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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 - entry with added value

Name: Ferrari Mondial Quattrovalvole 1983
Brand: Ferrari

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Created on April 1, 2023

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Bruno von Rotz

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - look good even with the folding headlights open

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - classic Ferrari in Pininfarina design

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - both were about the same weight and speed

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - the Coupé and Cabriolet feel particularly at home on country roads

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - almost twins, but of course as open and closed versions

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - Coupé and Cabriolet with open folding headlights

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - two exterior mirrors were standard

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - clearly recognizable as a 3.2-litre version due to the coloured bumpers

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - Coupé on the descent

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - the convertible has a large rear window

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - Cabriolet and Coupé differ almost only in the roof

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - Spring drive

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - the convertible is perfect for a spring drive

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - the two model variants

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - once as a convertible, once as a coupé

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - the coupé version

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - Convertible with closed top

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - Coupé and Cabriolet combined

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - does a Ferrari have to be red?

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - red and black

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - almost 1.8 meters wide

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - a Granturismo suitable for everyday use

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - weatherproof hood

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - the coupé silhouette is traced when the roof is closed

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - Cockpit of the Coupé

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - two-tone cockpit

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - Instruments with red digits

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - Speedometer up to 280 km/h

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - no soft-touch buttons yet

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - of course with splitter gearshift

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - the cockpit of the convertible

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - the driver's workplace in the convertible

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - Gearshift gate in the convertible

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - Check-Control in the convertible

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - reference to the four-valve engine in the cockpit

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - Information about the next oil change

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - 3.2 liter displacement, 32 valves

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - transverse eight-cylinder engine

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - fuel-injected V8 engine

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - even fuel-injected engines can look attractive

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - conspicuous oil filter

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - Cooling fins on the hood

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - Door handles from the Alfa Spider

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - large air intake on the transverse engine

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - the air intake for engine cooling in the convertible

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - Ferrari lettering on the rear of the coupé

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - Rear of the convertible

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - Cooling fins on the convertible

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - Ferrari lettering on the rear

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - with a prancing horse, of course

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - Rear lights of the convertible

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - the engine capacity became part of the type designation

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - the rear lights are reminiscent of the 308

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - the rear lights as on the 308

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Ferrari Mondial 8 (1980) - at the Geneva Motor Show, 50 years of Pininfarina

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Ferrari Mondial 8 (1980) - World premiere of the Pininfarina-designed 2+2-seater mid-engined coupé - Geneva Motor Show 1980

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Ferrari Mondial 8 (1980) - new model from Ferrari with mid-engine and four seats - Geneva Motor Show 1980

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Ferrari 3.2 Mondial (1987) - the four-seater, built parallel to the 328 GTB/GTS

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Ferrari Mondial Cabriolet (1985) - the open-top version

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Ferrari Mondial Quattrovalvole (1983) - Interior

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Ferrari Mondial Quattrovalvole (1983) - Four-valve cylinder head

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Ferrari Mondial Quattrovalvole (1985) - Silhouette

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Ferrari 512 BBi (1983) - complete sales program at Ferrari, all vehicles - Mondial, 512 BBi, 400i - have passed the CH emissions tests - at the Geneva Motor Show of 1983

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Ferrari Mondial Quattrovalvole (1985) - USA version

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Ferrari Mondial 8 (1982) - silhouette and three-quarter view

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1985) - slightly revised cockpit

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1985) - now with 3.2-liter engine and design retouches

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1985) - now with 3.2-liter engine

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1986) - View into the cockpit

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1986) - the V8 engine with 32 valves

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1987) - Convertible in silhouette

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1987) - Coupé silhouette

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1987) - as a convertible with a 3.2-liter engine

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1987) - as a coupé with a 3.2-liter engine

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1987) - as Coupé and Cabriolet with 3.2-liter engine

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Enzo Ferrari - still involved in the business well into old age

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - the four rear lights are typical of a Ferrari from this period

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Ferrari Mondial 3.2 (1988) - crisp rear end and immediately recognizable as a Ferrari

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Summary

Four seats and a mid-engine were only available twice at Ferrari: once in the Dino 308 GT4 and then in the Mondial, which took its name from famous ancestors. The Mondial was built in four variants and embodied not only the most suitable vehicle type for everyday use, but also the most successful of its era, even if an average of less than 500 units were produced each year. This vehicle report focuses on the Mondial and the Mondial 3.2 in particular, showing it in many current and historical pictures as well as in the sales literature.

This article contains the following chapters

Unveiled in Geneva
31 centimeters for two additional seats
Technology from the 308
Not a racing car
Turning two into four
Open at the top
Facelift and more engine capacity
Turning 90 degrees
13 years and no successor
Ferrari GT at an economy price
The Mondial in comparison

Estimated reading time: 11min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Four-seater sports cars don't have it easy with fans of the Ferrari brand. At the beginning of the 1980s, you could buy a Ferrari 330 GT with room for the whole family for the price of a new VW Golf GTI, but even then the two-seater Daytona sometimes commanded six-figure prices. The Ferrari Mondial is hardly any different, although the entry-level classic from Maranello has a few plus points to offer. The Ferrari Mondial 8 was presented to the general public for the first time in March 1980 in Geneva. No secret was made of the fact that the four-seater with a mid-engine was aimed at the American market.

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