Turbochargers are finding their way into everything. The industry is motivated by emissions laws and fuel mileage to build smaller engines with forced induction. Ferrari did away with their 4.5 liter V8 in favor of a 3.8 liter with two turbos. You can’t deny the abilities of the 488 GTB and its Spyder, but some of us like to make power the old-fashioned way. That is why the Ferrari 458 demands your attention,10. End Of The Line It stands as a grand finale to a trio that began with the 360 Modena. The middle child was the F430 series, and lessons learned on both of them were used to build the 458 and its derivatives. The best analogy is the other perfect Italian trio, the Dollars Trilogy from Sergio Leone. All three cars share an aluminum chassis from ALCOA, and the first two even share many body panels. 9. Stop It! Nobody likes a spongy brake pedal, so the 458 was one of the first production cars to have pre-fill brake calipers. Electronics in the ABS system are used to hold … [Read more...] about Ferrari 458: Facts You Need To Know
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Ferrari 458 Italia vs 458 Challenge
Imitation is the best form of flattery, but sometimes it is difficult to discern who is imitating who. In the case of Ferrari’s race cars, the Challenge Series 458 looks very similar to the 458 Italia. Maranello has mentioned that both cars share 90% of their components, but humans also share 90% of our DNA with primates. If your dreams have been filled with track days and podium finishes, a used Ferrari 458 Challenge is a great way to achieve them, but how hard would it be to do it yourself? Let’s take a closer look at production car and see just how different they really are. 458 CHALLENGEHow Much? Price: $239,000Engine: 4.5-liter V8 274.5 cu inHorsepower: 570 hp @ 9,000 rpmTorque: 398 lb-ft 6,000 rpmCurb Weight: 2815 lbs0-60: 2.9 seconds62-0 mph: 107 ftTop Speed: 210 mphTransmission: 7-speed Getrag dual clutch F1Brakes: Carbon Ceramic 458 ITALIAHow Much? Price: $239,000Engine: 4.5-liter V8 274.5 cu inHorsepower: 570 hp @ 9,000 rpmTorque: 398 lb-ft … [Read more...] about Ferrari 458 Italia vs 458 Challenge
The Ferrari F430 – Owners Perspective
WHO IS DANIEL HURLBERT AND WHY DID HE BUY A FERRARI F430 Born and raised in Kalamazoo, Michigan. I’ve been a car guy ever since I could drive. My first car was a 71 Nova I bought for $2k. I’m actually a huge muscle car fan and have had a 71 Nova, 71 Cutlass, 70 Chevelle, 98 Mustang Cobra, 2004 Mustang Cobra, 2008 Mustang GT Currently, I’m working for my 3rd tech startup as their CTO (Chief Technology Officer) I’m basically a software nerd turned software programmer turned software manager and finally software executive. I started looking for a new fun car as I was not enjoying my 2nd Subaru STi that much. I began looking at the new GT350 and loved it, but found it hard to palette a $65k Mustang! So I started looking at other options and stumbled on Ferrari 360s. They still had belt maintenance and frankly were kinda slow and starting to look slightly dated. So I moved on to a new Corvette Z06 but didn’t like the … [Read more...] about The Ferrari F430 – Owners Perspective
Selling Diesels, Dropping Town & Country, and Killing Viper: Sergio Marchionne Talks Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in 2016
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne. Since the shotgun marriage of Chrysler and Fiat in 2009, Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne’s annual press gathering at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit has become a much-anticipated event highlight. Frank, plainspoken, and often hilarious, Marchionne is credited with saving Chrysler, and unifying that company successfully with Italian automaker Fiat. Here are a few key Marchionne quotes from his meeting with the media at this year’s Detroit show. This conversation took place on January 11th, the first day of media activity at the event. More from Sergio Machionne On his very public pursuit of General Motors as a merger partner: “We’ve heard from more than one party about possible partnerships, and we had evaluated them all. They felt like suboptimal choices. There is a hierarchy of potential combinations, and GM was at the top of that list.” “[Automaker] … [Read more...] about Selling Diesels, Dropping Town & Country, and Killing Viper: Sergio Marchionne Talks Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in 2016
The Best Cars (And Trucks, And Bikes) We Drove In 2015
Jalopnik Reviews All of our test drives in one convenient place. Looking through the cars Jalopnik has driven in 2015, I’m not sure there has been a better year for driving. At least, not in many decades. New cars have reached unprecedented levels of performance and rickety old cars are still a Craigslist search and a pair of jumper cables away. We might have to contend with completely absurd air-cooled Porsche pricing bubbles and no-fun electronic assists in brand new machinery, but the state of the automotive union in these twilight years, perhaps even the last great era of human driving, seems pretty good. At least, if you go on the cars Jalopnik has driven. -Raphael Orlove 2016 Mazda Miata Dave Burnett/PUPPYKNUCKLES UPDATE: Okay, I’m pulling the boss card and adding this to our list. The new Miata is brilliant and everyone on staff who drove it (pretty much all of us) fell head over heels in love. The only reason it didn’t make the cut before is because … [Read more...] about The Best Cars (And Trucks, And Bikes) We Drove In 2015