308GTSi

The fuel-injected targa version of Ferrari’s classic 308 family arrived for the 1980 model year, created in response to tightening emissions requirements, especially in the United States. It kept the familiar open-top 308 formula, with the removable roof panel and mid-mounted V8 layout that had already made the original 308 GTS a celebrated driver’s car, but replaced the earlier carburetors with Bosch K-Jetronic injection. This change made the car cleaner and more usable in markets where emissions regulations were becoming increasingly strict, though it also marked a step away from the sharper carbureted character of the earlier cars. Ferrari’s own history materials place the 308 GTSi in 1980, and the next major evolution of the line arrived in 1982 with the 308 GTS Quattrovalvole, indicating that the GTSi run was a brief transitional chapter. For enthusiasts, the model is significant as part of the 308 series’ move from the original carbureted era toward the later injected and four-valve versions that defined Ferrari’s early-1980s V8 road cars.