The Ferrari 458 Italia continues to go from strength to strength and has garnered over 30 international awards in its short career. Yesterday, it added two further plaudits to that collection at the International Engine of the Year Awards when its V8 was voted 'Best Performance Engine' and 'Best Engine Above 4 Litres'. The success being enjoyed by the 458 Italia wîth both critics
And public alike crosses all borders it has won awards in a host of different nations from the ÚSA to the Far East and Europe. In the ÚS, the mid-rear V8 was named 'World Performance Car of the Year'. It was also named 'Car of the Year' by the Robb Report. Maranello, 19th May The Ferrari 458 Italia continues to go from strength to strength and has garnered over 30 international awards in its short career.
The success being enjoyed by the 458 Italia wîth both critics and public alike crosses all borders– it has won awards in a host of different nations from the ÚSA to the Far East and Europe. In the ÚS, the mid-rear V8 was named 'World Performance Car of the Year'. It was also named 'Car of the Year' by the Robb Report and topped the New York Times rankings.
The engine is a dry-sump 90 degree V8 wîth a displacement of 4499 cc and
is mid-rear mounted. It is an entirely new design engineered to reach a
maximum of 9,000 rpm a first on a road car wîth a high 12.5:1
compression ratio and maximum power output of 570 CV. This equates to an
outstanding power output of 127 CV/litre, a new benchmark for a
naturally-aspirated production engine.
The generous torque available 540 Nm at 6000 rpm, wîth over 80 per cent available from 3250 rpm ensures rapid pick-up from all revs. The specific torque output of 120 Nm/l is another record. The design of the engine components has been influenced by the carry-over of racing technology F1 in particular for maximum fluid-dynamic efficiency in order to achieve both performance and fuel consumption objectives, and meet the most stringent international emissions restrictions.
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