Ferrari announces new F430 Scuderia

[Don Vito Corleone]

Courtesy of Jalopnik:

Michael Schumacher will officially unveil the car at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

The new Ferrari 430 Scuderia will join the road-going V8 line-up alongside the F430 coupe and the F430 Spider. The 430 Scuderia is a truly high-performance 2-seater berlinetta which demonstrates how Ferrari's Formula 1 know-how is carried across to its production cars.

The new model is a special series based on the F430 and is aimed specifically at Ferrari's most passionate and sports-driving oriented clients. Development focused on light weight, minimum trimmings and innovative technology. All this to exalt the car's extremely high-performance and ability to thrill the driver.

The new car can count on an extremely low weight-to-power ratio of just 2.45 kg per hp thanks to a low dry weight of just 1250 kg - 100 kg less than the standard F430, and to the naturally-aspirated 4308cc V8's 510 hp at 8500 rpm.

Superb performance both on and off the track is assured by a series of cutting-edge solutions. There is the latest F1 software - Superfast - which reduces gearchange times to just 60 milliseconds, and new traction control which, for the first time, combines the E-Diff electronic differential and the F1-Trac traction and stability control in a single integrated system.

Vehicle dynamics, control and performance thus represent the zenith of Ferrari's achievements in terms of developing road-certified sports cars.

Looks very nice, and slightly prettier than the not-that-pretty F430 IMO. Time to start buying Powerball tickets . . .

Pics are in the Jalopnik link.

 

[Estrella]

about time Ferrari made the z06 killer. The F450 should be out in the not so distant future. However i doubt we will ever know since no one will whip it around the ring. It seems to be the more expensive the production car the slower the owner will drove around the ring.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: Estrella
about time Ferrari made the z06 killer. The F450 should be out in the not so distant future. However i doubt we will ever know since no one will whip it around the ring. It seems to be the more expensive the production car the slower the owner will drove around the ring.

Actually I believe the Z06 will best the F430 Scuderia in terms of power-to-weight, and I imagine it would likely beat it around a track as well. There's still no contest when it comes to lust factor, though.

 

[SVT Cobra]

Sexy!

 

[Estrella]

Originally posted by: DonVito

Originally posted by: Estrella
about time Ferrari made the z06 killer. The F450 should be out in the not so distant future. However i doubt we will ever know since no one will whip it around the ring. It seems to be the more expensive the production car the slower the owner will drove around the ring.

Actually I believe the Z06 will best the F430 Scuderia in terms of power-to-weight, and I imagine it would likely beat it around a track as well. There's still no contest when it comes to lust factor, though.

Tech might edge it out on the track. Probably, still does not have enough torque to beat it on a straight line.

 

[Apex]

Originally posted by: DonVito

Originally posted by: Estrella
about time Ferrari made the z06 killer. The F450 should be out in the not so distant future. However i doubt we will ever know since no one will whip it around the ring. It seems to be the more expensive the production car the slower the owner will drove around the ring.

Actually I believe the Z06 will best the F430 Scuderia in terms of power-to-weight, and I imagine it would likely beat it around a track as well. There's still no contest when it comes to lust factor, though.

This has about a 3000 lb curb weight (2756 lb dry weight) and 510hp.

The Z06 has a 3130 lb curb weight and 505 hp.

This has a better power to weight ratio, though the Z06 has more torque.

On most tracks, I would guess the F430 would win. Give the Z06 equal tires though...

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: Apex

Originally posted by: DonVito

Originally posted by: Estrella
about time Ferrari made the z06 killer. The F450 should be out in the not so distant future. However i doubt we will ever know since no one will whip it around the ring. It seems to be the more expensive the production car the slower the owner will drove around the ring.

Actually I believe the Z06 will best the F430 Scuderia in terms of power-to-weight, and I imagine it would likely beat it around a track as well. There's still no contest when it comes to lust factor, though.

This has about a 3000 lb curb weight (2756 lb dry weight) and 510hp.

The Z06 has a 3130 lb curb weight and 505 hp.

This has a better power to weight ratio, though the Z06 has more torque.

On most tracks, I would guess the F430 would win. Give the Z06 equal tires though...

For some reason I was thinking (incorrectly) the 2008 Z06 had 600 bhp, but I guess that's the Blue Devil, eh?

 

[ponyo]

Originally posted by: DonVito

Originally posted by: Apex

Originally posted by: DonVito

Originally posted by: Estrella
about time Ferrari made the z06 killer. The F450 should be out in the not so distant future. However i doubt we will ever know since no one will whip it around the ring. It seems to be the more expensive the production car the slower the owner will drove around the ring.

Actually I believe the Z06 will best the F430 Scuderia in terms of power-to-weight, and I imagine it would likely beat it around a track as well. There's still no contest when it comes to lust factor, though.

This has about a 3000 lb curb weight (2756 lb dry weight) and 510hp.

The Z06 has a 3130 lb curb weight and 505 hp.

This has a better power to weight ratio, though the Z06 has more torque.

On most tracks, I would guess the F430 would win. Give the Z06 equal tires though...

For some reason I was thinking (incorrectly) the 2008 Z06 had 600 bhp, but I guess that's the Blue Devil, eh?

Blue Devil will have more than 600 hp. CEO has already said it would. It's scheduled for 2009 release so it will be released in the second half of next year. It's going to be a monster! I've a funny feeling that it's going to get a HP bump in the second year of production like the C5 Z06.

I too would like to see some numbers for the Z06 with racing tires instead of the stock runflats.

 

[andylawcc]

doesn't Ferrari usually annouce the CS version of the Fxxx at the end of their product lifecycle? this is a bit earlier than one would expect...

 

[Estrella]

f450 has already been spotted and this is not the cs version. It was not worthy of the tag so they called it the Scuderia f430.

 

[overst33r]

Originally posted by: Estrella
f450 has already been spotted and this is not the cs version. It was not worthy of the tag so they called it the Scuderia f430.

link?

 

[Estrella]

Originally posted by: mariok2006

Originally posted by: Estrella
f450 has already been spotted and this is not the cs version. It was not worthy of the tag so they called it the Scuderia f430.

link?

Iono, my friend told me about it(the CS part). As for the F450, that was in an issue of road & track sometime this spring/summer

 

[overst33r]

Originally posted by: Estrella

Originally posted by: mariok2006

Originally posted by: Estrella
f450 has already been spotted and this is not the cs version. It was not worthy of the tag so they called it the Scuderia f430.

link?

Iono, my friend told me about it(the CS part). As for the F450, that was in an issue of road & track sometime this spring/summer

Your friend should read this article...