Reviews of the 2005 Ferrari F430 Spider:

The latest sports car from Ferrari is the F430 with a 4308 cc engine and a larger 81 mm stroke which allows the engine to rev higher and harder. The F430 steering wheel resembles those found on the F1 cars like the Enzo Ferrari. Features on the steering wheel include horn, a red starter button, and you can access the rotary knob which controls a 5-setting adjustment for the cars stability control and traction, transmission program, active dampers, and E-diff. The Ferrari F430 has settings for normal conditions, ice, racing, slippery roads, and ASR-off. The dashboard and instruments are easy to read with a yellow faced rev-counter, the redesigned bucket seats put in F1 mode, rotary switches control the HVAC system, leather trim surrounds the dash. The new Ferrari truly does set the standard in performance and design which all future sports cars can try to emulate. We found an excellent site for resources (used F430's with right hand drive, left hand drive) at Ferrarif430.com.

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With a sequential manual transmission - a manual transmission minus a clutch pedal, controlled through two paddle shifters on either side of the steering wheel, one shifter for up and one for down, this fantasy car acts just like the F1 machine that Michael Schumacher drives. Price tags are around $200,000 for the exotic sports car. That's only the beginning since engine oil runs about $70 per quart and routine 3,000 mile tune-ups are necessary which can cost $1000's. The highlighted features of the Ferrari F430 are listed below:

• 4.3 Liter V8 Engine
• Body design : Pininfarina
• Engine location : Mid-longitudinally mounted
• Valvetrain : 5 valves / cylinder, DOHC
• Power : 483 bhp / 360 KW @ 8500 rpm
• Torque : 465 Nm / 343 ft lbs @ 5250 rpm
• Top Speed : 315 km/h / 196 mph
• 0-60 mph Acceleration : 3.9 seconds

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Ferrari Wallpaper - F430 - F50:

The Ferrari F430 has made many a man a dreamer with thoughts of driving down the autobahn at 200 MPH in the worlds most exotic street legal race car. Many have succumbed to the fact that they will never own one, but they can download pictures and screensavers to have their computers. Ferrariworld.com offers the F430 screensaver, while Exoticcarsite.com/pages/ferrari_430_spider.htm has dozens of high quality desktop background images (wallpaper photos) in detailed resolution for free. Other sites carrying Ferrari F430 wallpaper pictures are Seriouswheels.com and Rsportscars.com. For Ferrari downloads and more exotic sports cars, check out Andreoni.com/downloads.htm.

Ferrari F430 Versus Porsche - Lotus - Lamborghini:

Surely the Ferrari F430 can holds its own against any street legal exotic car, but we wanted to see what users thought. We asked them if they could own 1 sports car, what would it be? The answer was a consistent - Lamborghini Diablo. It appears that while Porsches and Ferrari's are nice, the Lamborghini sports cars have added appeal as being rarer and more exotic. While I must admit that I do see plenty of Porsches and the occasional Ferrari, I never see Lamborghini's on the roads. I too remember the Lamborghini from the Cannonball Run movie that just seemed to explode off the screen as it accelerated down the desert highways. I used to own a Honda Interceptor (street racing motorcycle) and the only car that even sounded similar to those high revving motorcycle engines was the Lamborghini. In terms of affordability, the Porsche Carrera gives you much more for the money than the other exotics listed above. If you are truly searching for an exotic sports car, we suggest trying Autoexotic.com. They are in the business of finding exotic sports cars that fit your requirements.

Ferrari Dealers - Import Car Dealers:

Los Angeles Ferrari dealers and Orange County ferrari import dealers are the places to find the best deals on the West Coast. The most famous Ferrari Dealership is in Beverly Hills and their website can be found at Ferraribeverlyhills.com. Their address is 2036 S Westgate Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90025 and the phone # is (310) 481-0190. Their inventory includes the Ferrari F430, 612 Scaglietti ($249,000), 599 GTB Fiorano, 360 CHALLENGE STRADALE ($215,000), 360 F1 SPIDER ($215,000), 360F MODENA ($175,000), and the 575M F1 ($189,000). For the best import exotic car dealer, go to Exotics4less.com, they offer Ferraris for sale, Lamborghinis for sale, Porsche, Mercedes, Lotus, Aston Martin, Bentley, BMW, and Jaguar. .

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