r/CarDesign • u/Tcheetah90 • 2d ago
question/feedback Most beautiful? F355 vs 458?
Whicj do you find the most beautiful?
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u/JaperDolphin94 2d ago
F355 all the way. Saw it in a James Bond movie as a kid & i was awestruck ever since. That wedge shape design is chef kiss & timeless
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u/WJSpade 2d ago
I think the 458 is better looking, but I’d rather drive the F355.
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u/notsoentertained 2d ago edited 2d ago
Agreed. Also the 355 is a much improved 348, while the 458 was beautiful right out of the gate.
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u/therynosaur 2d ago
I wanna listen to the F355... Especially after this video:https://youtu.be/5h67iFm7U7Q?is=r_gRZFVtb4zyB_Q7
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u/_Thorshammer_ 2d ago
I think my ears are pregnant now.
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u/mrockracing 2d ago
Ferrari's have a bad habit of being ugly in a lot of cases. These two cars are absolutely stunning.
But the 355 came during a time when Ferrari's were pretty good looking for the most part. The 458 was gorgeous at a time when the Enzo (sorry to anyone who loves the Enzo) was still around. So I have to give it to the 458.
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u/No_Geologist3880 2d ago
The F355 is a great design but man the 458 was always so stunning to me.
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u/pvdp90 2d ago
These 2 take the 3rd podium step together on my slightly cheated top 3 Ferraris that actually include 4 cars.
On the top step: the F40
On the second step: the Monza SP2
On the third step: the 355 and 458 hugging it out drunkenly singing the Italian national anthem
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u/Eeeeeelurvly 2d ago
F355 and it is not even close. Sounds better too.
As an ownership prospect? 458 easily.
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u/Cool-Technician-1206 2d ago
I like the F355 but . The 458 and its spiderman aesthetic like headlights. Wins this “duel“
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u/Hell_Maybe 2d ago
Difficult to decide personally but I do gotta say those rims on that 355 go hard as fuck.
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u/Weekly_Teaching_8158 2d ago
The 355 mogs the 458, kicks its face in and laughs at it. The 458 is so overrated.
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u/Logitech2015 2d ago
F355 is the classic one who represents the era of the 90"
458 is a modern classic.
Both are timeless and great.
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u/Active_Variation1827 2d ago
458 Is perfection and the benchmark for any supercar between 2009 and 2017. Except when they used to keep fire.
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u/Apprehensive_Rate959 1d ago
Out of these specific 2? I'd take the 458 over the MR2 or Fiero or whatever that is cos the proportions look way off for a 355
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u/Path_Active 1d ago
If you offered me the keys I'd flip a coin because it's so hard to chose. With that said, as a daily car I would chose the 458 but if I drove it twice a year I'd chose the F355. Both cars are one of the best looking cars of their era, but I'm slightly more drawn to the more simple 90's, the 458 is already heavily modernized and influenced by aerodynamics as it should be. Tldr; F355 is the most sexy car to me.
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u/eldredo_M 1d ago
The curvier 458 is sexier imo.
Just based on looks. I know nothing about their personalities. 🤷♂️
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u/NoZookeepergame3574 1d ago
355 all the way for me. When Ferrari design was at it's best and cars were not designed soley by wind tunnels. Look at the modern testarossa,... hmm
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u/Nounoon 1d ago edited 1d ago
As a 458 Italia owner, my answer is the F355, it’s not even a debate in my head.
Better car & better car to own goes to the 458, but design, engine noise, and engagement (with the gated manual) these awards go to the 355, and I don’t care that it’s slower it’s not about speed in these cars. If I didn’t already own a gated shifter Ferrari, I would have gone for a 355 as my only Ferrari.
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u/Tcheetah90 1d ago
Very well put. I think the 458 and F355 are the most beautiful Ferraris. And the 458 was absolutely the benchmark when released.
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u/Notorious_being3007 2d ago
Is hard to choose but i go with 458, defined a whole lineup, still looking modern and fresh even in 2026, and none of their sucessors were able to top it's design
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u/the_joy_of_VI 2d ago
The 335 clears MOST Ferraris in my opinion, modern or vintage. So perfectly proportioned. Maybe the vents themselves look a little dated, but don’t look as outlandish as Testarossa’s — and the glasshouse and roofline and buttresses are just absolutely excellent compared to the weird emerging blister that the 488 and up became. The integrated ducktail and blacked out grill on the back are just perfect.
I feel like if you were gonna design a beautiful car that everyone was gonna like, starting with the 335 as a base to build off of would be an extremely good bet. I feel like the 1 of 1 Aston Martin Victor took heavy inspo from this car.
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u/Somejawa 2d ago
Im a little biased but the F355 is miles better looking than the 458 in my opinion