The Ferrari 308 GTB had evolved through the 328, and 348 into the 355, but the 360 was to be a clean sheet design. Using aluminium chassis components, and Wavefront technology Giuseppe Randazzo designed the car so that it would be pushed down onto the road at high speed. But the 360 is lighter and stronger than the 355 that it replaced, despite being larger. Pininfarina exhibited the 360 Modena at the Geneva Salon in 1999. In 2000 the open 360 Spider was introduced, and there have been several hotter versions and track versions of the 360 before it was replaced by the 430.