The Ferrari 360 is a sports car that was produced by Ferrari from 1999 to 2005. It succeeded the Ferrari F355 and was replaced by the Ferrari F430. The360 was introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in 1999.
The 360 Modena, named after the town of Modena, Italy, used a 3.6-litre V8 engine which had been developed from the engine used in the F355. The engine produced 400 hp (296 kW) and propelled the car to 62 mph (100 km/h) in 4.5 seconds. Despite its relatively high power output, the 360 Modena boasted low fuel consumption figures thanks to an innovative electronic management system which controlled both ignition timing and throttle opening angle on each cylinder individually. This made it possible to optimize combustion without sacrificing power or performance.
The 360 Spider was announced in 2000 at the Geneva Motor Show as a convertible version of the Modena coupe; it entered production one year later.[1] In 2003, Ferrari introduced an updated Challenge Stradale version of their base Spider which helped homologate changes for their racing series.[2] Production of Spider models ended when manufacturing of all Ferraris with transverse-mounted engines ceased with introduction of new 430 Scuderia model in 2007.[1]
A total of 8,800Modenas and 7,565 Spiders were built before being replaced by newer models;[3][4] although rarer than other contemporary Ferraris such asthe 550 Maranello,[5] used prices have been strong for many years due largely to limited availability onthe used market as well as steadily appreciating values.[6][7][8][9]