New Ferrari F450 Mule Spy Video

Listen to the new 4.5-liter engine

By Zack Newmark
April 29, 2009 5:44 PM
Filed Under: European, Ferrari, Spy Photos

New video of the Ferrari F450 Mule has been sent in to us from one of our spies on the frontlines. Shown in two minutes of video as it takes laps on a race track, we get to see the car driven the way a Ferrari was meant to be driven.

First, a few speculative points about the car. The rear wheel drive F450 should receive at least a 500hp 4.5 liter V8, mated to the California's double-clutch gearbox. It has been rumored that the power output will top the F430 Scuderia's 520hp, possibly by increasing the maximum rpm to 10,000, while tuning the cooling system. The bigger air intakes, seen very clearly at 1:37 into the video, could be a part of this system.

This car looks to have a bigger front end, and we get another look at the exhaust pipes that flank the center of the car's rear end. The side sills also look to be have some taped up bits, seen at about 1:19. The car definitely sounds great, and even runs the track pretty well. Towards the end of the video, we get a few slow and steady shots of the car and a sister mule as they pull out onto the open road.

Look for more spy pics and spy video of the new Prancing Horse as its debut draws nearer. The Ferrari F450 is expected to debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September.

 

Comments

diadora001
April 29, 2009 6:38 PM
Doesn't look any different... couldn't they be a little more creative? But of course it sounds great!

911fnatic
April 29, 2009 7:04 PM
That's why its a MULE and not the final car, i.e. a test car that has the old body but all the new inner-workings of the new car.

kimbo
April 29, 2009 7:09 PM
Yeah, looks like F430!! lol @ diadora - it's a test mule!


Edited by user on April 29, 2009 at 7:10 PM
Airbag
April 29, 2009 7:10 PM
And we have a future Nobel Laureate here.

porschecarreragtmay6
April 29, 2009 11:23 PM
If you look at 1:21 or more towards the end of the video, on the back of the yellow one it plainly says "BRAKE TEST". Witch probably means the red one is closer to what it will actually look like..

Yellow Mule for - "BRAKE TEST" + Performance

Red mule for - Aerodynamic testing

benz_man
April 29, 2009 7:30 PM
OH, the shifts are SO quick...

djcocum
April 29, 2009 9:06 PM
Maybe it has a double clutch transmission

benz_man
April 30, 2009 4:42 PM
It does, that's what I'm talking about!

Quench
April 29, 2009 7:47 PM
I doubt it's the test of the new engine. There are no additional air intakes like on the second red mule. Most probably it's a brake test. Look at the taped badge close to the exhaust at 1.21 ! It clearly states "BRAKE TEST" !

adottkiddy
April 29, 2009 8:16 PM
WHOAH.....10,000 RPM

adottkiddy
April 29, 2009 8:18 PM
have u noticed the front wheels come from a Maserati Quattroporte GTS

chris25
April 29, 2009 9:32 PM
Well they had told before that there will be 7 speed gearbox with double clutch. The sound of the engine is interesting but it sounds low & quick acceleration.

vilivo
April 29, 2009 10:03 PM
And the body will look like a R8

porschecarreragtmay6
April 29, 2009 11:21 PM
If you look at 1:21 or more towards the end of the video, on the back of the yellow one it plainly says "BRAKE TEST". Witch probably means the red one is closer to what it will actually look like.

Yellow Mule for - "BRAKE TEST" + Performance

Red mule for - Aerodynamic testing

themadboy
May 1, 2009 12:25 AM
ha ha, you're right! I've just noticed: "Brake test" on the yellow one. And is just me or the rims look a bit bigger?

eme7
April 30, 2009 1:32 AM
still ugly and front hole are more square...I thing the engine must be the new thing

DolceRides
April 30, 2009 10:30 AM
the high rpm sound doesnt sound as good as the current one i think

mortz
April 30, 2009 12:38 PM
love those quick gear changes, sounds pleasant too. Cant wait for the release, they will properly hit the nurburgring since its the latest car company battle at the moment.

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