Ferrari F458 Italia

[Blitz187]

Found another one..... Beautiful isnt it... According to the source this one is also from France and caught on fire while doing some rounds on a mountain road... What is it with these new exotics catching fire?

 

[Neal]

Holy moly, where's the car gone?!

 

[TheCracker]

I'm guessing that the F458 doesn't run mag-alloy wheels.

 

[Stotty]

That must have burnt pretty damn hot!

 

[Neal]

I'm guessing that the F458 doesn't run mag-alloy wheels.

God no, that would be very dangerous and should only be used by school children

 

[TheCracker]

We run mag wheels on the Cortina!

 

[Neal]

Blimey, best not smoke near them

 

[NotThePrez]

Jon Sibal makes render of Ferrari 458 GT2 (as in it's not real).

Brace yourself for big ol' dose of sexy. Ferrari hasn't exactly made a secret that this is the last year for the F430 GT in the American Le Mans Series. With its days numbered, more than a few souls have begun meditating on what will come next for the Prancing Horse's ALMS teams. Most have settled on the notion that the new 458 Italia will make its way to the paddock in race guise, resulting in a 458 GT. Fortunately for us, one of those contemplative souls just happens to be the design guru Jon Sibal.

Sibal worked up a quick rendering of what the new bruiser would look like, and we have to say we're smitten. The lunging lines of 458 Italia lend themselves well to an even more low-slung race stance. Throw in a few aerodynamic tweaks, a new set of shoes and proper rubber and you've got a genuine heart throb. Sibal says the rendering is just a quick shot at what the car looks like – we'd can't wait to see what happens when he takes his time with the car.

[Source: Jonsibal]

Source: Autoblog

 

[Radracing]

Holy moly, where's the car gone?!

I guess thats what happens to carbonfiber bodies when they catch on fire. It turns to ash.

 

[sumbrownkid]

So does Ferrari have to do a recall on this?

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

So does Ferrari have to do a recall on this?

Recall? For driving an Italian sports car?

 

[Stotty]

Isn't the 458 aluminium bodied?

Anyhow, whilst discussing the GT2RS on another board someone posted a link to some performance figures for the 458 which are outrageous...

Weight: 1533 kg
Top speed: 328 km/h
0-100 km/h in 3,3 s
0-160 km/h in 6,5 s
0-200 km/h in 9,7 s (!!!)
0-250 km/h in 16,0 s (Enzo: 16,1 s)
400 m: 11,0 s (213 km/h)

If accurate, they are all fairly amazing - pretty much as fast as an Enzo and taking the 'baby' Ferarri's performance to an entirely new level.

The 0-100mph (160kph) time of 6.5s is 0.3s quicker than a 997 Turbo S, despite the Turbo S getting to 60mph 0.4s faster... so the 458 covers 60-100mph 0.7s faster than the Porsche... astonishing.

For perspective, a McLaren F1 was timed at 6.3s for 0-100mph by Autocar back in the day.

Not sure how the Scuderia/Stradale version can be significantly faster than that.

 

[spyrrari]

Isn't the 458 aluminium bodied?

Anyhow, whilst discussing the GT2RS on another board someone posted a link to some performance figures for the 458 which are outrageous...

Weight: 1533 kg
Top speed: 328 km/h
0-100 km/h in 3,3 s
0-160 km/h in 6,5 s
0-200 km/h in 9,7 s (!!!)
0-250 km/h in 16,0 s (Enzo: 16,1 s)
400 m: 11,0 s (213 km/h)

If accurate, they are all fairly amazing - pretty much as fast as an Enzo and taking the 'baby' Ferarri's performance to an entirely new level.

The 0-100mph (160kph) time of 6.5s is 0.3s quicker than a 997 Turbo S, despite the Turbo S getting to 60mph 0.4s faster... so the 458 covers 60-100mph 0.7s faster than the Porsche... astonishing.

For perspective, a McLaren F1 was timed at 6.3s for 0-100mph by Autocar back in the day.

Not sure how the Scuderia/Stradale version can be significantly faster than that.

Yes it is aluminium bodied....

The dry weight by the way is 1380kg...

Other than this i think all other figures are spot on mate,amazing car...👍



spy.

 

[GTPorsche]

With the 458 having stats like that, the next Ferrari Hypercar is going to be outrageous.

 

[danielwhite74]

Found another one..... Beautiful isnt it... According to the source this one is also from France and caught on fire while doing some rounds on a mountain road... What is it with these new exotics catching fire?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/RH9GTR/Ferrari_458_uitgebrand_03.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/RH9GTR/Ferrari_458_uitgebrand.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/RH9GTR/Ferrari_458_uitgebrand_02.jpg

Poor 458.

 

[Eric.]

Several Murcielagos on Wrecked Exotics supposedly caught fire because the owners failed to follow the break-in procedure for the brakes and pushed them too hard, too soon. Maybe the same thing?

 

[McLaren]

Several Murcielagos on Wrecked Exotics supposedly caught fire because the owners failed to follow the break-in procedure for the brakes and pushed them too hard, too soon. Maybe the same thing?

I'm wondering if the 458 might suffer more from a similar exhaust issue that was on the F430, than what the Murcielagos suffer from.

 

[Bourner]

Jon Sibal makes render of Ferrari 458 GT2 (as in it's not real).

Source: Autoblog

Beautiful render, I can olny assume that Polyphony will make a GT2 version of the F458 for GT5.

 

[Eric.]

I'm wondering if the 458 might suffer more from a similar exhaust issue that was on the F430, than what the Murcielagos suffer from.

And what problem is that? Being too hot and too close to something easily flammable?

 

[CTznOfTime]

video of Top Gear test available here:
Autoblog Article <<< Click here

 

[GT_Prologue5]

Beautiful render, I can olny assume that Polyphony will make a GT2 version of the F458 for GT5.

There'll probably be an LM Edition.

 

[kikie]

Top Gear test was 👍

 

[GMTN]

What a car, too bad the dash is a mess. For over 200,000 you would expect some common sense.

 

[Peter]

Jeremy didn't realize that on the left side of the dash, wheere all the stuff about tire pressure and tire temperature, at the botton, was a digital speedo. The dash is perfectly fine, if you read the instruction manual, which no one does.

 

[Stotty]

This weeks Autocar has 458 v GT3RS v M600 v Lexus Supercar.

458 gets a pretty glowing commentary.

 

[GTP_Ingram]

What a car, too bad the dash is a mess. For over 200,000 you would expect some common sense.

I love the dash in the 458, personally. It is completely driver focused, which very much appeals to me. In the Top Gear test, Clarkson's complaint about the indicators, for example, is kind of invalid because it is unlikely that you would be using them when you already have 180 degrees of lock wound on.

 

[in.s@ne]

I love the dash in the 458, personally. It is completely driver focused, which very much appeals to me. In the Top Gear test, Clarkson's complaint about the indicators, for example, is kind of invalid because it is unlikely that you would be using them when you already have 180 degrees of lock wound on.

Never driven around a roundabout before? I use indicators when my wheel is wound a long way around

 

[Neal]

VIDEO: Ferrari 458 Challenge wrung out of track



I can't find it on youtube so click the image to view.

 

[Eric.]

Never driven around a roundabout before? I use indicators when my wheel is wound a long way around

180 degrees of lock makes for one tight turn...And I'd imagine a Ferrari has much quicker-ratio steering rack than most cars.

 

[mafia_boy]

And already, someone has balls'd it up and written one off.