Fifth Gear - Ferrari F430

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Description: The Ferrari F430 is a high-performance sports car produced by the Italian automaker Ferrari to succeed the Ferrari 360. It debuted at the 2004 Paris Motor Show. European left-hand drive sales began in November, 2004, but right-hand drive sales did not start until Spring 2005, and the United States did not get the F430 until Summer 2005. The F430's chassis is heavily based on its predecessor, the 360. Internally, both cars are referred to with the same number (131), though the F430 has the Evoluzione tag attached to show that it features some major changes. Internally, the car is simply known as the "Evo". The MSRP for a Ferrari F430 is between $168,005 - $227,000 in the United States. The F430 is sold starting at about £120,000 in the United Kingdom and approximately €175,000 in the European Union. The body has been redesigned to be more curvaceous and aerodynamic. Although the drag coefficient remains the same, downforce has been greatly enhanced. A great deal of Ferrari heritage is found in the car: at the rear, the Enzo's tail lights have been added, and that car's interior vents have been added to the F430 as well. The car's name has been etched into the outside of the Testarossa-styled driver's side mirror. The large oval openings in the front bumper are reminiscent of Ferrari racing models from the 60s, specifically the 156 "sharknose" Formula One car and 250 TR61 Le Mans cars of Phil Hill. Along with a restyled body, the F430 features a 4.3 L V8 petrol engine derived from a shared Ferrari/Maserati design. This new powerplant is a significant departure for the F430's line: The engines of all previous V8 Ferraris were descendants of the "Dino" racing program of the 1950s. This fifty year development cycle comes to an end with the entirely new 4.3 L, the architecture of which will later replace the Dino-derived V12 in most other Ferrari cars. The engine's other output specifications include: 360.4 kW (483 hp) at 8500 rpm and 465 N•m (343 ft•lbf) of torque at 5250 rpm. The brakes on the F430 were made in close collaboration with Brembo. The result has been a new cast-iron alloy for the discs. The new alloy includes molybdenum which has better heat dissipation performance. Another option Ferrari is providing are carbon-ceramic discs. Ceramics have much higher heat-resistivity than metals, thus giving the F430's brakes not only good performance but also a longer lifespan. Ferrari claims the brakes will not fade even after 300-350 laps at their test track. The F430 includes the E-Diff, a computer-controlled limited slip differential which can vary the distribution of torque based on inputs such as steering angle and lateral acceleration. Other notable features include the first application of Ferrari's manettino steering wheel-mounted control knob. Drivers can select from five different settings which modify the vehicle's ESP system, "Skyhook" electronic suspension, transmission behavior, throttle response, and E-Diff. The feature is similar to Land Rover's "Terrain Response" system. The Ferrari F430 was also released with the exclusive Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 EMT tires. "A car with such performance needs to be equipped with the best tires on the market," said Jean Jacques Wiroth, European director of Original Equipment Sales and Marketing for Goodyear tires, adding "we are proud that Ferrari chose the Goodyear Eagle F1 with run-flat technology." The Eagle F1 GSD3 has a striking V-shaped tread design and OneTRED technology. Car and Driver magazine found the car's performance worthy of the Ferrari heritage, and recorded a 3.5 sec 0-60 mph acceleration run in the F430 This makes it the third-quickest Ferrari road car ever made, after the Enzo and 599. That being said, the 3.9 second 0-60 run was made on a European spec car, which has launch control, a feature designed to help launch the car from a standing start at high RPM's. Much like the E-Diff and the manettino, the launch control is a technology borrowed from Ferrari's Formula 1 racing program. The launch control is unavailable in U.S.-spec F430's, presumably due to liability issues. On the BBC Top Gear TV show, shown on the 17 July 2005, the Stig achieved a Power Lap time of 1.22.9. While the laptime was 0.9 seconds less than a Lamborghini Murciélago, the F430 was slower than the Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale at 1.22.3. The slower lap was blamed on the F430's Bridgestone tires supposedly having less grip than the F360CS' Pirellis. Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson has commented the F430s handling as being absolutely brilliant, a marked improvement over the 360; he claimed that Ferrari holds that "even the most butter-fingered, incapable driver could drive the F430 around a track only one second slower than the most skilled test driver". F430 GT's placed first place in the GT2 class at the 2007 American Series 12 Hours of Sebring and qualified for the pole but finished third in the GT2 class of the 2006 24 Hours of Le Mans. While the F430 meets or exceed all NHTSA guidelines, the car reportedly lacks sufficient protection for a small number of female passengers as well as children. The company requested a waiver on the airbag requirements, which was eventually granted, allowing the car to continue to be sold in the US. The F430 has displayed a notable engine irradiation problem for early model years. This issue regards an engine-overheating flaw which caused a fire in the engine bay, usually leading to the destruction of the car. The catalyst for the fire is the sustained high-RPM work of the engine. The massive heat exhaust flowing through the exhaust manifold may come in contact to a variety of hoses or oil perspiration which act as the fuel for the combustion. Share with friends
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nemocheerio ::: Favorites thanks for the indepth description. wish everyone would do that. saves having to sift through wikipedia. keep posting. 07-07-20 14:41:32 _____________________________________________________
gino430 ::: Favorites I LOVE (!!) this car. the best part of this vid is where he hits the LC 07-07-21 11:20:18 _____________________________________________________
H3rBz92 ::: Favorites This looks like a 360 modena with a different back and a roof. Why did fifth gear get the first interview and not Top Gear ? 07-07-21 12:25:34 _____________________________________________________
tifoziPT ::: Favorites Top Gear is a joke. It's fun to watch and all, but that's it. They are not credible as real car jornalist. 5th Gear is more professional and methodical. This is a much better review than one made by those sensationalist and parcial jornalists-wannabe of top gear. 07-07-26 23:22:49 _____________________________________________________
H3rBz92 ::: Favorites I guess i agree with you, But it has nothing to do with the quality of the car reviews or journalists. Its more about popularity and how Top Gear is a lot more popular and most people would expect Top Gear to get a car review first over Fifth Gear. 07-07-27 03:52:09 _____________________________________________________
nkbsov ::: Favorites iwant 07-07-22 04:06:11 _____________________________________________________
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robertark ::: Favorites Wow, I'm in love! 07-07-22 16:31:04 _____________________________________________________
riils ::: Favorites It can not out-accelerate F40. Thats for sure. 07-07-29 03:10:19 _____________________________________________________
duelist0 ::: Favorites what ultimate decision did he make!? lol great great car! 07-07-30 09:28:19 _____________________________________________________