This mid-rear V8-engined berlinetta will allow Ferrari Challenge participants to enjoy to the full the exhilarating cut and thrust of With the new 458 Challenge, Ferrari is offering its sportier clients - professional and gentlemen drivers alike - a car that is extremely responsive, with great performance and superb handling. Equally impressive is the amount of lateral grip the new car generates - up to 1.6G. In the course of the intensive development sessions involved in honing the Ferrari 458 Challenge for the track, the engineers also managed to improve the car's lap time at Fiorano by two seconds over that of its predecessor, resulting in a new record of just 1'16.5".
2011 Ferrari 458 Challenge
2011 Ferrari 458 ChallengeIn high grip conditions it is also possible to select CT-OFF to de-activate the F1-Trac traction control. The driver can thus either chose from the WET or DRY configurations. The required ABS, F1-Trac and E-Diff calibration settings are selected via the manettino on the steering wheel, the first time this solution has been adopted on a model developed for the Ferrari Challenge series. The F1-Trac is completely integrated with the E-Diff to guarantee maximum acceleration out of corners. Two specific track-biased calibrations - wet and dry - have been developed for this application, with control logic and strategies derived from Ferrari's extensive racing experience in the F1 and GT championships.
2011 Ferrari 458 Challenge