. the good old days.. they dont make shit like that anymore...
Yeah, im pretty sure its illegal to make a car with a wire as a door handle and no airbags road worthy, but thats the 80s for ya
@@skrubdotsskrublites7664 Isn't it legal if your wear a helmet?
Well thank god ferrari got to that again. With the P80C
total insantiy. The car sounds on the verge of explosion. aka...wonderful;)
This guy nails every single gear change and I can't even put my Cinquecento in to third gear without grinding it.
You don't have 6 wins and 32 podiums in Formula 1 so don't beat yourself up
1:10 - 1:15 is easily the best sound I've ever Hurd in my life
sounds like a pit limiter
Sounds like a beast
Magnifique, mon son préféré, exceptionnel, et quelle classe Jacques !!
This video and the Audi S1 Evolution at the 1000 lakes rally will forever be my two favorite car videos ever.
Quattro S1E2, F40LM, 787B
I swear nothing will ever sound half as good as any of these cars, they are perfection.
1:00 That moment he goes from 4th to 5th and you think "it's gotta slow down right..." and it just keeps on giving like a monster
I don't think he EVER went into 5th gear unless he was driving on a highway :)
Turn up the volume and enjoy that engine and turbo noise. Super fast shift at 1:06
pro1biz seamless!
I'm not sure about anyone else, but I'm impress he has the guts to throw that car around in full speed w/o any helmet
+Milenium412 In loafers... lol
+Milenium412 Well he probably felt like he was going considerably slower than he does every weekend in the F1 car he was driving for a living..
To be fair, a helmet wouldn't make much of a difference if he messed up at those speeds :)
@@AIRDRAC
It makes a whole lot of difference at that speed
@@A-G-F- if you crash in a F40 at those speeds, you're dead regardless of whether you're wearing a helmet.
There is something so satisfying about this video. That feeling you get when you drink a glass of cold water after a long day. When you eat your favourite dish cooked lovingly by your mother. When you make passionate love with the girl you love. 😊😊
I think there is not too mutch F40 owner who make her scream like that. The sound of this car is like "Finally someone use me!!!!!!!!!!!!" It seems angry
That's a fact.. but a sad one. Such a waste to conserve these cars just for the sake of value and prestige.
That’s the lm. It’s a legit race car. It has li’e 300 hp more than an f40 and weighs less too.
@@rwbnatureadventure3876 truly , a beast on roids
Have fun selling a car with no original parts due to the necessity of constant mantainence. It's the only reason why so many collectors use them with caution. And since it's a race car it's built with the intent to go fast, not to last, so you are left with many original parts not attached to the car.
@@giuliosordi1278 why would you want to sell it
OMG......................how awesome???? Driving it like he stole it with no helmet as well, the sounds this animal makes are beyond amazing....
I hope kids in the futrue with electric cars look at this video and say "Damn we gotta go back"
that start up...... the hum off the fuel pump the turning of the engine and the road into life gives me goosebumps
An endless engine. Gives me the chills every time. That’s what a Ferrari is meant to be. Tesla my ass, I cant believe kids want a dishwasher instead of dreaming of one of these
J’avais enregistré cette vidéo en direct sur vhs, je ne m’en lassais pas, rien que de réentendre la musique de ce v8 c’est trop bon
THAT TURBO+ Ferrari sound!!!
The F40 LM sounds so brutal and scary when it gets full throttle :O
I would love to see a pedal cam of this video. Must be awesome to see his heel-toe technique in action!
the pilot Jacques Laffite .... Fantastic !
T'es français pourquoi tu fais genre t'es anglais ? Sale vendu va.
There she is 1:06
Ferrari F40 has always been and always will be my Dream Car !
*OH MY GAHHH* it just sounds amazing! Especially the LM !
Good lord man.. the sound.. the shift at 1.06. Made me believe in a higher power damn
1:05 that's seamless shifting right there
I don't know if the audio has cut, it seems almost impossible to shift this fast...
Sorry to comment on a 3 year old comment. He knew exactly how to rev match that thing, and it makes the video perfect. Someone driving an amazing car that well is just the most amazing thing to me. Man and machine in perfect harmony to risk our lives in hilariously fun ways
he's a legendary Formula 1 driver... he has experience. :)
Paulkr83 what does that mean? to pass the speed without disengaging?
@Dominik Jasnos but he clutched in?
I often play this video while i'm on facebook just to hear that beautiful sound *-*
Auto industry should give people back the analog cars with manual gearboxes. Mechanical beauty, art of engineering ... and the joy what this kind of cars can give to people.
Elle a bercé mon adolescence, je l’avais enregistré sur K7 video et elle tournais en boucle à fond sur la TV !
Ma mère était folle 😂🤣😂😁
👊🏻✊🏻💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨
Pareil, avec sortie dans la chaine hifi, un véritable hurlement sauvage ! Bestiale !!! Ooooh doux Jésus !!!!
Between this video and the RUF around the ring... I'm going with this one
One of my favourite video with Ari Vatanen at Pikes Peakes and his 405 T16...
Reading below that the LM had an extremely difficult gearbox to manage, but an F1 Driver such as Jacques here makes it look easy. In my opinion, if something requires a higher degree of skill to master, it is ultimately more rewarding in the long run. I imagine someone who can manage this gearbox can manage another more easily, because they've gained that Wisdom.
When I saw this, I think WHY is it that today they make these turbo engines that shit sounds, this car is proof that it is possible to do something that sings!
oooooooof
@@gzby4514
@@gzby4514 Ouch
High revving flat plane v8
Le gars il gère...pas de casque aucune protections...faut être sacrément couillu surtout avec cette caisse,chapeau !
seul des pilotes comme Laffite peuvent ce permettre ça il a du garder une marge pour pas sortir
What a savage of a car !
L ampli a fond c'est un pur bonheur,,ce son de moteur ❤❤❤❤
0:41 one of the few videos I've found to feature F40 racing at high RPM in Gear 1 or 2, and it's not even near red-lining, which is what I really want to find.
He started in 2nd because he couldn't put the 1st.
@@paulcsl1405 damn...
@@matiasfpm the lm version is supposedly extremely hard to keep from stalling under 50mph. But then again this is a race car.
my favorite f40 video. I keep coming back.
Best man-made sound ever. Every time I watch the video I get goose bumps. Just unbelivable.
Yeah, still the same.
@@danielv9732been watching f40 videos for years and years but somehow I just found this one. Saved to my watch again folder' The sounds tickle the ears, I almost cried.
That Sound, as he accelerates and changes gears, downshifts, music to the ears!
God..... Damn.... this brought tears to my eyes.
I'm just out on my Sunday drive. No suit, no gloves, and a pair of loafers... :) absolutely awesome! The sound! Omg!
This is a race car!!!
SAVE THE MANUAL!!!!!!
Ive probably watch/listened to this video probably 100 times.
The Ferrari F-40 is the greatest automobile achievement in history, a masterpiece, Scuderia Ferrari
I grew up around and make a living in racing and this is by far the best race car I have ever heard
Il a un bon coup de volant Fred de "c'est pas sorcier" 😂
1:11 had me weak
The sound omg O.O And Laffite is so good at driving this beast !
ABSOLUTE BEST FERRARI VIDEO EVER !!!
Ingegnere Nicola Materazzi's beast
This is the greatest video on all of youtube. Absolute eargasm.
sweet mother of invention, this machine is absolutely bonkers crazy. Imagine driving this on a public road
Haha it would be extremely hard.
Best sound ever! Masterpiece!
I have a tear. Amazing.
I got to be honest. I have never seen this video before and I feel ashamed.
I am confident to say this is the best car video on the internet.
he's Jacques lafitte, à former f1 driver, thus the i don't vive à crap nohelmet loafer style
Pierre PAP hehe cool
wasn't he then also the guy that squirted visor cleaning fluid into his eyes at watkins glen?
@@NiekSchramaofficial yup yup
The world will forever yearn for a higher quality version of this video with even better sound.
Wow you can really hear when that boost kicks in
Every gear shift and RPM climb is just madness ❤️😭🤘🏼🔥
Jesus Christ, this thing sounds diabolic… I love it 🥹🔥🔥🔥
This little lag between the change of gears is really awesome. Best footage
The guy is in a sweater and loafers at 225 Mph! lol
Jacques Lafitte abt the wheel. Unthinkable nowadays without helmet and racesuit...
+Ramon Zarat pretty sure he didn't reach 225mph in that track!
Prob khm
Jacques Laffite French F1 driver
"This guy" is Jacques Laffitte, former F1 pilot...
Thank you Internet.
Hairs on end end from that sound, pure bliss.
What can a true racer...!, fantastic.
Such a glorious car. But the driver and that rev-matching!
What a time to be alive, folks.
8 people own a Toyota Prius
I own a Prius - fuck the environment ... I'm saving money for an F40
30 people who own a tesla decided they can't peacefully hug a tree while listening to sound of this car.
Ken Fernandes make that 33 people
I own a Prius & a 4.7L V8 manual Porsche 928 and the F40LM video is one of my favourite things on the internet. Why be so presumptuous?
the other 28 own an EV!
Iconic, this will stay in memories forever.
1:32 some modern day famous racing drivers still dont know how to do that. That's how classic F1 drivers would achieve full 180º lock though still having a good grasp on the steering wheel for best reaction times. Amazing.
what do you mean...literally every racing driver cross their hands to turn if they have enough lock?? see spa gt3 onboard at the hairpin
The greatest sounding car I've ever heard in my life
Whenever I’m sad I just watch this
Same
Same here
Probably one of the best UA-cam videos out there.
Doesn't matter what I'm driving, this is what's in my head!
What raw experience! The audio sounded great for its time of recording.
Granny shiftin', not double clutchin' like he sho..... oh, nevermind
It's a thing of pure power... and a raw experience of it. Painful to drive, as you can tell by Jacques' expression. But as rewarding as few sportscars.
My god that thing sounds savage!
keep coming back to this my favorite sounding V8 ...Symphony....Respect to whomever set up the audio its so clean. What a machine the F40/F40-LM
bonjour, merci j'ai fait un gros travail de re-masterisation de la vidéo original de 1993 qui était très mauvaise a l'epoque , il s'agit de la F40-LM
Got to love coming off a hot lap and instantly shutting it down, oil cooked turbos anyone, you can tell he's a driver, not a 'fixer'
diceryuri They'll be okay, it's a racecar.
I've almost cry because it's too beautiful
Who gives a video like this a thumbs down?!?!
catothewiser
Hey man, to each his own I guess. lol
Prob an environmental hippie
Must some chavs with souped up Corsas
KneeDeepInThought . Cats and dogs.
Communists
全ての所作が素敵なのよ。
流石、一流グランプリドライバーだ！👍
Jacques Lafitte is driving. French Formula 1 Driver 1974-86, so yep, first class driver!