To sound like a pretentious software engineer, or possibly a Ferrari press release, this doesn’t feel like it has the electronics as a barrier, more an enabling technology. Eat, sleep, race, repeat. It’s pretty much as it says from the mouthful of a name: Aperta simply means ‘open’ in Italian, and this is the convertible hard-top variant of the hardcore 458 Speciale.What that means is that this is a Spider with slightly more tangy venom than standard. Ferrari 458 Italia 4.5 2dr. Search pre-owned Ferrari 458 Italia listings to find the best Los Angeles, CA deals. Owners could choose from having a new engine installed by their dealer, having the engine removed and the work done by Ferrari North America or having a new crankshaft and bearings installed at the dealership.After the Ferrari 458 Italia had been reported to cost much more in China than the United States, the Chinese Automobile Dealers Association (CADA) began working in conjunction with the National Development and Reform Commission for possible price-fixing, despite automakers' claim of a 24% import tariff, 17% value-added tax, and a consumption tax having been added to the car's price.V8 sports car manufactured by Ferrari as a successor to the Ferrari F430 It’s going to disappear. All other cars were modified by replacing the adhesive with mechanical fasteners.In 2012, Ferrari recalled certain 2011 and 2012 US market cars because the engine could seize suddenly and possibly cause a crash. So you may have got an inkling from the extra vents and stripes on the outside, but it’s not until you drive it that you realise how special the Speciale really is. 2 door Automatic Petrol Coupe. It is estimated that between five and ten cars were destroyed through accidents each season, meaning that somewhere between 25 and 50 458 Challenge cars have been lost with the remaining cars possibly numbering less than 100. The 458’s engine is a 4.5-liter V8 gem that likes it best at around 8,000 rpm and above, when it literally sounds like nothing else on the road. The car's exterior styling and features were designed for aerodynamic efficiency, producing downforce of 140 kg (309 lb) at 200 km/h (120 mph).The 2012 458 Italia China Edition is a limited (20 units) version of the 458 Italia for the Chinese market, built to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Ferrari in China since the first Ferrari, a 348 TS, was ordered in Beijing. Yes, it’s docile enough through town - drop through a wormhole from 1970, and you’d fall over that a car with this much performance could be quite so easy to drive - but once you nail the throttle with the roof down on a good road, your grin will circumnavigate your entire head.First, the obvious stuff. In Ferrari's first official announcement of the car, the 458 was described as the successor to the F430 but arising from an entirely new design, incorporating technologies developed from the company's experience in The 458 is powered by a 4,497 cc (4.5 L; 274.4 cu in) engine of the The brakes include a prefill function whereby the pistons in the calipers move the pads into contact with the discs on lift off to minimize delay in the brakes being applied.Ferrari's official 0–100 km/h (62 mph) acceleration is 3.4 seconds.In keeping with Ferrari tradition, the body was designed by The interior design of the Ferrari 458 Italia was done by Bertrand Rapatel (Director of Ferrari Interior Design), a French automobile designer. In fact, it’s only when you switch it fully off that you realise how hard the bytes have been working - the back end comes around much more quickly, and will go all the way if you let it - though the mark of a well-balanced car in the first place is that it doesn’t do so viciously. Trade Seller. I looked up at where the 458 T mule had disappeared off to, thought about giving chase, and then headed in the opposite direction instead. All I know is that you can brake hard enough to feel like you’ve been doing sit-ups all day. It is distinguished by its Marco Polo Red body colour, golden dragon graphic on the front bonnet, gold and black livery stripes symbolising a racing track, gold painted wheels, gold aeroelastic winglets, gold embroidery on the car's head rests, engine start button inscribed with the simplified Chinese characters for 'start' and a '20th Anniversary Special Edition' plaque on the dash.