Jordan Rimpela
Jordan Rimpela Digital Editor
10/29/19 12:49 p.m.
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The front-wheel-drive Thema--based off of the same platform as the Saab 9000 and Alfa Romeo 164--came with trump card for six years of its production run: A Ferrari-sourced V8 version known as the 8·32. The Ferrari V8 did undergo some changes: a cross-plane crank and a different firing order, to list a couple. Power output is 212 horsepower when not equipped with a …

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slowbird
slowbird HalfDork
10/29/19 2:12 p.m.

Ooh. That's my kind of absurd right there.

Jordan Rimpela
Jordan Rimpela Digital Editor
10/29/19 2:26 p.m.

Ands it's factory! Also, I highly recommend doing a search for how one sounds. It's surprisingly unFerrari. 

slowbird
slowbird HalfDork
10/29/19 3:08 p.m.

Oh and a retractable spoiler! I didn't even notice that at first.

Jordan Rimpela
Jordan Rimpela Digital Editor
10/30/19 8:50 a.m.

Allegedly the Thema is one of the first production cars with active aero. I haven't done any in-depth research to confirm if that's the case, but it's still cool nevertheless. 

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