Posts tagged with “458 Italia”

Wil's private track called 'The Road'; photo Chris Benny

Road of dreams

To have a private race-track is truly something different, the ultimate luxury for one who loves Ferrari and extreme performances. Here is the story of dean wills, passionate Australian Ferrarista who tells how, after a three-year journey littered with obstacles, this dream finally became a reality
Usain Bolt with the 599 GTB Fiorano and 458 Italia

Usain Bolt: the man-machine

We all know that the human body is a machine of sorts. A perfect system of receptors capable of achieving unique and almost unbelievable things. Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt is a brilliant example of that perfection and achievement.
Paolo Nespoli, Massa and Chairman Luca di Montezemolo

Astronaut Paolo Nespoli test-drives the 458 Italia

He knows all about speed, but his exhilaration levels really did go sky-high when he got behind the wheel of a Ferrari: astronaut Paolo Nespoli visits Maranello
The novelist Garth Stein poses with the 458 Italia; photo Sinisha Nisevic

The write stuff

The hero of Garth Stein’s best-selling novel ‘The art of racing in the rain’ took a test drive in a Ferrari F430. So how would the man himself find the 458 Italia on the streets of Los Angeles? In an exclusive interview with The Official Ferrari Magazine, we spoke to the Seattle-based writer about his love of motor racing and the prancing horse
The 458 Italia on the track at Balocco; photo Gus Gregory

Technological connection

The Ferrari 458 Italia and California may have different personalities but both are true Ferraris. From Maranello to Milan, then through the mountains into Switzerland, we drive these most highly evolved of performance cars to the site of one of mankind’s greatest adventures – the Large Hadron Collider. First part: 458 Italia
body shop; photo Neil Bridge

458 Italia. Everything is ready – let’s assemble it

The engine has passed the test stand, the bodywork has passed quality control, all the other components will be ready right on time. It is time for assembly: a complex operation, requiring skills and great attention. Ready for the last emotion.