Ferrari reveals F430 Scuderia, not Challenge Stradale
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Unfortunately for Noah or Frank, Ferrari has gone and revealed the new F430 Scuderia when neither are around, so it's up to me to convey how fantabulous this new Prancing Horse is to you. We've been following for some time what we thought would be called the new F430 Challenge Stradale, but Ferrari has instead decided to name it the F430 Scuderia. Regardless of what it's called, this new F430 joins the coupe and spyder, yet takes a decidedly harder, more track-oriented edge than its siblings. The car weighs around 100kg (220 lbs.) less than the standard F430 coupe, and its version of Ferrari's 4.3L V8 produces 510 horsepower instead of 483. That gives the Scuderia a frighteningly low power-to-weight ratio of 1 horsepower for every 5.4 lbs.
The new F430 Scuderia also promises to carry a lot of trickle-down F1 technology as well, including lightning-quick 60 millisecond shifts and an integrated traction and stability control system. In order to accentuate the car's F1 connection, none other than famed F1 driver Michael Schumacher will officially unveil the car in Frankfurt this September. Until then, we have a gallery of high-res shots for you to flip through below and Ferrari's press release after the jump.
[Source: Ferrari via Ultimatecarpage.com]
PRESS RELEASE:
The Ferrari 430 Scuderia. 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 coupé 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.
The 430 Scuderia will be officially unveiled by Michael Schumacher on September 11 2007 at the IAA Motor Show in Frankfurt.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Eric L. 4:57PM (7/18/2007)
A truly beautiful vehicle - I love the deep red paint, the racing stripes, and the dark trim. Very mean. Kind of looks like it can transform at any moment.
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Steve 1:52AM (7/19/2007)
I don't know. The stripe has to go.
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Richard 8:55AM (7/19/2007)
Got to love the front end, nicely copied from a lambo...
David 5:10PM (7/18/2007)
Think the rotors are big enough????
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Brad 5:54PM (7/18/2007)
Nice! Love the Grey accents & wheels!
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British_Rover 6:29PM (7/18/2007)
A client of mine let me drive his F430.
Other then that I have nothing constructive to add to this thread. =)
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KJC 6:33PM (7/18/2007)
That is one beautiful Ferrari.
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eddie 6:45PM (7/18/2007)
Wow. My favorite Ferrari since the 575 mm. Well done
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will 7:35PM (7/18/2007)
shouldnt it be lower weight to power ratio... or high power to weight?
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Frogwhistle 7:20PM (7/18/2007)
Beautiful car, but I'm just not digging those stripes. Seems like painting the lily, almost (dare I say it) "ricey."
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terry chen 7:24PM (7/18/2007)
It is a 430 Scuderia, not F430. It is listed as such from the release to Ferrari owners and Ferrari Owner's site where these photos came from.
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Nick 8:07PM (7/18/2007)
Amazing car, and definitely on my 'must have before I die' list haha.
2,755 pounds and 510 horsepower... Recipe for an orgasm a minute.
As far as the stripes, I think it will look better in actual photos rather than these usual Ferrari 'studio' photos (all of their cars have thus far). That said, I'd still prefer mine straight black, and as stripped as possible.
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hashiryu 10:38PM (7/18/2007)
yeah, 1250kg..to put that in perspective, its as much as an MR-2 turbo, only with 510 hp...
Damn.
Jaymez 9:14PM (7/18/2007)
Lose the mesh grill up front, ghost the stripes, and I'll take one in any color.
Are there any Ferraris left with a true manual transmission? I don't like the F1 style paddle shift.
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Nick 12:12AM (7/19/2007)
The regular F430 can be had with the traditional gated manual, as well as the 599 and 612.
Ivan Raszl 4:01AM (7/19/2007)
100kg? That would be a bit light, can you check the post for this typo?
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sheitmar 4:13AM (7/19/2007)
100kg LIGHTER than the standard F430 coupe..
Hiro11 11:28AM (7/19/2007)
The 430 was already by far the best 3-4 series Ferrari ever, this thing is simply awesome. Having said that, is it really that hard to build a superb-on-the-day car when cost, reliability or simplicity are all essentially no object?
Also, given the absurd MSRP and the easy doubling (tripling?) of the price by the dealer, I can't really get excited. Ferraris have always been expensive, but they've become so ridiculously scarce and expensive in the past decade that they're not even vaugely obtainable. They've essentially ceased to become cars and are merely toys for the ultrarich. Because of that, they're not worth thinking too much about.
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michael dorian 1:45AM (7/20/2007)
I completely agree.
Kovacs 10:25AM (7/19/2007)
mmm gold wheels
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