Ferrari 458 Speciale
8 Jun 2015
Ferrari 458 Speciale, it's wild!
During Sportscar Event 2015 at Jyllandsringen, we tried two different Ferrari 458 Speciale cars. It's an absolutely fantastic car!
In this video I get a co-driver ride with the same driver who also gave me a co-driver ride a week earlier in his Maserati GranTurismo at FDM Sjællandsringen.
I'm curious whether I can feel the difference between a Maserati and a Ferrari. I have a hunch that this Ferrari 458 Speciale is a fair bit wilder compared to the gorgeous, great-sounding Maserati. But since I haven't tried a ride in it before, well, it's hard to imagine what a ride in a Ferrari 458 Speciale will feel like.
Looking at it from the outside, it's super beautiful. It has several gorgeous details, such as air intakes on the bonnet and small shark fins near the bottom of the rear wheel. All of this influences the aerodynamics, which contributes to its wild specifications.
This Ferrari 458 Speciale has a 4.5 L V8 engine with 605 hp. The low weight of 1395 kg helps deliver a 0-100 km/h time of just 3 seconds!! It only stops accelerating once the speedometer reaches 325 km/h.
But now it's time! I get into the car and put on the harness with the Ferrari logo, fastening it tightly. All in all you sit superbly in the gorgeous Ferrari bucket seats.
At your feet there's a metal plate instead of a carpet mat. A small detail that adds to the "raw" feeling this car gives.
The driver starts the car, which wakes up with a lovely Ferrari sound.
We drive out towards the track. Along the way we pass, among others, a Ferrari F40, a Bugatti Veyron and a Pagani Zonda Clubsport R.
There was something for every taste that day, which is why Sportscar Event raised a full 1.85 million DKK at Jyllandsringen through spectator rides. Combined with the money from the previous week at FDM Sjællandsringen, the total came to 2.6 million DKK. The large sum goes on to Børnecancerfonden.
We're approaching the stretch that will take us out onto the track.
The throttle is floored and I'm pushed back into the seat. This thing is wild!
You can watch our Ferrari 458 Speciale film here: