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As spring already shows its best at many places, Ferrari´s latest convertible, the 458 Italia Spider, doesn´t want to be inferior. Also Wheelsandmore reveals his sunny disposition and completes their 458-program with finest carbon elements entitled “Perfetto”.
So far the luxury tuner limited all programs in producing handmade forged wheels, exhausts, performance enhancements and suspension components. Now Wheelsandmore offers an armada of perfectly fitting and weight reducing carbon components for the Ferrari 458 Italia.
For the exterior the German cartuner provides only 100% full carbon fibre parts as rear diffusor, fuel cap, rear fog lamp frames, mirrors and spoiler fins. The interior, trunk and engine compartment is refined with side panels, a custom-fit trunk tray and a final panel for the rear window trim. Even the wheelhousings and the entire under-floor can be refined by replacing the autoclave produced high-performance carbon-fibre components with a matte finish. Using all elements of the „Perfetto program“ will reduce the vehicle´s weight around 30 kgs.
Even with the previously offered, maximum power increasement up to 621hp, the company now offers a newly developed Carbonairbox. Many years of knowledge from the racing and motor sport gained in the realization of the larger and throughput-optimized box, which results in the new performance stage III and a significant power increase in the amount of additional 26 hp / 19 nm up to a final 647hp / 635 nm of output. This increasement is achieved by installation of manifolds, valve-controlled exhaust system, a software upgrade and the described carbon-airbox.
The „Perfetto“ creation is completed due customizable forged rims of the type 6Sporz², which are finished sizing 9.0×21″ with 245/30/21″ tires on the front and 12.5×21″ with 345/25/21“ Hankook S1Evo tires at the rear axle.
This year marks the 20th anniversary for Ferrari in China since the first Ferrari, a 348 TS, was ordered in Beijing. To celebrate this historical milestone, in a few weeks time Ferrari will inaugurate its first ever permanent brand exhibition outside of Maranello at the Italia Center of Shanghai World Expo Park. Covering 900 square metres the Ferrari Exhibition will last for three years and will feature some of the best collections from the Maranello Museum divided into five topics, including Ferrari in China, Green Technology, Product, Design and Racing.
Along with current and past Ferrari models, visitors will gain first-hand experience with a rich selection of images and videos made especially for this exhibition.
Another important element for the 20th anniversary celebration is the introduction of the 458 Italia special edition of only 20 cars dedicated exclusively to the China market. The car’s livery is characterised by unique Chinese elements and is finished in a brand new colour called Marco Polo Red specially developed for this exclusive car which will be presented at the inauguration of the Ferrari Exhibition at the Shanghai Expo Park’s Italian Center.
The inspiration behind the livery came from the longma theme which is an old Chinese idiom which means “the vigor and spirit of the legendary dragon-horse”. Dragon is a symbol of Chinese culture, standing for courage, passion and success, whilst Ferrari’s prancing horse logo is one of the most recognised symbols in the world representing Italian cultural identity and its unrivalled achievements in the design and engineering fields.
The 458 Italia is a very high performing and exclusive 8 cylinder mid-rear engined car which has won over 35 awards all around the world. The 458 Italia mixes very innovative technology with exclusivity and design and it perfectly encapsulates the passion and vitality of the longma spirit.
The most eye-catching element of the car’s exterior is the golden dragon on the front bonnet, which is offset by gold and black livery stripes symbolising a racing track. The image of the soaring dragon and the prancing horse on the front bonnet complement each other perfectly, and are the finishing touch to the car’s overall design. The symbols reflect both Chinese culture as well as Ferrari’s constant innovation.
This unique design is enhanced by gold finish to the rims and the aeroelastic winglets. The interior also reflects the unique longma spirit and the celebration of Chinese culture with gold embroidery on the car’s head rests, while the engine start button on each of the 20 cars is inscribed with the simplified Chinese characters for ‘start’, and a ‘20th Anniversary Special Edition’ plaque is set into the dash.
No matter how noble racer take her under her wing at Anderson Germany you can be sure that at the end of a striking super sports argument comes out. So also in the case of this Ferrari 599 GTB.
The house is already a child of poor parents: his six-liter V12 engine delivers 620 horsepower and front sends the production car already 608 Newton meters to the rear wheels. Sounds impressive? Not for the Anderson-boys! The help the 599 by software optimization and complete exhaust system too heavily insane 674 hp. Ferrari took the production car to 3.7 seconds from 0 to 100 km / h is missing, now only a suitable piece of asphalt highway with twenty percent slope, in order to press it below the magic 3.0 mark his acceleration. That the terminal velocity of the pimped-Racers Maranello 300 km / h mark breaks through with a looseness that is reminiscent of the filling of the legendary milk cuts, sees itself almost by itself
The look is clearly beneficial to the complete repainting of the Italian beauty in “Black Diamond Metallic Anderson Germany” that gets administered by delicate bright red racing stripes in a successful contrast ratio. In the same color, the choir also agree with one wheel: the fine three-piece suits are painted black and equipped with a red border. The dimensions are typical Anderson exquisite: the front wheels in the precious 9×21 inch decorate 245/30-21er rollers, while they measure on the drive axle whopping 12x21Zoll and are covered with rubber giant size 345/25-21.
German luxury tuner DMC celebrates the official premier of it’s 458 Italia “Milano” at the SEMA Motorshow 2011, and it’s a stunner.
While the engineers were able to come up with a beautiful body kit, it’s no doubt that the engine make-over is the true star of this car. Creating 610 hp vs. the regular 570 from the 4,5 L V8 engine makes anybody forget that this is the smallest of Ferraris currently available. Torque was increased from 540 Nm to 569 Nm, giving you that extra push upon starting your journey. And betold journey may be over sooner than you think, because DMC’s Italia is faster than 330 KM per hour, compared with the 325 km/h of the house stallion.
Supporting the increased performance are the carbon fiber parts presented in this kit: The wings located in the front bumper were re-engineered from visible carbon fiber, just as were the side skirts, the rear diffuser and the fog-light aprons. Most significant and certainly a unique signature of the kit is the pair of carbon fiber mirrors. They are, like all other components of this kit, molded stand-alone carbon fiber parts that exchange for the OEM items. Instead of using trims that cover OEM parts with a carbon layer, DMC’s engineers went back to the drawing board and manufactured these items from ground up:
After a thorough 3D scan of the original parts, the design was improved in the computer using CAD solutions. The computer images were then CNC’ed into a negative mold of these parts, using industry quality steel. It is these molds that are used to bake carbon fiber in a vacuum environment in auto-clave production ovens. The result are weight-saving, extremely light carbon fiber parts.
The newly designed 458 Italia exhaust system is made from t309 grade stainless steel and has performance driven 4-2-1 headers, and valved exhaust. It comes with protective heat shields to protect the stallion from high temperatures and increase performance lost from ‘heat soak’. The DMC heat shields also protect the vehicle in the case of leaking fluids igniting due to contact with the heat from an exhaust system. Compared with the original exhaust, DMC’s solution shaves a whopping 19 KG off the car, making the car lighter and performance-driven.
A remote to manually keep the exhaust valves open is available optionally, in markets that allow for this solution.
To complete the optical package, DMC presents a combination of 21″ and 22″ rims (9Jx21 front / 12Jx22 rear) that are meant to control the newly added power and carbon lightness of the car. As for Pneus, DMC is offering VA 255/30 ZR 21 and HA 335/25 ZR22 respectively, rounding up a perfect styling package for the 458 Italia.
DMC’s “Milano” Styling Kit is shown at SEMA booth No. 48146. We welcome you to see the car and enjoy the special sound package which was installed by Al&Ed, an audio sound specialist based in Hollywood.
