Sunday 9 March 2014

Ferrari 458 Italia... This is a realy Hot Car?


Italia - a beautiful country located in southern Europe is famous for its cuisine, the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the production of amazing cars. Italians like nobody knows August to design and create beautiful forms. National pride is a recognizable company like no other in the world: Ferrari.
The company was founded by Enzo Ferrrari created such wonders as the F40 and F50, Dino classic that reaches the sky-high prices at auctions or ultra-fast announced LaFerrari and has a rich history in Formula 1 But today we will focus on contemporary form it is a beautiful model 458 Italia.
Some dry facts:

  • Engines - Ferrari V8 4.8 L 570 hp
  • Curb weight - 1380 kg
  • Gearbox - Semi-automatic 7-speed sequential F1
  • Acceleration to 100 km / h - 3,4 s
  • Maximum speed: 325 km / h

I took 458 at Monza because I like to be able to test this otherwise beautiful car elsewhere than on this wonderful track in sunny Italy. I'll start the engine, the new V8 power gives a very linear, even harmoniously and in any gear speeds without any problem, the acceleration of flows with speed. I tested the car on the hard tires Sports and worried about the grip but was outstanding, good road feel but Tires since at the limit of grip squeal like teenagers who saw the band One Direction. Trailer does not tend to over-tilting of a suspension of a suitable hardness. Although time was palpable understeer.

Working suspension is a little too blunt. The thing that worries me is some anesthesia of the car, I know that in reality it is a great car but in the world of Gran Turismo is too smooth, too polite for a Ferrari. It allows you to play even though I lack the focus to what we announced appearance, beautiful shape and is red. Gearbox is working great and well-chosen gear in automatic mode. Although the 458 gives us a lot of room to play, in true 458 is an electronic system that I call the drifter. Can it control the differential and at the exit of the turn accordingly selects a value that you just press a gas and Italia same drift. The GT car is very easy to master drifting, I think it did move an real life perfectly, though still fortresses that GT really softened the character of this beautiful car. He drove a competitor, McLaren MP4-12C, and here I have to admit, McLaren is firmer car from Italy.
In conclusion, in the world of GT Ferrari 458 Italia gives a lot of fun for ease of handling and drift but personally I was expecting something else. He leaves me with some wanting more ...
So to sweeten yourself this test had my 458 on the track in the wet Tsukuba with standard tires, it was great fun! Check it out the video of the test at Monza and Tsukuba. 

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