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| |name=Ferrari Mondial
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| |image=[[Image:Ferrari Mondial 8 RB.jpg|250px|Mondial 8]]
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| |manufacturer=[[Ferrari]]
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| |class=[[MR layout|mid-engined]] 2+2
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| |production=[[1980]]–[[1992]]<br/>3,284 produced
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| |related=[[Ferrari 308 GTB|308 GTB/GTS]]<br>[[Ferrari 308 GTB|328 GTB/GTS]]<br>[[Ferrari 348|348]]
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| |body_style=[[Coupe]]<br>[[Cabriolet]]
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| |predecessor=[[Ferrari GT4|208/308 GT4]]
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| |{{Infobox Automobile generation
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| |name=Mondial 8
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| |production=[[1980]]–[[1984]]
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| |engine=3.0 L [[V8]]<br>3.0 L [[multivalve|4v]] [[V8]] ''Quattrovalvole''
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| |{{Infobox Automobile generation
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| |name=Mondial 3.2
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| |image=[[Image:Ferrari Mondial t.jpg|250px|Mondial 3.2 cabriolet]]
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| |production=[[1985]]–[[1988]]
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| |engine=3.2 L [[V8]]
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| |{{Infobox Automobile generation
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| |name=Mondial t
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| |image=[[Image:Mondial_t_1.jpg|250px|Mondial t cabriolet]]
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| |production=[[1989]]–[[1993]]
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| |engine=3.4 L [[V8]]
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| The '''[[Ferrari]] Mondial''' is a 2+2 [[coupe]] [[automobile]] produced from [[1980]] through [[1993]]. It replaced the angular [[Ferrari GT4|208/308 GT4]] "Dino". The "Mondial" name came from Ferrari's history — the famed [[Ferrari 500 Mondial|500 Mondial]] race car of the early 1950s. Although the Mondial was styled by [[Pininfarina]] rather than [[Bertone]], it shared much of its predecessor's boxiness and is often criticized as a lesser model for the [[marque]]. It was sold as a large coupe and, eventually, [[cabriolet]]. The Mondial was produced in fairly high numbers for Ferrari, with more than 6,800 produced in its 12-year run, and is today one of the most affordable Ferrari models.
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| ==Mondial 8==
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| The Mondial was introduced as the '''Mondial 8''' in [[1980]]. It was the first Ferrari to depart from the company's familiar 3-digit naming scheme, and was fairly mild-performing (for a Ferrari). It used a [[MR layout|mid/rear-mounted]] [[V8]], shared with the [[Ferrari 308|308]], mounted [[transverse engine|transverse]]ly. The engine was originally used in the [[1974]] [[Ferrari GT4|''Dino'' 308 GT4]]. The chassis was also based on the 308 GT4, but with a 100 mm longer wheelbase at 2650 mm. The suspension was [[double wishbone]]s all around.
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| The Mondial 8 is considered one of the marque's most reliable, inexpensive to maintain, and even practical cars due to its 214 hp (160 kW), proven drivetrain, and four seats.
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| ==Mondial Quattrovalvole==
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| The first Mondial engine, although a [[DOHC]] design, used just two valves per cylinder. The [[1982]] '''Quattrovalvole''' introduced a new [[multivalve|4-valve]] head. Again, the engine was shared with the contemporary [[Ferrari 308|308 GTB]], and produced a more respectable 240 hp (179 kW).
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| ==Mondial Cabriolet==
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| A new '''[[Cabriolet]]''' bodystyle was added for [[1983]] . Although the styling was very similar to the coupe version, the Cabriolet's top gave the car a lower look similar to the contemporary [[Ferrari Testarossa|Testarossa]].
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| ==3.2 Mondial==
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| Like the new [[Ferrari 308#328 GTB|328 GTB]], the Mondial's engine grew in both bore and stroke to 3.2 L (3185 cc) for [[1985]]. Output was now 270 hp (201 kW), and the car's weight distribution was changed enough for the car to classify as a true mid-engine design. Styling was refreshed with painted bumpers and new wheels.
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| ==Mondial t==
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| The final Mondial evolution was [[1989]]'s '''Mondial t'''. It was a substantially changed model, "spearhead of a new generation of V8 Ferraris", according to ''[[Road & Track]]'' magazine. The "t" called attention to the car's new engine/transmission layout: though the previously-transverse engine was now mounted [[longitudinal engine|longitudinal]]ly, the gearbox remained transverse, forming a "t". This configuration was used by Ferrari's [[Formula 1]] cars of the [[1980s]], and would be the standard for the marque's future mid-engined V8 cars, beginning with the [[Ferrari 348|348]], introduced later in the year.
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| That transverse gearbox was a dual-clutch design with beveled gears driving the axles on the earlier models, a single clutch and auto-manual gearbox (termed Valeo - the clutch was actuated automatically without a clutch pedal) were added later. The engine was up to 3.4 L (3405 cc) and 300 hp (224 kW).
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| The Mondial's chassis would underpin a new generation of 2-seat Ferraris, right up to the [[Ferrari 360|360]], but the 2+2 Mondial would end production just four years later in [[1993]]. The company has not produced a mid-engined 2+2 car since, in fact front-engined V12 [[Ferrari 456|456]] and the current [[Ferrari 612 Scaglietti|612 Scaglietti]], are the company's only 4-seat vehicle offerings.
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| The Mondial was home to other Ferrari firsts: It used power brakes for the first time, and had a 3-position electronically controlled [[suspension (vehicle)|suspension]]. It also had standard [[antilock brakes]], though other Ferraris had this feature as well.
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| ==References==
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| * {{cite book | author=Buckley, Martin & Rees, Chris| title=World Encyclopedia of Cars | location=London | publisher=Anness Publishing | year=1998 | id=ISBN 1-84038-083-7 }}
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| * {{cite web | title=The Ferrari Pages | work=Cars From Italy | url=http://www.carsfromitaly.net/ferrari/index.html | accessdate=November 17 | accessyear=2004}}
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