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Ferrari Club of Ohio Meet in Little Italy Cleveland.
The F430 Scuderia not only bears the name of the company’s Formula 1 outfit, it also reflects many details found only in the company’s single-seater racing cars. Michales Schumacher was actively involved in the development of the Scuderia, so it was fitting the car was first unveiled to the public by the seven-time F1 champion at the IAA Motor Show in Frankfurt last September.
The F430 Scuderia was built to compete with the likes of Porsche’s GT RS models and Lamborghini’s Gallardo Superleggera, both stripped out to save weight, with more horsepower and a bigger race track bias while remaining street legal.
With a curb weight of 2,756 lbs, the Scuderia is certainly light, weighing about the same as a Mazda 3 sedan, with over three times as much power. This also happens to be about 220 lbs lighter than the regular F430 thanks to the use of lighter materials, including carbon fiber, carbon fiber Super Racing seats, and the removal of sound insulation and carpets. The engine, in the meantime, has been tuned to produce 510 horsepower at 8,500 rpm, a 27 hp improvement. The Scuderia’s power to weight ratio drops to 5.4lbs / horsepower, versus the F430’s 6.1 lbs. Top speed is rated at 198mph while 62 mph arrives in less than 3.6 seconds from a standstill. Ferrari says the 430 Scuderia laps its Fiorano test track in the same time as the company’s own 650hp Enzo supercar. Just like on that flagship, the brakes are carbon ceramic.
Aerodynamics on the Scuderia were also improved compared to the standard car, and changes include a re-sculpted leading edge of the front bumper, a new central lower flap, more angular front air intakes in the bumper and wider-meshed grilles up front. The rear gains downforce thanks to a more aggressive lip spoiler and a new rear diffuser. Ride height is also lower by 0.7 inches on the Scuderia. These changes are good for 165 lbs of downforce at 93 mph and over 660 lbs at top speed.
The Scuderia also sports the exclusive car maker’s F1 Superfast electronic transmission with the latest programming that reduces shift times to just 60 milliseconds, according to Ferrari. The Scuderia represents the first use of a combined E-Diff electronic differential with F1-Trac stability control, settings for which are controlled by the steering wheel-mounted manettino dial.
Buyers can further personalize their 430 Sucderia through Ferrari’s Carrozzeria Scaglietti program, that focuses in this case on the Racing and Track areas.
The F430 Spider is the convertible version based on the coupé. The 430 Spider is Ferrari's 21st roadgoing convertible. The Spider is - just like the coupé - quite similar in looks to the Ferrari 360.
Despite the car's mid-mounted engine Ferrari's engineers found a way of creating a hood that automatically folds away inside the engine bay, thus ensuring purity of line. The striptease from a closed top to an open-air convertible is a two-stage folding-action that has been dubbed "a stunning 20 second mechanical symphony". After a short to and fro, the entire top disappears into a closed storage area between the seating and the engine.
The interior of the Spider is identical to that of the coupé.
I know another car shot but I went to National classic carshow...twice! This is an awesome F430 that I saw in the Four Seasons Hotel! when I was shotting this the valet came over to me and told me quite nicely to leave normally this would have been pretty annoying but today I had already grabbed my shot so I left when he told me too. Anyway the next shot will be nature I promise
Four Seasons Hotel,Co.Dublin,Ireland
Ferrari F430 Spider, parked in Whitstable.
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Serving as the successor onto the Challenge Stradale, the 430 Scuderia was unveiled by Michael Schumacher at the 2007 Frankfurt Auto Show. Aimed to compete with cars like the Porsche RS-models and the Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera, meaning super light weight, it is lighter (by 100 kg/220 lb) and more powerful (515 PS (508 hp/379 kW) at 8500 rpm) than the standard F430. Increased power comes from a revised intake, exhaust, and an ion-sensing knock-detection system that allows for a higher compression ratio. Thus the weight-to-power ratio is reduced from 2.96 kg/hp to 2.5 kg/hp. In addition to the weight saving measures, the Scuderia semi-automatic transmission gains improved "Superfast", known as "Superfast2", software for faster 60 millisecond shift-times. A new traction control system combines the F1-Trac traction and stability control with the E-Diff electronic differential. The Ferrari 430 Scuderia does 0–60 miles per hour (97 km/h) in 3.1 s and 0–100 km/h (62 mph) in less than 3.6 seconds, with a top speed of 198 miles per hour (319 km/h).
The cosmetic differences between the 430 Scuderia and the F430 upon which it is based include a re-styled front fascia, modified side-skirts, twin exhaust tips, a revised rear diffuser design, 19" wheels designed specifically for the 430 Scuderia, carbon-fibre wing mirrors, carbon-fibre challenge grille, two racing stripes along the middle and the 430 Scuderia badge.
Between Friday and Sunday last, 100 'supercars' travelled around the country on the Cannonball Run in aid of Barrettstown, a 'Hole in the Wall' camp set up by the actor Paul Newman, to provide activities for children with cancer. I went down to Kinsale on their stop-off there, to take a look.
Here we have the Ferrari F430, introduced in 2004.
A 4.3 litre V8 engine produces 483 bhp, delivering a top spped of 196mph/315kmh, with a 0-60mph in 3.5 seconds.
Yours on the road for about £120,000, $200,000, or €140,000.
(Scaled the dizzy heights of #486 in Explore on Sept 17th, '09).