Its coming...
#1
02-11-2009, 09:42 AM
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Its coming...
The 430 successor spotted! Spied Ferrari F430 Successor Sports F142 Codename - worldcarfans
Sorry i couldn't post pics myself, not enough time while im at work.
Sorry i couldn't post pics myself, not enough time while im at work.
#2
02-11-2009, 09:47 AM
Ferrari has begun its chassis testing programme for the successor to the F430. The car has a sticker badge on the side of the window with the name "F142" which is supposedly the codename for it. The mule spied in these pictures looks like an F430 but it has bigger air intakes and a wide central exhaust just under the number plate at the rear. The wheel case at the front wheels is modified hinting to a different wheelbase from the F430.
Recent theories claim the F430 replacement will be badged the F450 with a 4.5-litre V8 engine. Power should be in the mid 500hp (373kW) area which would be up from the F430's current 483hp (360kW). It is due out on showroom floors in early 2010 and should eventually spawn other versions like a Scuderia and a Spider. Before that a public appearance may happen this coming October.
Recent theories claim the F430 replacement will be badged the F450 with a 4.5-litre V8 engine. Power should be in the mid 500hp (373kW) area which would be up from the F430's current 483hp (360kW). It is due out on showroom floors in early 2010 and should eventually spawn other versions like a Scuderia and a Spider. Before that a public appearance may happen this coming October.
#4
02-11-2009, 11:37 AM
#5
02-11-2009, 01:26 PM
If I may interject with an opinion...
If this car is in fact code-named internally as F142, then it is most likely the mule for the next V12 road car or the Enzo replacement.
Factory code names (F149 for the California) go by engine type, not chassis type.
The engine type for the Enzo is F140B (chassis type F140); the engine type for the 599 is F140C (chassis type F141). The engine type for the F430 is F136 E (chassis type F131E); the engine type for the 430 Scuderia is F136ED (chassis type F131 EB/L).
If this is really code name F142, then it's either the 599 replacement (612's engine type is F133F, chassis type F137) or the Enzo replacement. While this may seem odd in a shoddily-dressed F430, keep in mind that the Enzo test mule was a chassis-lengthened 348.
Just my two Lira.
If this car is in fact code-named internally as F142, then it is most likely the mule for the next V12 road car or the Enzo replacement.
Factory code names (F149 for the California) go by engine type, not chassis type.
The engine type for the Enzo is F140B (chassis type F140); the engine type for the 599 is F140C (chassis type F141). The engine type for the F430 is F136 E (chassis type F131E); the engine type for the 430 Scuderia is F136ED (chassis type F131 EB/L).
If this is really code name F142, then it's either the 599 replacement (612's engine type is F133F, chassis type F137) or the Enzo replacement. While this may seem odd in a shoddily-dressed F430, keep in mind that the Enzo test mule was a chassis-lengthened 348.
Just my two Lira.
#7
02-11-2009, 03:06 PM
^^^ I'm guessing its just a mule for the engine and suspension development? Not in terms of the actual looks.
They have been running around a F430 with a Twin Turbo V8 in there for development of the Enzo predecessor.
They have been running around a F430 with a Twin Turbo V8 in there for development of the Enzo predecessor.
#9
02-11-2009, 03:36 PM
+1. I trust McCoy. My guess would be a TT V8 in this (as a possible engine choice for the next Ferrari hyper car. I just wonder if it's too soon for there to be an Enzo replacement already. Then again, if they're going back to a TT V8 (a la the F40), I'm sure a lot of development is required. I guess that would explain why they are starting now.
#10
02-13-2009, 07:44 AM
+1. I trust McCoy. My guess would be a TT V8 in this (as a possible engine choice for the next Ferrari hyper car. I just wonder if it's too soon for there to be an Enzo replacement already. Then again, if they're going back to a TT V8 (a la the F40), I'm sure a lot of development is required. I guess that would explain why they are starting now.
Ferrari F450 will appear at Frankfurt
Thursday, February 12, 2009
From AUTOCAR
Ferrari will unveil its F430 replacement at Frankfurt in October, giving its biggest-selling model a life of just five years.
Code-named Ferrari F142 and expected to be christened Ferrari F450 in production, the new V8-powered car will be largely new, with few carryover components in the chassis or bodywork.
While it was only released in 2004, the Ferrari F430’s chassis was heavily based on the 360 Modena whose parts dated back to 1999.
Production of F430s has slowed recently, ahead of the F450’s start-of-production in July. Insiders who have seen the F450 insist it is one of the most beautiful Ferraris in years.
While details on the car are scant, it will run an enlarged version of the F430’s V8, equipped with direct injection giving an output of more than 500bhp from its 4.5-litre capacity, hence the F450 moniker.
The transmission will be a variant of the seven-speed dual-clutch system shared with the new California.
Linked to Ferrari’s steering-wheel mounted ‘manettino’ control, the dual-clutch transmission promises drivers a choice between quick sporty changes and relaxed automatic operation.
Ferrari has been working hard on weight reduction with its suppliers and the F450 is expected to take Alcoa’s advances in aluminium chassis technology to new heights.
Sources also suggest the F450 is already as fast around the Fiorano test track as the compromise-free F430 Scuderia.
But it will also ride more firmly than the Ferrari California, leaving buyers in no doubt about the focus of either car.
European Ferrari F450 sales are expected to begin late this year or early in 2010.
Michael Taylor