Ferrari 458 – The Newest Ferrari is Announced
In 1973, Ferrari introduced the first in a long line of V8 road car. This first model was known as Dino, the son of the late Ferrari. The Dino 308GT4 was the forerunner of the current Ferrari 458 Italy.
Ferrari has a long history of naming of car models in the various vehicle functions. Sometimes it refers to the capacity cubic centimeter single-cylinder, sometimes the number of places.
The 458 Italy gave its name both to a displacement of 4499, rounded to 4.5 liters and the engine is a V8. The name is slightly different from the last two models 360 and 430 on the expression of both a rate of 3.6 liters and 4.3 liters engine.
This latest version is a true masterpiece. Just look at some of its specifications. As mentioned previously, min a 4.5-liter engine, but it generates 570 hp at 9,000 rpm, a speed that could destroy the engine of a typical car. 398 pounds / feet of torque at 6000 rpm. With a compression ratio of 12.5 is an incredible engine that will drive the 3042-sports car at 202 miles per hour.
“The Ferrari 458 Italy is designed for owners, whose priority is uncompromised performance on the street with occasional track days, but demand for a car that can be used in traffic every day, like all previous models Ferrari. “It is against the publication in September of Ferrari Owners Club produced.
Among the advantages of passenger experience now in Formula One racing. She tries to technological features with great value to an almost symbiotic relationship between driver and car show.
Some of the technology include a seven-speed transmission with double clutch that provides smooth shifting, even at full capacity. A unique characteristic of a V8 is three rear exhaust pipes. No, do not ask me how they connected to the engine. I solved it myself. New translations of sports have been developed to meet the new, higher power curves and torque corresponds to that produced by the animal.
Like the previous Ferrari designed by Pininfarina. The firm excels each time with some of the most beautiful cars ever used the road and through the racecourse. With more than 200 miles per hour speed limit, the car moves like a few cars in the world, reaching 62 miles per hour by a dead start in about 3.4 seconds. How about that for the merger on the road! The car also has a new E-Diff and F1-Trac, which produce 32 per cent in both the longitudinal acceleration out of corners compared to the previous V8, the 430th
Other key features include direct injection of gasoline for the first time for the center and rear engine is mounted, with the only plan, but typical flat crank, a staple of Ferrari for many years.
The braking distance of just 107 feet from 62 miles per hour is also a new record for that line. It will be activated with the brake linings in a light contact with the wheels moving early. This is a new feature that minimizes boot delay when the brakes are reapplied.
So all in all, this car represents a fantastic design, Formula One technology, amazing performance and carries on the tradition of the Ferrari company of producing some of the most desired automobiles in the world.
Picture of Ferrari 458 Italia from www.textually.org
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