A full-body prototype of the Ferrari 450 was spied off the track during testing in Maranello, Italy. The company's next top model was spotted for the second time in a week following its first appearance, althought this time it is much harder to see the apparent LED light strip off the headlamps.
This car will be the successor to the Ferrari 450. Back in May, Ferrari officially announced the completed production of the last F430. That unit was especially built to raise funds for those affected by April's devastating earthquake in L'Aquila, Italy.
The F430 was more or less a freshening-up of the Ferrari 360, something which has led to a large amount of interest in the F450. The new unit has the same, steeply angled roof as its predecessor, and appears to also have some similarities at the front.
Previous spies have suggested that the car's V8 engine was relatively quiet at low-revs, but tapping the gas made the 500hp engine roar.
Unfortunately, this is all speculative due to the heavy amount of padding and tape used to cover up this car. The tri-tailpipe configuration at the back looks interesting, and could be used to replace the F430's quad-tailpipes. However, the exhaust on the prototype might be more of a placeholder than the final version. LEDs appear to be a part of the taillights as well.
Ferrari could introduce the F450 at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show.
Ferrari F450 full body prototype spied again
CarPix / Ferrari F450 full body prototype spy photo
By Zack Newmark
July 9, 2009 4:40 PM
Filed Under: European, Ferrari, Spy Photos, Supercars
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N20_Purge
July 9, 2009 6:39 PM
I like how this car is shaping up. A crossover between a Zonda and California, with exhausts from the F40. I hope those come on the production model too!
VegasBimmer
July 9, 2009 7:39 PM
this is going to be a much leaner, more lithe Ferrari! you can see that all the padding and air vents on the rear are decoys that obviously extend far off the actual body. the real air vent are at the trailing edge of the door windows. speaking of doors, the bottom edge of the door is accurate but there appears to be lots of build out on them when viewed from the rear meaning a much lower door window edge and thinner design. also, the front padding covers up a much lower, flatter real design. Ferrari seems to be making a large break with their more bulbous F430/F360 look here.
Edited by user on July 9, 2009 at 7:40 PM
eme7
July 10, 2009 12:04 AM
UGLY as the rest of the modern ferraris ...the last nice was the F355...my favorite and the best F40
jabba100
July 10, 2009 1:41 AM
Get with the times - modern Ferrari's are a beautiful mix of classic lines and modern curves
scratchy996
July 10, 2009 2:32 AM
same here , eme7 , the last pretty Ferrari was the F355, after that they look so... sterile.
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