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The new Ferrari F450 will feature a massively enhanced technical spec compared with the outgoing F430, Autocar has learned from well placed sources in Italy.

The F450 will feature engineering ideas from Ferrari’s F1 and GT racing programmes, including radiators ahead of the front wheels, a double-clutch seven-speed transaxle gearbox, understeer-cancelling software and an upgraded version of the Scuderia’s traction control.

The lightweight aluminium structure of the new car will als...Read the full article

I know the pictures shown are just renderings created by Autocar designers, but if this is close to what we will be getting......  it's a very Lamborghiniesque in design.

No KERS?

Yeah it made me think of Lamborghini too. Big improvement over the recent Ferrari designs like the F50 and Enzo. I wonder how nice the hybrid will drive...

Please God don't let it be another gurning idiot minger like all recent Ferraris. With the F430 I find myself saying, "Yeah, O.K, it's a bit of a stoat, but you should try driving it..." Please Ferrari, a car we don't have to be mildly embarrassed to like this time, please.

Autocar:

including radiators ahead of the front wheels,

 Pretty sure the 360 and F430 had this too...

sierra:

No KERS?

Apart from some of the 'KERS that drive them.  (Oh alright, I am a little bit jealous).

This is the worst article that I read for years.

 

 1.Transaxel gearbox????!--------transaxel gearbox may have cars with front engine and rear wheel drive.
2.understeer-cancelling software---------This sound like naming AC "no sweating system"....The electronic-diff is tuned to offer a balance betwen under and oversteer.
3.The F450 may be revealed at December’s LA motor show as a concept featuring a future hybrid powertrain.------when did ferrari preface any of its cars?????????????????????????? And when any of a car makers preface a non hybrid car by a hybrid concept??????????????
4.....and its engineering was finished some time ago------------If its true(but i doubt) why ferrari is running test with prototypes of the car?
5.Unlike the launch of the F430, when both Spider and coupé broke cover at the same time-----------This not happen!!!!!!
7.Although the F450 will employ cutting-edge tech, it won’t initially adopt any of the new patents that Ferrari recently applied for, including twin-turbo, direct-injection V8 petrol engines and all-wheel-drive hybrid technologies.-----------even you say numerous times before that will feature direct-injection.

 

 

Shame on you autocar!!!!!

That's a fairly duious post there, yourself, Arhimede...

I think it looks a bit anodyne to be honest. Am hoping that the actual car that gets made looks a little less generic than these renderings.

 

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The looks are great I bet the speed and handling is great and I think the car is great

 It looks soooooo like a lamborghini Gallardo, And anyway... It just does not fit in with the rest of the family. Very Poor styling effort,

But i like it!!!!!!!!!!