Introduced for the 1982 model year, this was the four-valve evolution of Ferrari’s long-running mid-engine V8 sports car line. It arrived as the answer to the earlier fuel-injected versions, restoring performance and giving the series a more modern specification while retaining the familiar Pininfarina shape and removable targa-style roof panel. The update also brought visual revisions that helped distinguish it from the preceding cars, including a reshaped nose and detail changes that reflected the new mechanical package.
This version is especially significant because it represents the final and most developed form of the original 308 series before the arrival of the 328 in 1985. The open-top body style had already been part of the range since 1977, and the quattrovalvole update carried that formula through the end of production. It became the best-known variant of the line in period, aided by strong enthusiast demand and broad cultural visibility, including its association with 1980s television and the broader image of Ferrari’s mid-engine V8 road cars.
For collectors, it is remembered as the last chapter of the original 308 family: still compact, analog, and distinctly early-1980s Ferrari, but with the technical refinement that made the series feel complete.