Ferrari F430 Scuderia (2008)
Sunday, 07.22.2007, 08:00am (GMT)
Ferrari took the wraps off its third F430 model, the 430 Scuderia. It joins the F430 Coupé and Spider.
The
Scuderia is based on the F430 and is aimed at customers who will use it
for track days. (Those who remember the 430’s predecessor, the 360
Modena will remember Ferrari showed that model’s gentleman racer
version, dubbed 360 Challenge Stradale. This 430 Scuderia is that car’s
spiritual successor.)
And it looks damned mean: Front air intakes are big; a front aerodynamic splitter will help keep it planted at speed.
Development
focused on shedding weight to benefit high performance. To that end,
the standard seats are gone, as is carpet, stereo and rear windscreen;
floor panels are bare, there are lightweight buckets and a plexiglass
rear windscreen. The diet sheds roughly 200 pounds from the garden
variety 430.
The Scuderia’s 4.3-liter V8 produces 510 hp—up
from 483—at 8500 rpm. The F1 Superfast auto-manual paddle-shift
transmission reduces gear-change times to 60 milliseconds. A new
traction-control system combines the E-Diff electronic differential and
the F1-Trac traction and stability control in a single integrated
system. The car should hit 60 mph in 3.5 seconds. Top speed is
estimated at 200 mph.
None other than Michael Schumacher will unveil the car at the Frankfurt show in September.
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