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2011 Ferrari 458 Challenge at Bologna
The 458 Challenge boasts a host of upgrades over itsroad-legal sibling to make it race worthy when it hits the grid in Ferrari’sone-make race series from 2011. The Ferrari 458 Challenge will make worldpremiere at the 35th edition of the Bologna Motor Show in Italy, which runs forthe public from December 4 to 12.
Ferrari is also displaying a variety of other racing modelsfrom the past and present at its Bologna Motor Show stand, including a 430 GTCowned by the AF Corse team Ferrari and an F1 model. Ferrari’s engineers havemade modifications to the gear ratios and calibration of its dual-clutch F1gearbox to further improve torque at lower revs. While the Challenge keeps the458 Italia’s direct injection 4.5-liter V8 with an output of 570 hp at 9,000rpm intact.
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