“The effect then [at 3,000rpm] was not exactly cammy, but the push in the back grew really solid, turning the car’s progress into a mighty surge forwards. From there it just went on getting stronger until you lifted off – only because the tachometer said you should – at just over 7,700rpm. The acceleration was just one long, superlative, staggering thrust forward, so incredibly fast and yet so undramatic too.”
 
The incomparable Car magazine writer Mel Nichols at his best, describing his first drive in an early Ferrari 365 GT4 BB at the factory. He continues:
 
“What was most impressive of all about the BB’s terrific performance was its mid-range get up and go: in fourth, it took a mere 5.3 seconds to blast from 100 to 120mph and only 7.3 seconds to cover the same band in fifth. Nor did the urge tail off until the speedo (usually about 10 per cent fast) was showing around 170mph.”