A similar 2.9-liter V8 wound up behind drivers of the F40. The rare and underappreciated 288 GTO Evo was recently seen at Road America during the Ferrari Challenge series.

The Ferrari 288 GTO is a limited edition, exotic variant of a production Ferrari car, the 308 GTB. Just 272 were produced between 1984 and 1987 to obtain homologation to compete in the nascent ...

Ferrari built the 288 GTO to enable it to compete in Group B rallying. However, the infamous rally series was outlawed before Ferrari ever had the opportunity to compete.

What the 288 GTO, Enzo, LaFerrari, F40, F50, and F80 all have in common, though, is that they were and are Ferrari's range-toppers. This is their history. More from Robb Report ...

Ferrari 288 GTO The 288 GTO can also trace its origins back to rally. It was the spiritual successor to the legendary 250 GTO of two decades earlier, which meant it was a homologation special.

If the 288 GTO had a de-bored 2.9-liter V8 (bringing it to 2.8 liters), the Evoluzione kept the full displacement of the original engine and, thanks to several upgrades and more powerful ...

The 1985 Ferrari 288 GTO wasn't sold in the U.S. when new, but thanks to the 25-year rule this example will be offered for sale during RM Sotheby's auction coinciding with 2022 Monterey Car Week.

Police say the "historic vehicle," first registered in 1985, is valued at more than €2 million. The Ferrari 288 GTO is a limited edition, exotic variant of a production Ferrari car, the 308 GTB.