Woppum Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 458 Speciale - Official site Love the wheels and the idea of better performance but in reality I feel this is over designed and lacks any style. Looks like an AP f1 carbon disco Taj Mahal and sadly I don't think even speccing in black will help. Inside they have sadly stripped the cabin. Now it has what looks like no mats, no glovebox and what's that silly carbon sculpture protruding from the centre console. I reserve judgment until I go to the viewing but not really my cup of tea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shao_khan Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 Are these on the road? Reason I ask is there was one with those exact stripes on the way to Silverstone a couple of weeks back (might have even been GP weekend I forget exactly) - but the blue / white stripe certainly made it stand out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woppum Posted August 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 No mate. Official pics came out for the first time tis afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 A Ferrari should already be as special as they can make in, there should be no room for 'special' editions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuprabob Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 When I saw the title I thought of this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb011YYiXXo&feature=youtube_gdata_player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 Is this the end of the line run out model? If so, it should have been fairly obvious it was coming a la 360 CS / 430 Scuderia. Remove some weight, add some useful (and useless) design and performance flourishes and then tag it with a unique moniker that adds approx 20% to the price of the standard model. Limited run of about 4 of them, all sold before the junior designer has finished colouring it in. Voila. Espethial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woppum Posted August 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 A Ferrari should already be as special as they can make in, there should be no room for 'special' editions! i have no problem with a faster special edition they bring out a couple of years before the new model is released. Just wish it looked better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarMad Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 See I quite like that but why have those switches like that in the middle. If you slightly over shoot getting in you will stab yourself and be off to a trip to A&E, those Italians aren't too hot on the health and safety are they. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 But it has 605bhp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woppum Posted August 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 But it has 605bhp! 605 ps which is just under 600 bhp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shao_khan Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 No mate. Official pics came out for the first time tis afternoon. Wow - so someone put blue and white stripes on a 458 That's it I've seen it all now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woppum Posted August 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 Wow - so someone put blue and white stripes on a 458 That's it I've seen it all now. And made it ugly, don't forget that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 When I saw the title I thought of thishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb011YYiXXo&feature=youtube_gdata_player Ha, never seen that before, so it's basically a 355 with the body removed and a 2cv shell stuck on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 605 ps which is just under 600 bhp , a more powerful aspirated V8 engine (605bhp) you sure bender? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woppum Posted August 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 596 BHP = 605 CV/PS I believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 When I saw the title I thought of thishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb011YYiXXo&feature=youtube_gdata_player That's brilliant. Ultimate sleeper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 596 BHP = 605 CV/PS I believe it says 605 bhp in the description. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 (edited) This Special looks like a sleeper to me; it is hardly any different to my eye than the original car. Just looked at the Fiorano lap times - amazing how yesterdays hypercars are trounced by todays special editions. Enzo is over a second slower than this thing. La Ferrari is about 4s ahead at the moment, but not even that far infront of the F12. Edit - being a bit boring, and hungover, I have done a projection of the times for the baby Ferraris round Fiorano and given the current trend is pretty much linearly downward (348, 355, 430, 458), in 20 model's time you can expect to lap Fiorano in less than 10s. Edited August 21, 2013 by Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 In fact, and I realise I'm taking this too far, the current trend downwards of lap times for the small Ferrari will mean in 20 model's time of the hypercars (F40, 50, Enzo and La F) you will be slower round Fiorano than the small Ferrari. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza_g Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 i have no problem with a faster special edition they bring out a couple of years before the new model is released. Just wish it looked better. Is this what was going to be the 458 MonteCarlo, or is that another thing entirely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woppum Posted August 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 Is this what was going to be the 458 MonteCarlo, or is that another thing entirely? It's the same mate. The speculation was it would be called the Monte Carlo but I think they will reserve that name for the California which suits it way more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4ttm4son Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 The California, Monte Carlo? Sounds dumb to me :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 I saw JK's Enzo once. It was so small, was shocked it was so little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 That's why he drives a Ferrari. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza_g Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 I saw JK's Enzo once. It was so small, was shocked it was so little. The lads (brothers I think) from DK Engineering were at LeMans this year with a grey Enzo and a black 430 16M, the Enzo looked so small and awkward it took me looking at the taxdisc before I believed it was legit. They then proceeded to do burnouts along Arnage in both cars!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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