Ferrari, “Tribute to Italy”
New berlinetta “458 italia”
Innovation and departure from the past.
These are the keywords upon which the project Ferrari 458 Italia is based. The new berlinetta of the Maranello maison was presented. “We wanted to dedicate to Italy a beautiful car, able to carry our extraordinary performances, featuring an innovation level that never was reached by any Ferraris before – commented Luca di Motezemolo. He continued – A tribute to Italy and to her unique characteristics that turn work, Italian products and the entire country into a synonym with excellence, creativity and quality, all over the world”.
The 458 Italia will be officially presented at the upcoming Frankfurt Show, in September. As for now we know that this Ferrari model represents a great leap forward for the 8-cylinders with mid-rear engine, mainly aimed for sports.
This last entirely innovated arrival at the Prancing Horse Maison presents a great number of news: propeller engine, aerodynamics, handling, instrumentation, man-machine interface and much more.
The car features a new driving setting: state-of-the-art steering wheel and dashboard resulting from the experience in the racing world and especially from the experience of Michael Schumacher.
The design, signed by Pininfarina, offers a compact and slender shape. 453 cm long, 194 cm wide and 121 cm tall. As with every Ferrari, the car’s styling has been very heavily influenced by the requirements for aerodynamic efficiency that is enhanced by an aluminium case which was combined by Marenello’s technicians with different types of alloys and junction and shaping aero-spatial techniques.
The engine too is a true novelty. It is the first V8 direct injection engine, 4.499 cc, mid-rear mounted. It has a very low piston compression height typical of racing engines which contributed to achieving its compression ratio of 12.5:1. Equipped with the traditional flat-plane crankshaft, the engine delivers 570 CV at 9000 rpm and, with an outstanding power output of 127 CV/litre, sets a new benchmark not only for the whole Ferrari range and the history of company, but also for the entire market segment. The engine of the Ferrari 458 Italia is coupled with a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, but the car’s major leap is the cutting down of the CO2 emissions. The Ferrari 458 Italia emits 320 g/km of CO2 and has a fuel economy of 13.7 l/100 km in a combined cycle.
Tags: berlinetta, Ferrari, Ferrari 458 Italia, Frankfurt Show, Pininfarina
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