• The 355 by Evoluto marks production with a tunnel blast.
  • Tuned naturally aspirated V8 is paired to a manual gearbox.
  • Only 55 will be made, each priced like two new 296 GTBs.

Back in 2024, we first saw Evoluto’s reimagined Ferrari F355 sitting pretty under studio lights. Now the 355 by Evoluto, to give its proper, Ferrari lawyer-friendly name, is finally doing what a mid-engined Italian V8 should do. It’s screaming through a tunnel in readiness for the start of production next month.Evoluto says it has now validated every specification it originally promised when the car was first revealed.

To mark the occasion, the British firm dropped a short clip filmed in Catesby Tunnel, which you might have come across on YouTube, showing the car at full noise. And we mean noise. We’re not talking a dull, too-bassy, modern turbocharged supercar growl, but a proper naturally-aspirated crescendo that sounds like the Nineties never ended.

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Under the sharpened bodywork sits a heavily reworked version of Ferrari’s original 3.5-liter V8. In standard Evoluto tune it now delivers 414 hp (420 PS) at 8,000 rpm and 273 lb-ft (370 Nm), pulling hard all the way to an 8,500 rpm redline. That’s up from the F355’s original 375 hp and 268 lb-ft when it debuted in 1994.

New internals reduce inertia, bespoke cams and ported heads improve breathing, and there’s a redesigned stainless steel exhaust to amplify the theater.

Listen To Reimagined Analog Ferrari Scream Its Way To Production
Listen To Reimagined Analog Ferrari Scream Its Way To Production
Listen To Reimagined Analog Ferrari Scream Its Way To Production
Listen To Reimagined Analog Ferrari Scream Its Way To Production
Listen To Reimagined Analog Ferrari Scream Its Way To Production
Listen To Reimagined Analog Ferrari Scream Its Way To Production
Listen To Reimagined Analog Ferrari Scream Its Way To Production
Listen To Reimagined Analog Ferrari Scream Its Way To Production
Listen To Reimagined Analog Ferrari Scream Its Way To Production
Listen To Reimagined Analog Ferrari Scream Its Way To Production
Listen To Reimagined Analog Ferrari Scream Its Way To Production
Listen To Reimagined Analog Ferrari Scream Its Way To Production

Up to 473 hp

Want more? Course you do, and Evoluto obliges with a 3.7-liter option pushing out 473 hp (480 PS) at a heady 9,000 rpm along with 295 lb-ft (400 Nm) of torque. It gets extreme high-lift cams, uprated fueling and strengthened internals designed for sustained high speed operation.

But the changes go far beyond the engine. The track is 77 mm (3 inches) wider at the front and 66 mm (2.6 inches) at the rear, supported by fully re-engineered suspension arms, uprights and anti roll hardware. Evoluto even redesigned critical hard points to optimize geometry for modern tires, chasing better scrub radius and steering feel.

Not Just New Springs And Dampers

Evoluto partnered with R53 Suspension for bespoke three-way adjustable dampers, and there’s a faster – but still hydraulic – steering rack that cuts the number of turns between the stops from 3.25 to 2. Huge Brembo brakes sit behind the wheels, and unsprung mass has been trimmed with lighter wheel bearings and reworked driveshafts.

Furthermore, dry weight is claimed at 1,250 kg (2,756 lbs), roughly 100 kg lighter than a period F355.

Listen To Reimagined Analog Ferrari Scream Its Way To Production
Listen To Reimagined Analog Ferrari Scream Its Way To Production
Listen To Reimagined Analog Ferrari Scream Its Way To Production
Listen To Reimagined Analog Ferrari Scream Its Way To Production
Listen To Reimagined Analog Ferrari Scream Its Way To Production
Listen To Reimagined Analog Ferrari Scream Its Way To Production
Listen To Reimagined Analog Ferrari Scream Its Way To Production
Listen To Reimagined Analog Ferrari Scream Its Way To Production
Listen To Reimagined Analog Ferrari Scream Its Way To Production
Listen To Reimagined Analog Ferrari Scream Its Way To Production

Inside, it’s all carbon fiber and machined metal, but no giant screens. Evoluto’s kept physical dials and rotary controls, modernized the HVAC, and rebuilt roughly 90 percent of the wiring harness to improve reliability.

The final prototype has completed over 5,000 miles (8,000 km) of track testing and 10,000 miles (16,000 km) of engine testing, with a 20,000-mile (32,000 km) durability sign-off coming in April.

Just 55 cars will be built, reportedly starting at £595,000 ($800k), with first deliveries due in Q4. That makes the 355 by Evoluto around twice the price of a new 296 GTB and even more expensive than the new 849 Testarossa. Which would get your cash?

Listen To Reimagined Analog Ferrari Scream Its Way To Production
Listen To Reimagined Analog Ferrari Scream Its Way To Production
Listen To Reimagined Analog Ferrari Scream Its Way To Production
Listen To Reimagined Analog Ferrari Scream Its Way To Production
Listen To Reimagined Analog Ferrari Scream Its Way To Production
Listen To Reimagined Analog Ferrari Scream Its Way To Production
Listen To Reimagined Analog Ferrari Scream Its Way To Production
Listen To Reimagined Analog Ferrari Scream Its Way To Production
Listen To Reimagined Analog Ferrari Scream Its Way To Production
Listen To Reimagined Analog Ferrari Scream Its Way To Production
Listen To Reimagined Analog Ferrari Scream Its Way To Production
Listen To Reimagined Analog Ferrari Scream Its Way To Production
Listen To Reimagined Analog Ferrari Scream Its Way To Production
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