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Blu Chiaro: A Ferrari F355 in Paris
by Kris Clewell -
Alexis Parenty was nine when he saw a red Ferrari F355 chase Bond's DB5 through the mountains above Monte Carlo in GoldenEye. The Aston was the legend. The Ferrari was the faster car. What stuck wasn't the speed. It was everything behind the badge.
His 1994 F355 is blue. Not Rosso Corsa. A 3.5-liter V8 with five valves per cylinder, a six-speed manual gearbox, and 380 horsepower that screams above five thousand rpm. He drives it through Paris at night whenever he can.
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I’ve owned a Ferrari 812 Superfast, a Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS, and a Lamborghini Urus Performante — and I can tell you from direct experience that the F355 gives the best driving experience and the most fun. Regarding maintenance, the only criticism it receives, it is far cheaper to maintain than any of them over a 10-year period. Yes, the engine needs to come out every 3 years for the timing belt service. But here’s the thing: it was designed to come out. The rear subframe drops cleanly, the engine follows, and any competent independent specialist can do the job properly — at a fraction of dealer rates. Try doing that with a modern Ferrari or Lamborghini. The moment you step outside the official network, you’re in trouble with software locks, proprietary diagnostics, and warranty implications. The F355 doesn’t care. It’s a mechanical instrument that rewards skilled hands, not a computer on wheels that only talks to factory tools. That’s not a limitation — that’s freedom.
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