14 Facts About Ferrari 458

Ferrari 458 Italia is a mid-engine sports car produced by Ferrari.

The FFerrari 458 is the successor of the F430, and was first officially unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show.

In Ferrari's first official announcement of the car, the 458 was described as the successor to the F430 but arising from an entirely new design, incorporating technologies developed from the company's experience in Formula One.

Only transmission available on the Ferrari 458 is a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox by Getrag, in a different state of tune shared with the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG.

Interior design of the Ferrari 458 Italia was done by Bertrand Rapatel, a French automobile designer.

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Ferrari 458 Spider was introduced at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show.

Ferrari 458 Speciale was unveiled in 2013 at the Frankfurt Motor Show as the high performance variant of the Ferrari 458 Italia.

Ferrari 458 built six units of the Ferrari 458 Sergio in collaboration with Pininfarina in 2015 and sold it to handpicked customers.

Weight of the Ferrari 458 Challenge was reduced from the standard Ferrari 458 through the use of thinner body panels, carbon fibre replacement panels, and polycarbonate windows and windshield.

Ferrari 458 unveiled their new GTE class racer in 2011 to take part in Championships sanctioned by ACO and FIA.

In 2012, Ferrari developed a modified version of the 458 GT3 for Grand-Am.

The Ferrari 458 Speciale won Top Gear's Supercar of the Year 2013 and James May's Car of the Year.

Ferrari 458 responded later that it was aware of the fire-related cases, and was in the process of investigating them.

In 2012, Ferrari 458 recalled certain 2011 and 2012 US market cars because the engine could seize suddenly and possibly cause a crash.