THEFERRARI458SPECIALETODEBUT ATFRANKFURT:EXTREME TECHNOLOGYFORAN UNCOMPROMISINGNEWV8

Maranello,20thAugust2013The458SpecialeisthelatestproductofFerrariscorephilosophy ofextremetechnologicalinnovationandresearchwhich,inthisinstance,hasyieldedpowertrain, aerodynamicsandvehicledynamicsadvancesthattransformthealreadyexceptional458Italia intoacargenuinelyworthyoftheSpecialemoniker.Theresultisacompletelynew, uncompromising,streamlinedsportscarconcept. Manyofthesophisticatedsolutionsbeingappliedfortheveryfirsttimetoaninrangecarinthe 458Speciale,includingitsadvancedactiveaerodynamics,willbecomeastandardfeatureofall newFerrarisinthefuture. FlankedintheMaranellomarquesrangebythemultiawardwinning458Italiaand458Spider, thenewmidrearenginedV8berlinettawasdesignedtoboostbothperformanceanddriving emotiontounprecedentedlevels,yetsimultaneouslyguaranteesmooth,effortlesscontrolinall kindsofsituations. HavinglavishedmeticulousattentiononthepowerunitthatwasnamedBestPerformance EngineattheInternationalEngineoftheYearAwardsfortwoconsecutiveyears,Ferrarihas nowbuiltitsmostpowerfulnaturallyaspiratedV8ever(605cv)withanextraordinaryspecific poweroutputof135cv/l,thehighesteverachievedbyaroadgoingnaturallyaspiratedengine. Thankstoanequallyexceptionalweight/powerratioofjust2.13kg/cv,the458Specialecan sprintfrom0to100km/hinamere3.0seconds(0200km/hin9.1seconds)andalsoclockeda laptimeofjust1:23.5attheFioranoCircuit. AerodynamicrequirementsguidedtheworkoftheFerrariStylingCentre,whichledtheprojectin cooperationwithPininfarina,tosculptthecarsformstoensuretheyweremore performanceorientedthanever.Themostnotablefeaturesinthissensearethefrontandrear movableaerodynamicswhichbalancedownforceandcutdrag,thushelpingmakethe458 SpecialethemostaerodynamicallyefficientrangeproductioncarinFerrarihistory(EIndexof 1.5). Thetechnologyusedinthevehicledynamicssubsystemswhichgivesthedriverinstant

confidenceandcontrolathighspeeds,naturalpoweroversteermanagementandprecise responsetocommandsarefurtheradvancesinanareainwhichFerrariisalreadya wellestablishedleader. Oneofthemostinnovativefeaturesofthe458SpecialeistheSideSlipangleControlsystem (SSC)whichmakesiteasiertoachievecarcontrolonthelimit,therebygreatlyimprovingdriving emotions.ThankstothedevelopmentofanaccuratenewalgorithmSSCperforms instanttoinstantanalysisofthecarssideslip,comparingitwiththetargetvalueandthen optimisingbothtorquemanagement(viaintegrationwithF1Tractractioncontrol)andtorque distributionbetweenthetwowheels(viaintegrationwiththeEDiffelectronicdifferential). PartandparcelofthecarsdevelopmentincludedMichelinPilotSportCup2tyreswhichwere specificallyhonedforitinanintensivecollaborationprogrammeinvolving,amongstotherfactors, numeroustracktestandsimulatorsessions.Conceivedforthe458Speciale,theyboost performanceoverasinglelapinthedryaswellasimprovingperformanceconsistencyin subsequentlaps.Theyalsoallowthecartoavailofmaximumavailablegripinthewet. Theabovementionedtechnicalcontenthasimprovedthe458Specialessinglelaptimeand alsodeliversrepeatabilityofthatperformanceonsubsequentlapsthatisabsolutely unprecedentedforacarnotdesignedexclusivelyfortrackuse.Theresultisthatthe458 Specialehasthefastestresponsetime(0.060s)andhighestlateralacceleration(1.33g)ever achievedbyacarinthePrancingHorserange. The458SpecialewillreceiveitspublicworlddebutattheFrankfurtInternationalMotorShowin September. TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONSUMMARY Engine Type Totaldisplacement Max.poweroutput Max.torque Weight Dryweight Weight/powerratio Performance 0100km/h 0200km/h Fioranolaptime 3.0seconds 9.1seconds 1:23.5 1290kg 2.13kg/cv V890 4495cm3 605cvat9000rpm 540Nmat6000rpm

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275g/km