I had to start a new topic for this...

[jb9193]

The first one I've actually seen on the road, looks so good! Also sounded amazing.
Does anyone know what kind of Plate that is though?

Ferrari 458 Italia



Opinions on this car?...

[Rocksteadyeddie]

[chrisxr2]

3 exhausts, thats a bit barry boy.

[andy43]

Personally, compared to a Gallardo, no contest - the Lambo wins.
Not that I'll be in a position to choose either in this lifetime
TBH, I prefer the F355 - anything newer has gone a bit, well, footballer.

[Fartgalen]

Oh, that does look gorge !

I'd guess they're some sort of trade plates.

[Finbarr saunders]

The front looks mean but the rear looks

[b9boy]

That looks fantastic although the exhausts look overdone!

Those arent UK trade plates but as the car is LHD they are likely to be foreign but never seen a plate like that before!

WHat a stunner of a car. Suddenly makes the 'Gallardo vs baby Ferrari' decision much harder!!!!

[jb9193]

andy43 said:

Personally, compared to a Gallardo, no contest - the Lambo wins.
Not that I'll be in a position to choose either in this lifetime
TBH, I prefer the F355 - anything newer has gone a bit, well, footballer.

Isn't it a bit out of the Gallardo's league? I could be wrong though...

[andy43]

jb9193 said:

andy43 said:

Personally, compared to a Gallardo, no contest - the Lambo wins.
Not that I'll be in a position to choose either in this lifetime
TBH, I prefer the F355 - anything newer has gone a bit, well, footballer.

Isn't it a bit out of the Gallardo's league? I could be wrong though...

The intricacies of Ferrari pricing is sadly not something I know much about - if it's on the same price plan as a Murci, then the Ferrari is the one that fell right down from the very top of the Ugly tree, snapped every branch on the way down, then got hit by a bus. It is not pretty. Sorry.

Lambo


Ferrari

Edited by andy43 on Friday 21st May 20:33

[Munter]

chrisxr2 said:

3 exhausts, thats a bit barry boy.

How does that work I wonder. V12? 4 cylinders per exhaust? Or V8 and I have no idea!

[OnTheOverrun]

I think the plates are Turkish diplomatic or temporary customs plates.

[AndrewW-G]

Munter said:

chrisxr2 said:

3 exhausts, thats a bit barry boy.

How does that work I wonder. V12? 4 cylinders per exhaust? Or V8 and I have no idea!

V8 with 4 outlets, leading into 3 dummy exhausts exiting out the back with centre of the 3 shared by two pipes

[dougc]

AndrewW-G said:

Munter said:

chrisxr2 said:

3 exhausts, thats a bit barry boy.

How does that work I wonder. V12? 4 cylinders per exhaust? Or V8 and I have no idea!

V8 with 4 outlets, leading into 3 dummy exhausts exiting out the back with centre of the 3 shared by two pipes

Same as F40?

[5678]

dougc said:

AndrewW-G said:

Munter said:

chrisxr2 said:

3 exhausts, thats a bit barry boy.

How does that work I wonder. V12? 4 cylinders per exhaust? Or V8 and I have no idea!

V8 with 4 outlets, leading into 3 dummy exhausts exiting out the back with centre of the 3 shared by two pipes

Same as F40?

IIRC one of those was a direct outlet from the wastegate? The 458 is NA, no?

[Patrick Bateman]

I have no idea how anyone could consider the 458 as ugly.

[OlberJ]

Does it not have the active exhaust system where the 3rd outlet is only used over certain revs and gives that dual sound?

[Great Pretender]

5678 said:

dougc said:

AndrewW-G said:

Munter said:

chrisxr2 said:

3 exhausts, thats a bit barry boy.

How does that work I wonder. V12? 4 cylinders per exhaust? Or V8 and I have no idea!

V8 with 4 outlets, leading into 3 dummy exhausts exiting out the back with centre of the 3 shared by two pipes

Same as F40?

IIRC one of those was a direct outlet from the wastegate? The 458 is NA, no?

and

[A911DOM]

Very pretty car (and Im NOT a Fezza fan at all)

My biggest complaint is that it has been sculpted to the point that it just looks like a plastic mould - but otherwise, its gonna grab most peoples attention Im sure!

[5678]

Great Pretender said:

5678 said:

dougc said:

AndrewW-G said:

Munter said:

chrisxr2 said:

3 exhausts, thats a bit barry boy.

How does that work I wonder. V12? 4 cylinders per exhaust? Or V8 and I have no idea!

V8 with 4 outlets, leading into 3 dummy exhausts exiting out the back with centre of the 3 shared by two pipes

Same as F40?

IIRC one of those was a direct outlet from the wastegate? The 458 is NA, no?

and

Thought so.

From a little digging on here it seems the third exhaust is purely there from a styling perspective. Also seen mention that two flaps from the main exhausts feed into it. Nothing definitive though.

[Ozzie Osmond]

Patrick Bateman said:

I have no idea how anyone could consider the 458 as ugly.

+1 Ferrari's return to form.

I suspect the nay-sayers find the latest Hyundai almost irresistible....