Tuesday, October 8, 2013

The Car of the Year: Ferrari 458 Italia

With the Ferrari 458 Italy at 570 hp and 458 Special at an altitude of 605 , it is not difficult to imagine that the new generation of Ferrari V8 mid-engine can touch a power close to 650 hp. A cavalry extreme to preserve , until just a couple of years ago, the best V12 available. It goes without saying then that the car that will replace the California, already at an altitude of 500
hp, can easily get to 550 hp. Numbers really extreme that leave fantasize about a new entry-level model , with power " more human " , but with a mechanical superfine , mid-engine , designed with particular attention to the weight reduction . Our reader Aurelio Argentieri helps us , with its render, to imagine how it could be a hypothetical "Ferrari 450 Berlinetta " ...

"It's not a Ferrari " low -coast " but a model that is established on the price range between 130 and 140 thousand euro , now that the Reds are cheaper under € 200,000 . Could have a 4500cc engine with 450 horsepower, compact size , which would allow the use of the car every day without losing the sporty and aggressive character of the Ferrari . The style of the 450 sedan retains the features of the latest creations from Maranello , inspired also by LaFerrari for some stylistic solution , such as the windshield and rear window . The dimensions are equal to a length of 4512 mm , a width of 1923 mm and a height of 1214 mm , with a wheelbase of 2600 mm "

Although the idea of ​​a new entry-level Ferrari tickle us not a little, the project seems to be hampered by several factors : first, by the will of the President Montezemolo to reduce the number of Rosse produced each year , but increases profits : a new model could be inconsistent with this philosophy. Plus we speak for some time of a mid-engined Maserati , with carbon frame developed from the chassis of the Alfa Romeo 4C . As the Lingotto has denied the rumors about the possibility that this model arrivals in the market is still real : would run exactly the same segment of the Ferrari 450 Berlinetta our Aurelius, powered by a supercharged engine with power close , if not equal , 450 foals. And what do you think ?

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