Photo: Gumbal on Facebook
Ferrari has just switched to turbocharged V8 engines with the 488 GTB. But we're still in awe of the 458 Speciale, which is likely to be the last naturally-aspirated V8 track tool built by the people in Maranello.
Considering its impressive performance and rare status, it's sad to see how a 458 Special has been crashed and currently sits in a car park with a tarp over its broken bones.
These photos were shared by supercar spotter Gumbal, but he blurred out the number plates, so we can't say for sure where they were taken. The images belong to somebody called "Tycho Haenjet" and judging from the Spa-Francorchamps videos he uploaded to Youtube, we believe the guy is from Belgium.
After its world premiere at the Frankfurt Motor Show 2013, the Ferrari 458 Speciale was presented in Belgium for the first time at the Zoute Grand Prix 2013 in Knokke-Heist that October. At least three examples were sold, one in yellow, another in metallic blue and a red one (likely the crashed one).
The damage to this 458 Speciale covers most of the left side of the car, including the door, fenders and side skirt. It will also need a change of airbags and a side window. Still, it's not as bad as the example crashed last year in Berlin.
Still powered by a 4.5-liter V8 engine, the Speciale boasts with 605 PS and weighs a little under 1.4 tons. Second-hand models can be found online for as little as €240,000, but a brand new one will set you back a lot more than that. And things don't get much better afterwards because, after one day on the track, it will need a full service that may cost you as much as €10,000.
These photos were shared by supercar spotter Gumbal, but he blurred out the number plates, so we can't say for sure where they were taken. The images belong to somebody called "Tycho Haenjet" and judging from the Spa-Francorchamps videos he uploaded to Youtube, we believe the guy is from Belgium.
After its world premiere at the Frankfurt Motor Show 2013, the Ferrari 458 Speciale was presented in Belgium for the first time at the Zoute Grand Prix 2013 in Knokke-Heist that October. At least three examples were sold, one in yellow, another in metallic blue and a red one (likely the crashed one).
The damage to this 458 Speciale covers most of the left side of the car, including the door, fenders and side skirt. It will also need a change of airbags and a side window. Still, it's not as bad as the example crashed last year in Berlin.
Still powered by a 4.5-liter V8 engine, the Speciale boasts with 605 PS and weighs a little under 1.4 tons. Second-hand models can be found online for as little as €240,000, but a brand new one will set you back a lot more than that. And things don't get much better afterwards because, after one day on the track, it will need a full service that may cost you as much as €10,000.
Google News