Ferrari: F430 news **SP1 News (page 12)**
01-13-2005, 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Jerky
How Much Is It?
Roughly 180k. Given the fact their is a Prancin Pony on the hood, and 483 horses under the bonnet, 0-60 in the mid 3s and 1/4s in the mid 11s it will be a LONG waiting list, longer than the Modena which stretched into years. With the carbon brakes, sport seats, gas guzzler, destination etc MSRP will be in the high 190s, never mind you won't be able to touch one for less than 220 for quite some time. Expect to part with 240 or more out the door. But she is fantastic in every sense of the word. If you had a #1 spot at a dealer with a decent contract price you could buy it drive it for a year (3-4k miles) and sell it getting 90+% of your money back, and I mean all your money not just purchase price.
Vandy
Here, take some of mine.
01-14-2005, 01:58 PM
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I saw that one before. I never wanted a Ferrari as bad as I do after seeing that video.
01-17-2005, 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by darrinb
damn i didnt know they were that quick, i dunno theres still something i like about the modena more, maybe the sound, body color headlights
Yellow wouldnt be my first choice. Red or Silver.
01-17-2005, 09:25 PM
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went to the detroit autoshow this sunday and got behind the fence blocking off the ferrari/maserati exhibit and got to sit in this car...all i can say is holy shit....the ferrari dealer at the show was sayin that theres only 2 in the US right now and one of em was the one i sat in. never seen anything so sweet
01-18-2005, 09:40 PM
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was with a cpl friends and one of my friends parents are ridiculously loaded so they talked to the dealers behind the blocked off area and told em they were really interested and shit so they let us all back and all the ppl behind the gate were screamin at us like "how the fuck did you get back there"...haha it was pretty bad ass
F 430 spider ( Warning, you may drool )
02-10-2005, 11:05 AM
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02-10-2005, 11:05 AM
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Interesting... I think the 360 spider looks better (it was one of the only cars ever to look better as a convertible than as a coupe), but still this one very nice.
Oh yeah...
Oh yeah...
02-10-2005, 11:07 AM
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OMG...i think i need to go to the boys room!
Originally Posted by deandorsey
02-10-2005, 02:43 PM
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F430 spider
Ferrari F430 Spider to Debut at Geneva Motor Show
Ferrari’s range of V8-engined sports cars will be joined by the new F430 Spider when it is unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show (March 3-13 2005).
Ferrari’s new drop-top includes a number of important technical features which give hints of the car’s F1 pedigree, starting with the innovative electronic differential (E-diff) - first developed by the racing division for the Scuderia’s all-conquering F1 cars – which improves traction and roadholding under all conditions. The Spider also features the steering wheel-mounted rotary switch, known to the Scuderia’s drivers as the ‘manettino’, which allows the car’s set-up to be adjusted easily and quickly.
Formula 1 is again the inspiration for the development of the company’s road cars. Designed by Pininfarina, the F430 Spider’s sinuous lines, in fact, were fine-tuned using state-of-the-art computer aerodynamics simulation programmes usually employed exclusively by the F1 team.
The F430 Spider’s shape is the result of lengthy testing and features a pronounced rear lip spoiler which is integrated into the end of the engine cover, new bigger rear air intakes that emphasize the car’s muscular stance, and a new rear valance that incorporates a diffuser of competition derivation. The engine itself is attractively set below a glass cover.
Just like the berlinetta, the new Spider incorporates two elliptical air intakes that feed the front radiators. The shape of the intakes is inspired by Ferrari’s racing cars from the 1961 season, especially the 156 F1 which Phil Hill drove to that year’s F1 Championship title. The spoiler that joins the two intakes at their bottom edge is highly effective in directing the central air flow towards the flat underbody.
The F430 Spider boasts a compact, fully automatic electric hood that allows the engine to be seen in all its glory at all times and which, once lowered, takes up relatively little space, despite the uncompromising central-rear engine layout.
The F430 Spider is powered by Ferrari’s new 490 bhp, 4,308 cc 90° V8 which is capable of pushing the car to a top speed of over 193 mph and covering the 0-62 mph sprint in just 4.1 seconds. This lightweight and highly compact power unit produces a specific output of 114 bhp per litre with a weight-to-power ratio of 6.4 lbs (2.9 kg) per horsepower (dry weight).
Ferrari’s range of V8-engined sports cars will be joined by the new F430 Spider when it is unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show (March 3-13 2005).
Ferrari’s new drop-top includes a number of important technical features which give hints of the car’s F1 pedigree, starting with the innovative electronic differential (E-diff) - first developed by the racing division for the Scuderia’s all-conquering F1 cars – which improves traction and roadholding under all conditions. The Spider also features the steering wheel-mounted rotary switch, known to the Scuderia’s drivers as the ‘manettino’, which allows the car’s set-up to be adjusted easily and quickly.
Formula 1 is again the inspiration for the development of the company’s road cars. Designed by Pininfarina, the F430 Spider’s sinuous lines, in fact, were fine-tuned using state-of-the-art computer aerodynamics simulation programmes usually employed exclusively by the F1 team.
The F430 Spider’s shape is the result of lengthy testing and features a pronounced rear lip spoiler which is integrated into the end of the engine cover, new bigger rear air intakes that emphasize the car’s muscular stance, and a new rear valance that incorporates a diffuser of competition derivation. The engine itself is attractively set below a glass cover.
Just like the berlinetta, the new Spider incorporates two elliptical air intakes that feed the front radiators. The shape of the intakes is inspired by Ferrari’s racing cars from the 1961 season, especially the 156 F1 which Phil Hill drove to that year’s F1 Championship title. The spoiler that joins the two intakes at their bottom edge is highly effective in directing the central air flow towards the flat underbody.
The F430 Spider boasts a compact, fully automatic electric hood that allows the engine to be seen in all its glory at all times and which, once lowered, takes up relatively little space, despite the uncompromising central-rear engine layout.
The F430 Spider is powered by Ferrari’s new 490 bhp, 4,308 cc 90° V8 which is capable of pushing the car to a top speed of over 193 mph and covering the 0-62 mph sprint in just 4.1 seconds. This lightweight and highly compact power unit produces a specific output of 114 bhp per litre with a weight-to-power ratio of 6.4 lbs (2.9 kg) per horsepower (dry weight).
02-10-2005, 02:45 PM
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02-12-2005, 06:47 PM
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HOLY SHIT!
i remember when the modena came out i said that this is and will always be the most beautiful car ever. I am happy to say, i was 100% wrong!!!
i remember when the modena came out i said that this is and will always be the most beautiful car ever. I am happy to say, i was 100% wrong!!!
02-12-2005, 09:12 PM
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