Largely hand-built in Italy, like other Ferraris, the F430 features an aerodynamic shape that incorporates contemporary competition technologies — specifically, a flat underbody and a large rear diffuser, which increase downforce.
- Upper and lower air intakes sit to the rear of each door
- Enormous, nearly flat back window allows V-8 to be seen from the outside
- Four round taillights sit high on the deck, flanking a relatively subtle spoiler
- Four exhaust outlets
- Long nacelles behind seats in convertible trail into the rear deck, alongside the engine’s viewing panel
Ferraris are known for snug cockpits, and the F430’s two-passenger space is no exception. There’s a red engine-start button and as the offered vehicle is F1 models so it has got paddles control the operation of the automatic gearbox.
The F430 holds a 4.3-liter V-8 that develops 490 horsepower at 8,500 rpm and 342 pounds-feet of torque at 5,250 rpm. Ferrari says the Formula One-derived sequential gearbox cuts shift times down to 150 milliseconds.
- E-Diff electronic differential optimizes traction
- Steering-wheel-mounted commutator switch controls vehicle dynamics systems
- Antilock brakes
- Electronic stability system
- Traction control
