A Closer Look at the Ferrari F430

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The Ferrari F430 is the latest car to join the family of the historical Italian luxury car company. The F430 draws from plenty of classic Ferrari models from the past including the Enzo and even Formula 1 aspects. The car’s design is sleek and smooth, feeling like a Ferrari but offering so much more.

A new addition to this Ferrari model is the Manettino dial located on the bottom right side of the steering wheel. This concept has been directly adapted from the Formula 1 scene and is something those drivers always have. The dial allows driver’s to adjust multiple parts of the car. This is just one of the many luxury features included in the Ferrari F430.

This beast of a vehicle has a 4.3L engine that packs between 490 and 503 horsepower and can reach a top speed of 196 mph with an acceleration of 0-62 in just 4.4 seconds. The car was originally made between 2004 and 2009 where they unveiled the design at the 2004 Paris Motor Show, but since have just been developing more for the market.

Ferrari essentially upgraded their F360 model to be more efficient and aerodynamic, which is what created the F430. The car has three stylistic models, the Spider, Challenge and Scuderia; which all offer different bonuses. The spider is a traditional convertible coupe style while the Challenge was designed for a race track with reduced weight and a higher top speed of 202 mph. The Scuderia is both lighter and faster than the base F430 model, but is used to compete with specific race cars from Porsche and Lamborghini.

The Ferrari F430 is a great looking car that packs tons of power and offers great inside features to make drivers more comfortable and customize the car to their personal liking. The price of the F430 ranges above and below right around $200,000 depending on the type and whether it’s new or used. Here’s a video to check out some better close ups of the vehicle.

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Written by Blaise Hopkins

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