The Mondial T was the most technically sophisticated road car that Ferrari built in the late-1980s, short of the inaccessible-to-mortals 288 GTO. For those willing to have the additional rear seats, it offered an unbeatable combination of advanced engineering and European luxury…at very high speed.

The Mondial T packed a mid-mounted 208-cid, 300 horsepower DOHC V-8 with Bosch computerized engine management, including electronic fuel injection and ignition control. This engine was placed longitudinally, while the five-speed rear axle remained transverse, forming a “T,” and allowed for a lowered body and chassis that greatly improved road manners. This layout has been employed by almost every V-8-powered Ferrari since. Other notable features included the first power-assisted steering in a Ferrari, electronically-controlled suspension, and antilock brakes. All of this could go from 0- to 60-mph in 6.5 seconds and hit 165-mph—fast, no matter the car’s pedigree and especially when you consider what other late-1980s cars could achieve.

More people today should be looking at these as the great cars that they were and are, and for those who now wish they would’ve bought one new, there is this “triple black” example that is reported to have been gently used. With all of the typical Ferrari amenities of the era, this Mondial T represents one of only an approximate 1,010 produced by the legendary Italian marque from 1989 to 1993.