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What’s this then?
You’re looking at a Ferrari F355 GTS, to give its full name. It’s the car that replaced the 348 and it came in three versions: a Berlinetta coupe, a GTS seen here, which has a removable hardtop section, and a Spider convertible.
Subsequently, Ferrari Aldo produced the F355 Challenge cars for the one-make race series and a limited run F355 Spider Fiorano.
What’s so special about it?
Many consider the F355 to be the last classically beautiful modern Ferrari, and we’re inclined to agree. The GTS model provides the best of both worlds when it comes to driving experiences, offering open-top motoring through the quick removal of that roof section and the security of a hardtop in the winter months.
Any standout design features?
This car is finished in the classic colour combination of Rosso Corsa red paint and the cream leather interior. Even better is the fact that this car features a manual transmission, so you get that wonderful open-gate gear selector.
With the GTS models, it’s possible to store the removable roof section behind the seats, meaning you can quickly pull in and re-fit the roof if a rain shower comes along.
And what powers this Ferrari F355?
Power comes from a 3.5-litre naturally aspirated V8 petrol engine. The car gets its F355 designation from said 3.5-litre engine which has five valves per cylinder.
Power output is 381hp, which might not be all that high by today’s standards, but it’s still quick enough to propel this mid-engined Ferrari to 100km/h in 4.7 seconds.
Does the Ferrari F355 have any luxurious touches?
Those hugging sports seats are covered in soft Connolly leather, and the rest of the cabin is just as well finished. It was possible to get matching leather luggage that was designed to fit perfectly into the 220-litre boot that resides under the front bonnet.
But who would drive this car?
Anyone with a keen appreciation for modern sports cars. The F355 is a model that was well regarded, and it has all the makings of being a genuine future classic, with values likely to rise even more over the coming years.
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It must be hard being the only fat man in your country.
@Eoin Mulhern: North Korea is Ultra-Nationalism brought to it’s logical conclusion. It’s quite scary the number of similarities between Kim Jong-Un and Donald Trump.
You don’t have to like trump to see that that’s hyperbole openborders.
North Korea isn’t nationalism, sure it doesn’t even include half of its nation. It sounds more like fascism to be hon, but who knows what it’s really like, other than Matt Cooper!
@Eoin Mulhern: I read his grandfather ate 2 dogs a day, rotten git…
1 Sausage dog & 1 Hot dog
Kim Jong-Un’s father is dead?
I didn’t even know he was il.
@john fairclough:
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@john fairclough: He suffers dreadfully from wet feet when he sees his doctor… Because his doctors name Is We Too Low…
Thanks RT… LOL.
He must have no other relations or cousins. If he did then chances are he probably doesn’t anymore.
@Tweed Cap: He has a brother
There is a more complete article on the BBC website. He’s aware that his extended family will be in a camp being “re-educated” (at least)
@Tricia Golden: And sisters:
A hard burden for him to carry around for the rest of his days.
@Tricia Golden: For 3 generations. 3 generations are imprisoned – often born, raised and die in a prison camp.
@Tricia Golden: In the video link he clearly states that IF Kim Jong-Un’s position is threatened as a world power, be would use nuclear weapons against the world as we know it. Scary concept that there is he and trump at the controls of nuclear buttons.
Some of the old mates of Howlin and the stickies must be upset were they not frequent visitors to that part of the world #The unfinished revolution
Trump in a modern day Cuban missile crisis, I’d go to see that in the cinema. Your man Baldwin from SNL would be a shoe in for main lead.
You are worthress Arec Barrwin!!
“the regime is in decline, with its people increasingly disillusioned” are they sure it wasn’t an American defector??
@Gavrilo Princip: Or British…..
Or German?
Oh ffs. Is the student bar closed, lads?
@Frank’s Cat: They are all off being taught how to pull real pints…
@Gavrilo Princip: You polititc is based on envy
@Val Martin: how so?
He’s not Wong there.
Lacist!
Plick!
@David Mac Shite: borrox!
Seems to harping on about North Korea’s nuclear development a little to much for the sceptic in me.
I wouldn’t be at all surprised if this was a propaganda stunt arranged by Kim Jong un himself to grab the attention of us westerners to his nuclear programs success.
After all why was this guy out of all the ambassadors allowed to take all his family with him?
He wasn’t.
So how did he
@Shane Murphy: he didn’t take all his family with him. Just two sons and the rest of his family are most likely now in camps, as he says in the BBC interview.
I say fair play to him. Seems genuine and will take a lot more like him to finally put an end to this terrible totalitarian state.
There must not be any threadmills over there . The size of the little fat despot .
There’s a North Korean reads the Journal? Why else would someone give you a thumbs down?
Fat shaming is wrong, mmmkay!
Solidarity with the 88.5 million euro lotto winner.
Wally quick, your homeland is falling apart. Your esteemed leader needs you to stop trying to convert us, go home, get up on the nearest hill and Kim can use you for mortar practice. The “worker” Kim can then share in your wealth to put a roof over his head.
See you got turfed off the journal again Wally!!!
@Alan Cooke: “The elite were “turning their backs” on leader Kim Jong-Un” and we thought it is a “mass movement of ordinary workers” headed by the top worker Kim Jong Un. The left and the Shinners will go ballistic.
Now. how to fix a warhead on a moore Street firework
China should be doing something to help these people, they’re in the best position to do it.
@TehJurolan: Killing cats?
No doubt SF/IRA will regard the defector as a traitor to the cause.
@Paddy Lions: You are more S.F. now than S.F. are?
Where is Dave O’Keefe?, he is a huge commie supporter
Jasus Kim , the cattle broke out again. Did Ya get them in again Kim.
Misleading picture, much? For one wild moment there I thought Kim Lard-Arse had defected from his own regime.
Sum Guy.
One of the most high-profile defectors from North Korea has held his first press conference…after weeks of prepping with his western puppet masters. Hmmm…
@Yenreit: At least you are honest. Readers can see what the left want for the rest of us. They would endure Kim’s rule for them and their children for the trill of seeing us suffer it.
@Val Martin I’m not left or right. I just call it as I see it.
Kim is waving and saying you could be like me, if your weren’t eating weeds in my fields…
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