Breaking News: Ferrari 458 GT2 looks ready to eat up the competition!!

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12-08-2010, 03:47 PM

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This is such a bittersweet car, leaving my head in complete disarray. I hate the way the normal 458 looks, but I LOVE the way the 458 Challenge looks. But this ... looks ... horrid. Pininfarina did not design that front bumper. And what are those vents in the front hood cooling exactly?

Think I'm gonna have to agree with you on that one, Joxy... this one just looks tacky.

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12-08-2010, 03:53 PM

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The hood vents extract air. This is often used for helping with front downforce besides cooling. If this car has radiators or oil coolers in front, it could also have ducting on the backside leading to these vents.

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12-08-2010, 04:19 PM

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We'll be seeing a Patron GT2 458 car soon maybe?

We'll most likely see the Risi Competizione car first. It may be the one in the picture since they had plans on getting the car in December.

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12-08-2010, 09:57 PM

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I prefer this!

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12-08-2010, 10:04 PM

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And what are those vents in the front hood cooling exactly?

If not dinner in the trunk, then I will guess that much of the trunk area was removed and that they serve to release pressure coming through the bumper much like the vents do above the front wheels on the fenders. But alas I cannot see what is between the bumper, front axles, and hood.