Nova Ferrari 458 Italia

Nova Ferrari 458 

O '458 'parte do nome da nova Ferrari Italia é derivado do meio-montado V8 de 4,5 litros que produz 562bhp a 9000rpm - que é 79bhp mais e 500rpm superior ao F430. Segundo Ferrari, o 458 Italia é o seu carro de estrada mais alta rotação cada vez que vai alguma maneira a explicar porque o tempo de sprint de 0-62mph para este nível de entrada da Ferrari é um 3.4secs um tanto ridícula. Torque é de £ 398 m às 6000rpm. 

Mais poderoso do que uma 430 Scuderia e mais rápido deslocamento muito 

Nós já sabemos que a Ferrari 458 Italia é mais poderoso do que seu antecessor F430, mas também é mais poderoso do que o hardcore 510bhp F430 Scuderia. Ele ainda muda engrenagens mais rápido do que o Scud, que o faz em um piscar e-você-faltar-ele 0.06sec. 

O sete-velocidade caixa de câmbio de embreagem dupla é compartilhada com o Ferrari California, mas estamos esperando seu pedido aqui para ser muito mais agressivo. Apesar de ainda não fervoroso militante verde, a Ferrari conseguiu ajustar o sistema de injeção de combustível para reduzir as emissões deste supercarro a 320g/km. 

Ferrari 458 F1 Italia é uma tecnologia-fest 

Quando pensávamos que a Ferrari estava a perder o seu caminho com a Califórnia dobra superior da lata, Modena nos faz cair no amor com o cavalo empinado tudo de novo. 

Vamos começar com o design Pininfarina, que não só marca um regresso à forma da Ferrari - parece um bebê pouco Enzo de costas, enquanto os três tubos de escape nos lembram a Ferrari F40 - mas é também graças incrivelmente aerodinâmico para o uso da Ferrari F1 túnel de vento. 

Veja os consumos preto no pára-choque dianteiro? Bem, eles se deformam em alta velocidade, para reduzir o arrasto e alimentação do ar que os radiadores na frente das rodas dianteiras. Ferrari diz que esta melhora a estabilidade em alta velocidade significativamente, e em 124 mph, o Ferrari 458 Italia é capaz de gerar 140 kg de downforce sem o uso de qualquer spoilers feio. 

Nova Ferrari 458 Italia

Os freios também possuem um novo sistema chamado "prefill", que acelera a resposta de contato e ajuda a reduzir a distância de travagem de 62 mph a apenas 32,5 metros. Ah, e então há a suspensão dianteira de duplos braços, set-up ea extremidade traseira multi-link, que ambos foram ajustados por um cara chamado Michael Schumacher e deve fazê-lo muito ágil. Nós já começamos a poupança para os cerca de R $ 150k perguntando preço.

It Came from eBay Hell: V6 Powered Ferrari Fiero-rossa auf Deustchland zukommt*

Suppose you are a used car buyer in Germany, with €9,990 (US$13,199) to spend on some new wheels. Would you - even in your darkest, most masochistic hour - consider buying this...this thing? Let’s run down the list of why you shouldn’t buy this car:

1. It’s a Pontiac Fiero. Yes, it’s mid-engined and built in the good ol’ U.S.A., but it was built in the good ol’ U.S.A. in the 1980s and has a body made of plastic. That’s like saying, “She’s Latino and has a great body, but she has rotten teeth and herpes.”

2. The owner has made some modifications, including the addition of Ferrari Testarossa-style side strakes and a pair of Lotus Type 47-inspired snorkels that look like they’re made of old drainpipes. Classy.

3. The price is ludicrous. You can pick up an immaculate, first generation Toyota MR2 for half that. And a dozen better cars, to boot.

More worrying than the above though is the V6 modification the owner has carried out and the fact the registration papers have expired. Why? Well, it’s a Fiero. Fiero owners, by their very nature, rarely make their cars “better”. And the expired registration papers imply, to me at least, that the car is no longer roadworthy.

So, dear readers, I leave it up to you. Is this V6-engined Ferrari-wannabe a God or a dog? Your verdict, gentlemen and ladies...

* That’s, “from Germany” for those not as savvy with Google Translate as moi.

By Tristan Hankins

Link: eBay Germany

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It Came From Japan: Ferrari F40 Stretch Limousine

Pop quiz, hot shot; what’s better than a replica Ferrari F40? If you said an actual Ferrari F40, then you are dead wrong. The correct answer is a replica Ferrari F40 limousine. Fortunately (for us), such things actually exist.

So where would one find such an automotive monstrosity? In Japan, of course! You know, the country that brought us the Mitsuoka Orochi, melon flavored chocolate and a pillow shaped like a kneeling woman’s lap.

With an asking price of just ¥580 (US$6.90) - which is either a misprint or how much confidence the seller has in this vehicle’s worth - this remarkable collision of Japanese underpinnings and European style comes with a CD changer, air conditioning, power steering and windows, keyless entry, sunroof, ABS, an anti-theft system, 19-inch wheels and leather bucket seats. Not to mention the “hearty” 1.6 L powerplant under the hood.

Admittedly, it’s probably nothing more than a Honda Accord or Toyota Corolla under all that new bodywork (the seller says it's a 1989 model), but come on - for US$6.90, what did you expect? As always, take a look at our gallery and let us know your opinion in the comments section below.

By Tristan Hankins

Link: Goo-Net

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Car Spotting: Ferrari Fortwo makes Aston's iQ look like a Work of Art

If anything else, you can't blame Smart Fortwo owners for not having a sense of humor. Snagged on the streets of London by Carscoop reader Rob J., the Smart-tuned-into-Ferrari Fortwo comes with all the latest advancements in aerodynamic technology such as the individual, F1 style front and rear spoilers that keep the car firmly on the ground, even when people pass by and sneeze. Intrigued? Run through the jump for more tantalizing pics.

Hat tip to Rob!

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World Premiere for Ferrari's New 458 Challenge at Bologna Motor Show

The 35th edition of the Bologna Motor Show in Italy, which runs for the public from December 4 to 12, saw Ferrari lifting the covers off the 458 Challenge, a track-only version of the automakers fiery -no pun intended- supercar. The 458 Challenge boasts a host of upgrades over its road-legal sibling to make it race worthy when it hits the grid in Ferrari's one-make race series from 2011.

While the Challenge keeps the 458 Italia's direct injection 4.5-liter V8 with an output of 570 hp at 9,000 rpm intact, Ferrari's engineers have made modifications to the gear ratios and calibration of its dual-clutch F1 gearbox to further improve torque at lower revs. The 458 Challenge is equipped with the E-Diff electronic differential already employed on the road-going version, a first for Ferrari's track-only cars. Another first for a Ferrari Challenge model is the adoption of the firm's F1-Trac traction control system.

The race-spec model also gets a specific suspension set-up with steel uniball joints, stiffer springs, single-rate alloy dampers and a ride height lowered by 50mm all round. Stopping power is provided by the new generation Brembo CCM2 brakes integrated with the latest ABS system which debuted on the 599XX, Ferrari’s experimental laboratory car, while it rides on centre-nut 19-inch forged rims wrapped in larger dimension Pirelli slicks.

Ferrari says significant work has gone into cutting down the car’s weight with the company's engineers concentrating on reducing the thickness of the bodyshell panels and on using lightweight materials, such as carbon-fibre and Lexan.

The combined result of all these measures is the improvement of the car’s lap time at Fiorano by two seconds over that of its predecessor, resulting in a new record of just 1’16.5”. According to the Italian company, the amount of lateral grip the new car generates is 1.6G.

Along with the 458 Challenge, Ferrari is also displaying a variety of other racing models from the past and present at its Bologna Motor Show stand, including a 430 GTC owned by the AF Corse team Ferrari and an F1 model.

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