2014 Ferrari 458 Speciale

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PRICE : For 2014 Ferrari 458 Speciale $233,509

The Ferrari 458 Speciale joins the Ferrari hit with the 458 Italy too 458 Spider and, similar all special-series Ferraris, is aimed at a specific sort of owner, inward this example those looking for an fifty-fifty to a greater extent than focused sports auto that offers extreme driving emotions.

Whether on the route or on the track, drivers volition experience at nowadays at ane with the 458 Speciale thank yous to the speed with which it responds to every input too the consequently natural command that it offers, fifty-fifty inward extreme manoeuvres. This finely-tuned handling residue enables the auto to hit the highest surgical procedure levels of whatever Ferrari V8.

Ferrari's marrow engineering philosophy centres around pushing the envelope with each novel model whilst maintaining the innate chassis residue too handling that ensures that fifty-fifty non-professional drivers tin john extract maximum surgical procedure too driving pleasure. With the novel Ferrari 458 Speciale all clients volition endure able to motion on the boundary on the rails equally good equally experience the exhilaration of truly sporty driving fifty-fifty at lower speeds on demanding roads.

The novel berlinetta is, inward fact, the outcome of the search for extreme technology, driving thrills too performance, with the application of advanced technical solutions for the powertrain, aerodynamics too vehicle dynamics. Those achievements laid upwardly it apart from the 458 Italy from which it is derived, to an extent unprecedented inward the previous Challenge Stradale too 430 Scuderia special series.

The 458 Speciale's surgical procedure is special across the board, thank yous to factors such equally an extraordinary weight-power ratio of 2.13 kg/cv, 0-100 km/h longitudinal acceleration inward 3 seconds, lateral acceleration of 1.33 g too a Fiorano lap fourth dimension of 1'23"5. The Ferrari 458 Speciale is an extremely entertaining auto to motion fifty-fifty inward less extreme situations, too: its unparalleled agility, inward fact, is reflected inward a reply fourth dimension to commands of but 0.060 seconds.

EXTERIOR

Aerodynamic requirements guided the piece of occupation of the Ferrari Styling Centre which collaborated on the projection with Pininfarina to sculpt forms that are to a greater extent than performance-oriented than ever, balancing aerodynamic requirements spell staying truthful to Ferrari’s aesthetic philosophy.

Most of the bodywork panels create got been redesigned without modifying either the rider jail cellphone or the signature blueprint features of the 458 Italia. The thickness of the drinking glass used has been reduced to cutting weight, spell the nurture windscreen is at nowadays a Lexan panel.

The composite bumpers create got been redesigned too the front end bonnet at nowadays features ii deep air outlets to channel away the air exiting the radiator.

The air outlets to the side of the headlight assemblies at nowadays also include iii louvers reminiscent of Ferraris of the past, from the 250 GTO to the F40. The nurture features a Kamm tail with a full-width grille too twin exhausts.

INTERIOR

The cockpit features a distinctly racing-inspired atmosphere, with simplicity the gild of the day. Lightweight exclusive technical materials, such equally Alcantara too carbon-fibre, are used extensively but meld seamlessly with the superb craftsmanship too sophistication typical of all Ferrari interiors, courtesy of exclusive details, contrasting hand-stitching, aluminium triangular-pattern tread plates too sills with a pewter grey finish, too peculiarly fluidly sculpted door panels.

The glove compartment on the dash has been replaced with convenient odds too ends pockets on the tunnel too doors. This has significantly streamlined the volumes nether the dash adding practical padding at human knee level.

Onboard ergonomics are absolutely functional with all controls clustered around the driver too on the steering wheel. This concept has been farther enhanced yesteryear the utilization of the iconic bridge, a carbon-fibre fly that extends over the fundamental tunnel section, putting the F1 gearbox controls at an ideal angle to the driver. There is also a comfortable leg repose cushion on the driver's side of the tunnel.

The Sabelt seats create got carbon-fibre shells too boast first-class side bolstering thank yous to an ergonomic blueprint which also helps comprise weight. The shoulder-rests are trimmed inward Alcantara for improved traveling pocket spell seated too the backrests are padded with a breathable 3D stuff to guarantee first-class air circulation too comfort.

The Ferrari 458 Speciale is existence unveiled inward an odd cherry-red livery featuring a bluish too white fundamental stripe inspired yesteryear the historic NART (North America Racing Team) livery which is available on request. Characterised yesteryear 5 exceptionally slender spokes, its newly designed forged wheels are available inward gold, nighttime grey too black.

DESIGN

Aerodynamic requirements guided the piece of occupation of the Ferrari Styling Centre which collaborated on the projection with Pininfarina to sculpt forms that are to a greater extent than performance-oriented than ever, balancing aerodynamic requirements spell staying truthful to Ferrari's aesthetic philosophy.

Most of the bodywork panels create got been redesigned without modifying either the rider jail cellphone or the signature blueprint features of the 458 Italia. The thickness of the drinking glass used has been reduced to cutting weight, spell the nurture windscreen is at nowadays a Lexan panel.

The composite bumpers create got been redesigned too the front end bonnet at nowadays features ii deep air outlets to channel away the air exiting the radiator.

The air outlets to the side of the headlight assemblies at nowadays also include iii louvers reminiscent of Ferraris of the past, from the 250 GTO to the F40. The nurture features a Kamm tail with a full-width grille too twin exhausts.

POWERTRAIN

The 458 Speciale's mid-rear-mounted 4497 cc GDI engine is the close powerful naturally aspirated Ferrari 8-cylinder always developed, punching out 605 cv at 9000 rpm too maximum torque of 540 Nm at 6000 rpm, spell its tape 135 cv/l specific ability output is also the highest always achieved yesteryear a naturally-aspirated road-going engine.

F1 engineering transfer to the Ferrari 458 Speciale was of fundamental importance to its development, including the production processes. The engine is produced inward the factory's in-house foundry using the same mechanism too processes equally employed yesteryear the F1 squad for complex components with the extreme structural too dimensional characteristics needed for a naturally-aspirated engine capable of hitting 9000 rpm.

To accomplish these results, Maranello's engineers create got maximised the 458's V8 potential, carrying out detailed refinements to all the components to optimise combustion, volumetric too mechanical efficiency.

Maximum combustion efficiency is guaranteed yesteryear a highly evolved knock command organization which senses the ionisation across the spark plug gap thereby optimising combustion across the entire rev range.

The other principal challenge aside from boosting ability was to improve torque across the entire ability curve. This involved increasing the compression ratio to an special 14:1, the highest value always achieved yesteryear a naturally-aspirated V8, which was achieved yesteryear modifying piston geometries.

The fluid-dynamics of the combustion sleeping room were revised to optimise both the intake too exhaust phases. The intakes characteristic novel geometry, both with regard to the manifolds too the cylinder heads, with shorter inlet ducts (-10 mm) inward the old instance, too inward the latter a higher valve elevator (+5%). Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 novel cam profile non solely increases valve elevator but also helps cut average pressure level during the pumping cycle.

The 458 Speciale's increased ability too torque are also the outcome of redesigning diverse engine components too reducing internal friction. The pistons are made from a novel stuff that reduces overall mass. New materials were also used for the con-rod bushings spell specific estrus handling (DLC: Diamond-Like Carbon) on the piston pins makes for greater fatigue too article of apparel resistance. The crankshaft was also redesigned to optimise too improve lubrication of the principal bearings inward all atmospheric condition of use.

Around 8 kg was also slashed off the engine's overall weight yesteryear the redesign of the intake (carbon-fibre plenums too air filter box equally good equally shortened inlet ducts) too exhaust (in aluminium) systems. Once in ane lawsuit again Ferrari drew heavily on its extensive F1 experience, peculiarly with regard to the intake system, which at nowadays has a novel carbon-fibre plenum too filter box, novel materials for the pistons too con-rod bearings.

TRANSMISSION

The F1 dual-clutch transmission at nowadays features a novel command logic that delivers an fifty-fifty keener sense of urgency during gear shifts. The auto feels much sportier equally it shifts upwardly through the gears, with reply fourth dimension to commands to a greater extent than prompt than ever, thereby guaranteeing forty per cent faster longitudinal acceleration with engine revs adapting twenty per cent to a greater extent than rapidly. Conversely with the Fast-Down Shift strategy, when down-shifting, the transient fourth dimension required for engine revs to gibe the gear ratio is 44 per cent faster.

AERODYNAMICS

One of the car's principal characteristics is novel Ferrari-patented mobile aerodynamic solutions at the front end too the nurture of the auto which ensure that unlike aerodynamic configurations tin john endure adopted inward cornering, where maximum downforce is essential, too on straights where, instead, drag must endure reduced to a minimum.

The 458 Speciale has an first-class downforce (Cl) value of 0.53. Thanks to the aforementioned active aerodynamics, the latter does non penalise the Cd which is but 0.35.

Of particular depository fiscal establishment complaint are the innovative solutions adopted at the front end of the car, with ii vertical flaps inward the centre too the horizontal flap below them. At relatively depression speeds, the vertical flaps are closed, channelling air into the radiators to guarantee the necessary cooling for the engine. However, at speeds inward excess of 170 km/h, the flaps open, reducing the book of air flowing into the radiators, thereby cutting drag. At speeds of over 220km/h the horizontal flap lowers to residue downforce betwixt the front end too nurture axles, leading to a twenty per cent shift inward overall downforce towards the rear.

The turning vanes at either side of the front end bumper ho-hum the air menstruum which increases downforce, thereby shifting the aerodynamic residue iv per cent over the front. Thanks to their shape, the aerodynamic fins ahead of the nurture wheels increment downforce real much inward the same agency equally the front end turning vanes.

The nurture spoiler has a larger surface expanse too to a greater extent than pronounced shape which has improved the efficiency of the underbody, increasing downforce. Moving the topographic point of the tailpipes also allowed a novel diffuser to endure designed which optimises the extraction capacity of the underbody. The nurture flaps create got ii unlike configurations: raised for high downforce too lowered to minimise drag. Sophisticated sensors too a specific algorithm allow the flaps to endure lowered yesteryear equally much equally a 17° angle, thereby stalling the diffuser too reducing Cd yesteryear 3 points.

SIDE SLIP ANGLE CONTROL (SSC)

The Ferrari 458 Speciale sees the introduction of Side Slip Angle Control (SSC) for to a greater extent than effortless auto command on the limit, thereby greatly enhancing driver enjoyment.

Thanks to sophisticated novel software, which computes lateral acceleration, yaw angle, steering bicycle angle too speed, SSC carries out instantaneous analysis of the car's side sideslip angle, comparison it with reference data, thereby allowing smooth, controllable oversteer, too optimising both torque administration (via F1-Trac traction control) too differential torque distribution betwixt the ii driven wheels (via the E-Diff electronic differential) for maximum vehicle reply times.

With the Manettino laid upwardly at RACE or CT OFF, the 458 Speciale volition too then brand the close of available traveling pocket for improved acceleration out of corners, greater ease too command on the limit, too to a greater extent than consistent performance.

Also available on asking is an advanced telemetry organization which records information from rails sessions which tin john too then endure accessed straight through the multimedia card or via an external device such equally an iPad or laptop. The organization uses a serial of high-precision GPS antennae installed inward the auto to pinpoint its topographic point on a pre-loaded circuit or a recordable route. At the halt of the session, the Virtual Track Engineer helps drivers analyse their performance, highlighting the principal critical errors (e.g. braking besides early on or besides late).

BRAKE & SUSPENSION

To grapple with the demands of the car's increased performance, all of the components inward the Brembo braking organization create got been evolved from the solutions introduced on the LaFerrari. The 458 Speciale sports Extreme Design calipers, novel generation HT2 discs with a higher percent of silicon, too smaller front end pads made from HY hybrid stuff for improved estrus dissipation which is also boosted yesteryear special channels inward the bodywork too is crucial inward extreme driving situations. The outcome is shorter stopping distances (100 - 0 km/h inward 31 m) without whatever compromises inward weight, too to a greater extent than consistent surgical procedure nether severe use.

Thanks to existence real apartment through corners, the 458 Speciale is extremely efficient too satisfying inward faster, sharper, to a greater extent than challenging changes of direction. This is due partly to its Frequency-Shaped SCM-E (Frs SCM-E) dampers which create got twin solenoids, novel CPU too novel software that modifies the magnetic acre every millisecond. The outcome is a much faster reply too to a greater extent than precise trunk control.

These technical features guarantee exceptionally fast reply to inputs from the route or the steering (0.060 s) too hateful the auto tin john deliver 1.33 g of lateral acceleration, a combination that ensures a truly extraordinary experience behind the wheel. The car, inward fact, responds instantaneously too is slowly to motion on the boundary inward all types of situations.

TYRES & WHEELS

Part too bundle of the Speciale's evolution included Michelin Pilot Sport Cup2 tyres which were specifically honed for it inward an intensive collaboration programme involving lengthy rails tests too simulator sessions.

Specially made for the Ferrari 458 Speciale, they characteristic a chemical compound obtained using specific additives to boost surgical procedure over a unmarried lap inward the dry out equally good equally improving surgical procedure consistency over multiple laps. They also deliver half-dozen per cent to a greater extent than grip, which also translates into improve traveling pocket fifty-fifty inward the wet.

The forged 20" wheels characteristic a novel design, resulting inward a weight reduction of over 12 kg.

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