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epiclyaddicted
15th November 2009, 11:45
Autocar.co.uk's Jamie Corstorphine gets his hands on a gorgeous new Ferrari 458 Italia.

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Evo Magazine's Chris Harris also road tests the 458 Italia:

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And here's Chris Harris driving it around Fiorano:

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Suzie
15th November 2009, 16:59
That has to be one of, if not my favourite, Ferrari road cars. The back of it is stunning. Just a gorgeous, gorgeous car. Do want!!

red5
15th November 2009, 22:22
Thank you for the vids ek583,the car is beautiful and the sound of the exhausts....is fantastic :thumb

eriknaa
15th November 2009, 23:12
GREAT CAR:-D:-D:-D

epiclyaddicted
16th November 2009, 13:36
Thank you for the vids ek583,the car is beautiful and the sound of the exhausts....is fantastic :thumb

It's a pleasure! :-)


And agree with Suzie, it's one of my all time favourites too!

Seems like Ferrari has really gone on to great lengths to make this a proper Ferrari, like in the 3rd video above, Chris Harris shows that if you just want to drive round a track smoothly in the fastest possible time, then all the electronics work (traction control, ABS, ESP, etc.) superbly to make it a great handling car. And if you just want to have some fun, turn all the electronics off and the see rear-end sliding out at every corner while you smoke and destroy the rear tires! :-D

Brilliant car! :bow

scudjeff
16th November 2009, 23:05
so incredible.... one day i'll drive one!.... one day!

zakfourie
17th November 2009, 17:21
LOVE THE CAR!!!:love:love:love

don't like the reporters though...
When will Jeremy Clarkson drive it?:-D

He said that the F430 and 599 was too perfect...
wonder what he will say about this one:lol

vagos
17th November 2009, 18:34
:love:love:love:love:lovethis sound from the engine it is just STUNNING!!!!

epiclyaddicted
17th November 2009, 22:02
LOVE THE CAR!!!:love:love:love

don't like the reporters though...
When will Jeremy Clarkson drive it?:-D

He said that the F430 and 599 was too perfect...
wonder what he will say about this one:lol

Jeremy loved the F430 Scuderia though! :thumb

I reckon, with this one, as long as he can go sideways long enough saying "poweeerrrrr", he will like it! :lol

xpman
18th November 2009, 16:41
problem is the car in that shade of red is All wrong !!! if you seen it other colours you will see what i mean as other colours Truly SHOW OFF the Beauty of this work of art.
please take a look see which colour is your fav

http://www.icars.sg/2009/6404/ferrari-458-italia-in-an-array-of-colours/

FerrariPassion
19th November 2009, 17:55
OH my........This is my fav Ferrari, fell in love with it first time I saw it..

Ty for the videos...

Now this girl is off to take cold shower :-D

epiclyaddicted
20th November 2009, 12:57
Top Gear gets to do their first road test of the 458 Italia, and they are thoroughly impressed. Best all-round Ferrari ever! Now that's a bold statement... http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/ferrari-458-italia-new

tmcstocker
20th November 2009, 14:32
Can't see why people put so much faith in or care so much what clarkson says. I reckon he is just a mouth with a major ego

epiclyaddicted
20th November 2009, 14:42
Can't see why people put so much faith in or care so much what clarkson says. I reckon he is just a mouth with a major ego

Just for your information, that top gear road test was not done by Clarkson (in case you were referring to it). ;-)

And far as Clarkson goes, the way I see it, is that he has been road testing cars for a long time. So he certainly knows a thing or two about them, and he is completely honest with his opinions. So it's not about putting a lot of faith in him, but just knowing that if he thinks a car is absolutely rubbish, he will say exactly that. And he is sometimes quite funny as well IMO.

But anyway, that's off-topic...

Point is, that this 458 Italia is not just a gorgeous beauty but is a genuinely good car as well. Maranello has done it again! :thumb

tmcstocker
20th November 2009, 15:27
Just for your information, that top gear road test was not done by Clarkson (in case you were referring to it). ;-)

And far as Clarkson goes, the way I see it, is that he has been road testing cars for a long time. So he certainly knows a thing or two about them, and he is completely honest with his opinions. So it's not about putting a lot of faith in him, but just knowing that if he thinks a car is absolutely rubbish, he will say exactly that. And he is sometimes quite funny as well IMO.

But anyway, that's off-topic...

Point is, that this 458 Italia is not just a gorgeous beauty but is a genuinely good car as well. Maranello has done it again! :thumb

Just to be clear, I absolutely love the 458 and would love to win the lottery and treat myself. I never said clarkson tested it. I just was pointing out that people take his opinion as gospel and I personally find the top gear show quite stupid and i don't have time for his enormous ego. I much rather watch a car show about cars and not waste an hour watching 3 people trying to be funny and telling me little about actual cars. yeah and the annoying races that always come soo close! LOL;-)

vagos
24th November 2009, 21:29
http://www.ferrari.com/English/Ferrari_TV/Pages/FerrariTVPlayer.aspx?serverId=10488&c=Video

enjoy :love

crewskas
16th December 2009, 12:30
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Another test.
Don't ask me to translate though :-D