Evoluto 355 Restomod Reimagines the Ferrari F355 for the Modern Era

Ferrari’s F355 arrived in 1994 as one of the most devastating mid-engined vehicles ever built, with its 3.5-liter V8 screaming all the way to an 8500-rpm redline and giving a quick, snappy response via a manual transmission as slick as a hot knife through butter. Even now, owners rave about the sound and how the car comes alive around every bend. Evoluto Automobili is taking that solid base and completely overhauling it to bring it into the 21st century.

Evoluto’s customers bring their own F355 donor car, which they’ve practically given up on, and the business strips it down to the bare chassis. The engineers then get to work installing carbon fiber bracing at all crucial areas, which increases torsional stiffness by 23% without adding any extra weight. The end result is a car that weighs 1250 kg dry, which is around 100 kg lighter than the original, while the entire body is then reconstructed from a slew of carbon fiber panels, refashioned by Ian Callum to give the lines more bite while still looking undeniably like an F355. The larger tracks are 77mm in the front and 66mm in the back, and they’ve been combined with redesigned suspension geometry that works much better with current tires.

The same 3.5-liter naturally aspirated flat-plane V8 engine powers the vehicle, but over 200 components have been completely rebuilt or replaced. The basic tune produces a good 414 horsepower at 8000 rpm and 273 lb-ft of torque, but the rev limit remains firmly set at 8500. The key upgrades are new ported cylinder heads, larger inlet valves, a unique camshaft, solid lifters, coil-on-plug ignition, and a new Motec engine management system, which improves throttle response and dependability. There’s also an optional 3.7-liter version that produces 473 horsepower at 9000 rpm and 295 lb-ft of torque, thanks to high lift cams and strengthened internals engineered to withstand heavy high-rev runs.


The suspension features three-way adjustable dampers from R53, which should be a good improvement, and the steering rack is hydraulic with a faster ratio, allowing lock-to-lock turns to take roughly 2.0 seconds. Of course, the Brembo brakes are still excellent, with huge slotted discs in the front and six-piston calipers; carbon-ceramic rotors are still available. The Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires are mounted on 19-inch forged wheels, which should provide a good blend of grip and liveliness in the rear.




Inside the cockpit, Callum’s team has created a new environment that focuses on the driver. To preserve the look and feel as analog as feasible, we choose physical gauges and rotary controllers over big screens. However, modern HVAC is softly blended into the background. To bring the automobile up to date, the wiring harness was completely rebuilt with a new one. The materials are all high-quality, with plenty of carbon fibre and machined metal, and the interior offers a variety of customization options for leather, paint, and trim to match the owner’s own preferences.


Testing concluded after thousands of miles on the track, dynos, and some high-speed runs through the Catesby Tunnel, which allowed the V8 to stretch its legs. Production on the 55 cars the business plans to build is about to begin, and they’re pricing them starting at around £595,000, or roughly $800,000, though the ultimate price will depend on the unique equipment the owner wants to add and the condition of the source car.
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