Ferrari 458 Speciale is our Frankfurt Fantasy

10 years, 6 months ago - 30 September 2013, Autoblog
Ferrari 458 Speciale is our Frankfurt Fantasy
This is the Ferrari 458 Speciale, and while its name might underwhelm, its performance and lineage more than make up for it.

The successor to the proud line of hot, higher-performance, mid-engined Ferraris like the 360 Challenge Stradale and 430 Scuderia, the 458 Speciale is blessed with a 596-horsepower, 4.5-liter V8 and the ability to skip to 100 km per hour in three seconds. It also comes with a not-so-subtle racing stripe, which we like.

Thanks to a scarcely believable curb weight of 2,844 pounds, special Michelin Pilot Sport cup 2 tires, and a few tweaks to the electronic diff, the Speciale is quite a dancer as well. Naturally, Ferrari is showing off the newest member of the scuderia at Frankfurt.