Ferrari F430 for sale

The Ferrari F430 was in production from 2004 to 2009 as the successor to the Ferrari 360. The F430 came in various guises, such as a Spider and, most desirably, the Scuderia. The Scuderia has held strong value since its production in 2007.

The ‘regular’ F430, for want of a better word, made improvements over the 360, such as a more powerful engine as well as an updated interior. The F430 is powered by a 4.3l V8 engine that provides 483bhp and 465Nm of torque. This doesn’t sound like much compared to more modern supercars, but it is enough to get the car from 0-62 in 3.6 seconds. If that’s not enough, happily, there is a solution. The F430 Scuderia. Rumour has it that Michael Schumacher was involved with developing the F430 Scuderia, named after Ferrari’s racing division, which Enzo Ferrari set up in 1929. No pressure, then. The Scuderia weighs a not inconsiderable 85kg less than the regular F430 and benefits from extra power, up to 503bhp, making the 0-60mph time dip below 3.6 seconds. Ferrari developed an even more extreme version, called the Challenge, to take part in the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli from the 2006 season, Ferrari’s single-marque motorsport championship.

The Scuderia offers a whole host of racing bred kit, such as a Lexan rear window (not glass!), a pared-back cabin, different race seats, a quicker gear shift of 60 milliseconds, down from a not exactly sluggish 150 milliseconds. There are also special settings on the famous Manettino switch, which affects the engine, gear shift, electronic differential, traction, and stability control. Cabin-wise, the Scuderia lacks some of the regular F430’s creature comforts. Gone are the carpets, and instead of seat belts, there was the option to have four-point racing harness, denoting the car’s track-focussed mindset. Both cars benefit from being drip-fed some of the technology that made Ferrari so successful in F1 at the time of the F430 production when they won an unprecedented six back-to-back constructor’s titles. The cabin hasn’t dated badly and still feels like a special place to be, with the weight loss measures in the track-focused versions giving the car a strong feeling of purpose.

High. The regular version may be slightly cheaper to run than the more track-focused versions. The F430 manages 18mpg combined and has CO2 emissions of 345g/km. Not terrible, but not great either. The F430 was, by all accounts, a much-improved version of the 360, extending throughout the car, including the car’s reliability. However, there are known problems with the F430’s exhaust manifolds and brackets that can cause the exhaust to leak. Any purchase made should, therefore, be well researched, and all F430s should be highly maintained, as it benefits an almost decade-old Ferrari that otherwise doesn’t show its age.