FOR this weeks blog, I am featuring one of the fastest accelerating (and plus one of the for the most part aggressive looking) road legal Ferraris of the entire age, the 2014 Ferrari 458 Speciale.
The Speciale is what the Scuderia is to the F430 and what the Challenge Stradale is to the 360, a stripped down hard-core version of a standard Ferrari model, in this case a 458 Italia.
The engine is the same as in the 458 Italia, save for its tuned up to produce a whopping 445kW (597 hp) at 9000rpm and 540Nm of torque (398 lb-ft of torque) at 6000rpm.
This means that the horsepower is up by 35 over the standard car, and near is plus extra torque diagonally the intact rev range.
The engine is plus the for the most part strong non-turbo V8 that Ferrari has ever lay in one of their road cars.
This model plus has a kerb authority of 1395 kilograms, 90 kilograms less than a 458 Italia.
The entire of these enhancements agree to the Ferrari 458 Speciale to achieve a 0-100 kph acceleration age of just three seconds, which is a mighty 0.4 of a back up quicker than a 458 Italia, and 0.1 of a back up quicker than the a lot extra pricey F12 Berlinetta.
Top speed choice be reached at 325 kph (202 mph).
Furthermore the engine, authority and act enhancements the Speciale skin texture over its 458 counterpart, this model is equipped with a new SSC setting on the Manettino, which stands for Side Slip Control.
This when you come right down to it allows you to go sideways in the car save for with the ESC structure still engaged, and if you induce a little away of shape the car swoops in and saves you.
It plus skin texture new creation ceramic brakes similar to the LaFerrari, active aerodynamics which balances downforce and cuts drag, a quicker steering response, stiffer chassis and a lot extra.
The 2014 Ferrari 458 Speciale is completely ahead of its age in the automotive world, when you come right down to it blowing away competitors and, it may possibly moderately possibly be the greatest drivers car on the market today. If you would like to grasp a 2014 Ferrari 458 Speciale in Australia, prices start at $550,000 as well as on-road costs.
Although, you can have to wait a although as near is currently a two-year before you list.
