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Old 07-18-07, 02:01 PM
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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.

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Should be a wonderful matchup between this, the Gallardo SL and 997 GT2.
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minus the racing stripe then its good to go
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me likey
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Nice Super-Looking IS350 Wheels
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Other than the vents on the side of the front bumper, it's pretty hot
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That's hawt stuff there.. Me wants one badly!!!
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very nice, but i still take a gt2.
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I want one , without the stripes . . .
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Originally Posted by RX469
Nice Super-Looking IS350 Wheels
I was thinking the same thing.
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Originally Posted by 4TehNguyen
minus the racing stripe then its good to go
I don't mind the racing stripe. But the gold wheels simply must go. Other than that... hot
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A few more pics...







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I'd take it for a testdrive.
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I don't find the F430 very interesting... To me it is just another
example of how Ferrari has lost its design direction.

On the other hand, they are very successful right now
and the waiting list on the F430 stretches back to 2004 with
some going on Ebay for $300K. Even at its list price of
$185K I can't get excited about it
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Originally Posted by marshmallo
I don't find the F430 very interesting... To me it is just another
example of how Ferrari has lost its design direction.

On the other hand, they are very successful right now
and the waiting list on the F430 stretches back to 2004 with
some going on Ebay for $300K. Even at its list price of
$185K I can't get excited about it
DING...AGREE 100%, to me it looks like just another Ferrari, i would turn my head ONCE to look at it, but not again.
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