TECH SPEC:FERRARI 458
STYLING
Prior Design PD458 aerodynamic body kit – installed and
painted by LTMW; Scuderia wing shields.TUNING
F136 4.5-litre V8; Sheepey Race twin-turbo kit – with twin
Precision 6062 Gen 2 .82A/R turbochargers; twin Hyper-Gate45
Turbosmart wastegates and Race-Port 50mm blow-off valves;
twin CSF air-to-water intercoolers custom-fabricated by Sheepey
Race, twin rear-mounted CSF heat exchangers; OEM ECU
remapped in-house – 700bhp @5psi.CHASSIS
22in 3-piece forged Rotiform BUC wheels; Toyo R888R tyres;
Novitec springs.INTERIOR
Tan leather interior; Cavallino Rampante carpets.WILD CARD
Despite the truncated deadlines of SEMA, coupled
with the pressure of knowing that a judgemental
global audience will be keenly watching, the
masterminds behind this project have turned out a
quality product. But it also represents the importance
of restraint. There are tiers of ostentatiousness in
the world of supercar tuning, as the base car for any
given build will be quite outrageous by its very nature.
And sitting low-slung over huge wheels, slathered
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the fact this isn’t your run-of-the-mill 458. But at
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exhaust outlets and absence of look-at-me aesthetic
alterations, means that few will suspect the sheer
ferocity of this malevolent Ferrari. At least, until
Alex blips the throttle, and the rapidly rising howl of
that low-inertia V8 is joined by a crescendo of turbo
whistles, followed by the sneezing and chattering of
wastegates when he lifts off. Sure, the 458 comes with
Race mode as standard, but these guys have taken
that concept to a whole other level. Q
The tan leather interior is perfectly
complemented by opulent Cavallino
Rampante carpets