From racing to the street, we discover hot water. But the obvious does not make this relationship less valid, because competitions have always represented the best research laboratory towards the diffusion of the main technologies incorporated in cars destined for road circulation. For example, the supercharging of the engine by recovering the energy of the exhaust gases to drive a turbine. In short, the turbocharger. Turbo, for friends. At Maranello they used this solution for the first time in Formula 1 in the 1981 single-seater, the 126 CK, followed the following year by the 126 C2. At full speed, in 1982, it was decided to move to “normal” production, reviving the range of the 208 released two years earlier. The Ferrari 208 Gtb Turbo therefore turns 40. Let’s enjoy this brief overview, accompanying it with two “relatives” in addition to the F1 of Gilles Villeneuve and Didier Pironi: the previous 308 Gts (for lovers of television series, the Ferrari of Magnum PI), with very similar bodywork, in addition to the subsequent Ferrari Gto, the second turbocharged model of the house.
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