How to build a Ferrari 458 Italia engine

13 years, 4 months ago - 4 August 2011

Generally speaking, we prefer driving cars to building them. Still, you can't do the former if the latter isn't taken care of.

And since one of the cars at the top of our "must drive" list is the Ferrari 458 Italia, naturally we're curious to see what it takes to put one together. Thankfully for us, then, Ferrari brought a video crew into its Maranello, Italy factory, and we're gifted a first-hand view of an engine coming to life.

The Prancing Horse's 4.5-liter V8 produces 562 horsepower and 398 pound-feet of torque. That's enough energy to move the 458 Italia from 0-100 km/h in around 3.4 seconds. Keep the gas to the floor and you'll eventually see 325 km/h.