VIDEO: Ferrari F430 Scuderia pre-reveal
Evidently Ferrari decided that it couldn't wait to to unveil a track-bred sports car like the F430 Scuderia on a static auto show stage in Frankfurt. Instead Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo was accompanied by F1 drivers Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen as they pulled the tarp of the lighter, more powerful F430 in a private gathering (read: no press) at the company's Fiorano test track. Massa then slipped behind the wheel and pulled the car out the garage for some hot laps. This car's noise is the type of thing that makes grown men lose control of their bladders. A lucky attendee with a camera has posted the video, which is mostly in Italian with some English sprinkled in. But when you're talking Ferrari, who needs words? Just let the car do the talking!
The official media unveiling will indeed take place next week in Frankfurt. We'll be there.
[Source: Google Video]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
FamilyGuy @ Sep 4th 2007 9:06PM
Oh boy. Kimi is going to be mad that they picked Massa to drive and not him.
BTW. That car sounds insane!!!!
darth @ Sep 4th 2007 9:18PM
THat thing is amazing
it sounds and looks like a ferrari road ready track car should look like
C.Evans @ Sep 4th 2007 9:23PM
At the track, Kimi is driving the silver one.
vdk @ Sep 4th 2007 10:23PM
Italian Silver-Arrow? haha...
JD @ Sep 4th 2007 11:41PM
That guy needed to shut up and let the cars speak for themselves when they were flying by on track. :)
Joel @ Sep 4th 2007 11:53PM
holy moly
Patrick @ Sep 5th 2007 1:35AM
Well, wait until Motorweek covers this car. They will make absolutely sure you cannot hear the car at all under the incessant narration and the same music cuts they use in every story.
How can you make a Ferrari boring? Let John Davis talk (and talk and talk and talk and talk) about it. Geezus, that show makes me want to get a bus pass and give up driving.
Guglielmo @ Sep 5th 2007 7:03AM
If you need a translation, I'm here. However, they're not saying anything special, when speaking in Italian.