Ferrari 430 Scuderia

 

Driving through Ferrari’s hometown of Maranello in the 430 Scuderia, their latest model, you’re given the kind of response usually reserved for returning astronauts or touring pontiffs. School children, wily old pensionati and even local carabinieri stop, grin and cheer and encourage you to rev that hand-built V8 engine some more.

This is not surprising when the engine sounds more impressive and daunting than ever – Ferrari engineers having created an Articulation Index to give the car as throaty a roar as possible whilst ensuring you can still hold a civilized conversation in the cabin, even at high speeds.

With the most advanced engine and gearbox in a road-going Ferrari so far, the 430 Scuderia may seem like a daunting prospect to drive, but incredibly it purrs around town during rush hour as comfortably as it roars around the Fiorano test circuit (where it recently equalled the lap record set by the £425,000 Ferrari Enzo).

Mind-bogglingly fast gear changes (60 milliseconds, the same as the blink of an eye) ensure the speed just keeps on coming and if your nerve holds it will propel you to 198mph. According to the Ferrari test drivers, this car is the closest the company has yet come to replicating the F1 experience with a road-going car.

With nearly every aspect of the car open to personal specification, from paint colour through to fabric and stitching colour and even monogrammed headrests, the 430 Scuderia is an impressive marriage of bespoke craftsmanship and race-track speed, and quite possibly their best production model yet.

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