Ferrari F430 Successor: Let the Speculations Begin!

sefsdesign / Ferrari F430 Concept by Luca Serafini

By Thami Masemola
February 4, 2009 2:58 PM
Filed Under: European, Ferrari, Rumours

Ferrari's 6-year replacement cycle hints the Italian supercar brand is preparing to launch the successor to the successful F430 which first launched in 2004. The new car may be shown officially for the first time in October this year.

Rumour has it the sports car will be powered by a larger 4.5-litre V8 engine resulting in the new model adopting the F450 label. Like the F430 before it, the F450 would eventually come in a number of variants, including a Scuderia, a Spider and a Challenge. The picture from our files is an artist's rendition of what a possible pre-production concept of the model may look.

Sources claim European sales of the F450 would begin in January 2010.

Source: ferrarichat via jalopnik

Comments

dmanero
February 4, 2009 3:08 PM
Well it had to happen that Ferrari would come out with a new model to improve on the F430. Don't know how they can - the F430 is a beautiful and fast car as is.

And no offense to WCF, but as for the image is probably will be NOTHING like the image you uploaded. as it has no ferrari trends and plus it's plain as day ugly.

uzzie
February 5, 2009 3:38 PM
i agree, it looks more like a concept car which is going to run on hydrogen or batteries,

THERENAISSANCEMAN
February 4, 2009 3:59 PM
shiver me timbers ! how in the world did Maserati's grille/main air intake migrated into this Ferrari's nose ?

Kepe
February 4, 2009 4:03 PM
it's just an artist's rendering, something he thinks the F450 could look like. it has nothing to do with ferrari, except for the badges in the front.

ramharuk
February 4, 2009 4:06 PM
Hence the words Concept , pretty sure they will improve on it after all Ferrari is the benchmark in sports cars...

bernardo
February 4, 2009 4:26 PM
I still remember when those F430 artist rendering appeared on this very site...It looks awesome IMHO..too bad that ferrari wont get any close to that, judging by the california...which is by far the ugliest car on its segment.

Bristol411S3
February 4, 2009 6:34 PM
Didn't I read some time back that Ferrari was going to move to lighter, lower powered cars to better reflect how they think supercars will develop in the future? A F450 would seem to go against that.

alessandro
February 4, 2009 6:41 PM
Some loss of culture, degradation to the level of "new barbarian" society is unavoidale I'm afraid. It is visible on the paricular rendering too.

911fnatic
February 4, 2009 8:28 PM
I can't see a need for a replacement 430 but I'm sure Ferrari won't disappoint either way. The 430 is a beautiful piece of work, agreed on the ugliness of the California.

joshg_5
February 5, 2009 1:40 AM
It's tradition for Ferrari to replace every 6-years.

Innovation is what makes Ferrari Ferrari.

This car won't disappoint, unless they follow the hippie trend and downgrade the engine for emissions purposes... PRAY FOR A 4.5!!!

Looks like a Fisker Karma S actually more than a Ferrari or Maserati!

James2911
February 6, 2009 9:28 AM
Why not a 3.0L I6 twin turbo? It mayn't rev as high as a naturally aspirated engine, but torque would be increased. Some of Ferrari's best cars have been turbocharged, which bodes well for future models.

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