FERRARI: Just purchased a 2007 F430 F1 on BAT with 26k miles. My first Ferrari. I'm still in the honeymoon phase, but I'm definitely smitten. I'd never driven a Ferrari before my buddy let me drive his 360 Modena gated manual. Lovely. I rented a 488 GTB in Las Vegas for 5 laps on their track (among a few other cars), and was really impressed.
We were expecting him to say the eAWD system or the immediate torque delivery from the four electric motors that produce 1,877 horsepower and 1,696 lb-ft of torque. "Active torque vectoring," said
To celebrate the 16th championship, which it won last year, Ferrari built the 430 Scuderia Spider 16M, an F430 droptop with all the go-fast parts of the 430 Scuderia. Those bits include a
Hence, it was imperative in our walk down memory lane to assemble two very special F430 Spiders to hang loose with the 458 Spider – a F430 Spider in stick-shift and the very limited Scuderia Spider 16M, a drop-top version of the ballistic 430 Scuderia. And yes, in Ferrari vernacular, the convertibles are referred to as ‘spiders’, as
At £172,500, the new 430 Scuderia (don’t call it an F430 Scuderia within the walls of Maranello or you’ll be beaten) is a pared-back version of the company’s best selling car. It is also
The F430 Spider is powered by Ferrari’s new 490 hp, 4,308cc 90° V8 which is capable of pushing the car to a top speed of over 310 km/h (over 193 mph) and covering the 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph
For many, the answer to that question is two words and a number: Ferrari 430 Scuderia. Three years into the F430 production run Michael Schumacher unveiled it at the 2007 Frankfurt show as the
