Ferrari F430 Challenge Stradale Spy Photos

[fsandys]

Originally Posted by DeMoN After watching 5th Gear, I am quite affraid that the CS lacks what the Challenge lacked, sound improovement. Vicki said that the replacement of them tubes made sound change.

, did I miss something???? was this recently?

[fsandys]

I'm still concerned about that above post


Can someone confirm that these (particularly the yellow ones) are just challenges and not potential CSs?

[bmagni]

the yellow one has everything ro be a challenge, except the exhausts, when were this pics taken ?

[fsandys]

Thats pretty much exactly what I said, i just wanted confirmation.

I have no idea when they were taken I'm afraid bmagni

[DeMoN]

5th Gear, vicky, tested the Challenge version and said that about the muffler

[fsandys]

But it was the 360 right? and not 430 :s

[dingo]

Originally Posted by fsandys But it was the 360 right? and not 430 :s

Have a look on the JW homepage and you will see a link to the F430 Challenge video......so its not the 360 test.

[fsandys]

Then surely its not a CS which is what I was worried about having missed!

[tom333]

These are def challenges and not road cars.

Photoshop Time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

430 stradale here we come!

[TopGearNL]

Those are the essential trackcars looking at them, not the Challenge Stradale roadcars

[Spijker]

Hey tom333, why are you posting in very old topics, you don't even add something that is usefull....

[stmoritzer]

@ tom333





as Spijker said, why do you bump old topics without adding anything?

[chest3r]

tom33 is the JW expert in taking topics out of the grave.

I'm always opening old topics thinking there are some recent news but no... false alarm.... it's just tom33 posting !! :wall:

[blue8]

<Sorry for the double post. Please delete this>

[blue8]

From World Car Fans:
(been a long time since the last update)

Here are latest photos of the upcoming Ferrari F 430 Challenge Stradale. They were taken on a test drive in Germany.

The F430 Challenge is getting ready for the streets of the world. The Challenge Stradale is Ferrari’s answer to Porsche’s RS-models, and both of them use almost the same recipe. While Porsche makes the RS-models lighter but keep the same horsepower as the base GT3, Ferrari gives the CS not just a lighter body but also some more power .

The standard F430 delivers 490 bhp and the Stradale is believed to give away at least 520 bhp and about 100 kg less weight. The biggest visible change are the exhaust pipes that got moved up a bit and are producing a lot of great music to all Ferrari fans out there. Could be that Ferrari is recording the sound to sell it as a CD for all those who can’t afford to buy the car? Not really, but it’s not such a bad idea. The microphone that is visible at the exhaust pipes on the photos does help Ferrari at least to make it as loud as legal.

Due to safety regulations around the world the door windows are not made of plastic anymore like on the 360 CS and the wheels have 5 normal lug bolts instead of one center bolt like on the Challenge cars.

The inside of the doors is completely made of carbon to keep the weight down. Other light weight tricks include magnesium sport wheels and the carbon grille in the back that also helps to enhance engine cooling. It looks like the brakes are upgraded with bigger discs, the soft Pirelli P-Zero tires give the car enormous grip, and the interior is completed with deep sport seats. Expect the Challenge Stradale to hit the roads in the beginning of 2007.