We’ve previously only seen one static shot, but Ferrari has now released pictures of the 458 Challenge in action as the race car was taken out on the Vallelunga race track in Italy. This was so that the two drivers testing the car – Maurizio Mediani (Italy) and Jaime Melo (Argentina) – can help in the fine tuning of the vehicle.
The race car will use the standard road car’s 4.5-litre V8 with 570 hp/540 Nm, while stripping the rest of the car down to the essentials and adding a race suspension setup. 19-inch Pirelli slicks and new generation Brembo CCM2 brakes have also been added. The 458 will take part in the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli that will branch out an Asia-Pacific series in 2011. Click here for more details on Maranello’s latest race car.
Pics after the jump.
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Ahh seeing this car esp after watching clarkson’s review on top gear, man i having a crisis!!!!!
its more suited to be a track car. JC complained about the location of signal indicator switch, headlight switch, wiper switch, ignition switch — all in wrong position – the steering wheel!! LOL.. and oh… the speedo also overlap with GPS nav. You know where you are, but you don’t know how fast you are
Would prefer this car to do battle with the rest of the best GT racecars in the world, rather than with its own kind..
GT race? just leave that one to the japs…
i dont know but i always find it harder to pronounce 458. with f430, it just flows out of my mouth.but 458 is wayy sexier than 430