Jalopnik: Ferrari F430

This is what happens when a Ferrari test drive goes very wrong

Tom Joslin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:00:00 EST

While we've seen no shortage of supercar drivers hellbent on destroying their expensive automobiles, it seems sometimes potential exotic car owners don't even wait until they own the car to crash them. This Ferrari F430 carnage occurred while during a test drive in Kila, Malaysia recently. More »

Watch a Ferrari F430 burn to the ground on a Houston highway

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:30:00 EST

The Ferrari F430 is the Ken Griffey, Sr. of Italian sports cars: great in its day but overshadowed by its offspring. No more. This Houston F430 decided to steal the 458 Italia's best move and self-immolate for us on camera. More »

Ferrari Racer A One Man Motivational Poster

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:00:00 EST

Give credit to Brazilian race car driver Allam Khodair, who single-handedly pushed his Ferrari F430 back onto the track during last year's GT3 Brasil Championship. He's like a kitten hanging from a branch. Hang in there, Khodair! More »

A Ferrari F430 Engine Bay Drawn With Nothing But "F"

Ray Wert — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 14:00:00 EST

This painting of a Ferrari F430 was drawn (written?) by a Redditor in three hours with ".88 permanent markers and tracing paper... and patience, lots of patience." The artist's screen name? "Reeferadical" — which explains a lot. [via Reddit] More »

Driven Like I Stole It

Ray Wert — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 09:30:00 EST

I'm a big believer that it's better to live and be loved harshly than never to have been loved at all. Still, there's other harsh ways I'd rather show I love a Ferrari F430. [r3k4hsttub via Car Pornography] More »

New Stratos Shrinks Onto The Ferrari F430

Justin Hyde — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:15:00 EDT

The slow tease of the new Lancia Stratos continues with more details about the transformation of an everyday Ferrari into something even more unique, including a 176-lb. weight-loss regimen. [Stratos] More »

Passing The Torch

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 15:45:00 EDT

Photographer Edoardo Mascalchi captures a Ferrari F430 and its successor, the Ferrari 458 Italia, waiting to hit the Mugello Circuit. [EdoM via carpr0n] More »

EXCLUSIVE: Ferrari P4/5 Competizione Build Report

Sam Smith — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:15:00 EDT

The racing version of Jim Glickenhaus's Ferrari P4/5 is currently under construction. The car, built from an F430 Scuderia and an F430 GT2 racing car, is set to compete in the 24 Hours of the Nürburgring. Exclusive pictures below. More »

This Is Why People Think Ferrari Drivers Are Asshats

Peter Orosz — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:40:00 EDT

If you think American Ferrari drivers are unseemly, wait until you come to Eastern Hungary. The owner of this Ferrari F430 Scuderia only missed the center line, that ideal of ass-millinery, by a mere 0.25 car lengths. More »

Ferrari P4/5 Competizione Gets F430 Scuderia Donor

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 10 May 2010 17:15:00 EDT

The racing version of Jim Glickenhaus' custom, Pininfarina-penned Ferrari P4/5 is no longer merely a fanciful rendering. The team just picked up this F430 Scuderia donor car to serve as the platform for the track-ready Ferrari P4/5 Competizione. More »

Blind Turkish Singer Sets High Speed Record In Ferrari

Ben Wojdyla — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 12:30:00 EDT

Turkish singer Metin Senturk set the new unaccompanied speed record for a blind driver at 181.885 MPH in a Ferrari F430. He described the experience as "like a dance with death." When reached for comment, Al Pacino remarked, "Hoo-ah!" [BBC] More »

This Is F1 Designer Adrian Newey On His Day Off

Peter Orosz — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:30:00 EDT

As if creating a line of world-beating racers stretching back from last Sunday to 1985 wasn’t enough, Red Bull’s technical director is rather happy flooring it at Le Mans in a product of his great rival Ferrari. More »

VIDEO: Three Ferrari F430s Reenact Need For Speed

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:30:00 EDT

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The creators of this video claim this is a private road to a casino they're permitted to hoon on. Either way, it's not safe to race Ferraris in traffic and you shouldn't do it. But you absolutely should watch it. More »

Ferrari F430 Lifts Legs At Road Atlanta

Ben Wojdyla — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:00:00 EDT

The Ferrari F430 of Risi Competition provides an example of how sticky tires and inside berms can make something as simple as taking a corner at Road Atlanta more exciting than anything you'll do today. [GearsAndMonkeys] More »

The Ferrari World Roller Coaster Is The Only One You’ll Ever Get To Race

Wes Siler — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:15:00 EDT

This Ferrari F430 replica can hold four passengers and will run on tracks parallel to another car, effectively "racing" it around the nearly-completed Ferrari World theme park in Abu Dhabi. But this is only the second fastest ride on offer. More »

Hitman-Driven Lamborghini, Ferrari F430 Crash In South African Wedding Debacle

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:45:00 EST

A hitman in a Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 smashed into a new Ferrari F430 at a South African wedding, then beat up partygoers taking pictures. Disgrace? Ha! J.M. Coetzee didn't even see this one comin'! More »

Ferrari Falls Ass-End First Off Truck At Dealership

Ray Wert — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:30:00 EST

A Ferrari F430 Spyder fell from the top level of a delivery truck at Ernie Boch's luxury car dealership outside of Boston. The only funny part? Watching the windshield wipers running in the video below. More »

The Ferrari That Can Only Turn Left

Wes Siler — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:30:00 EST

Fans are unlikely to hurl cans of Miller Lite while hollering "Sacrilege!" at this Ferrari F430, set to race in the British GT Championship. That's right, this Ferrari borrows its STP-themed paint from Richard Petty's old NASCAR racer. More »

Ferrari 360 Owner Hits Track, Track Hits Back

Ben Wojdyla — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:00:00 EST

We feel bad for this guy. He did what most lesser Ferrari 360 owners wouldn't dream of, took his car to the track. His tape-job didn't offer much protection when he hit the wall at Palm Beach International Speedway. [WreckedExotics] More »

Light Graffiti: Cool Camera Trick Makes Cool Cars Look More Cool

Ben Wojdyla — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:00:00 EST

Light graffiti is the art of combining long-exposure photographs with high-intensity light sources waved around in thin air to create an image when the shutter closes. Very cool. Even cooler when you're drawing some seriously spectacular cars. More »

UFC Boss Smashes Customized Ferrari F430

Ben Wojdyla — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:30:00 EST

No details other than this image yet, but UFC head honcho Dana White smashed up his custom Ferrari F430 pretty good. It's appropriately bleeding green blood (coolant) all over the asphalt. More »

What It's Really LIke To Race A Ferrari

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:00:00 EDT

This video proves, definitively, that at least one Ferrari F430 owner/driver has a great sense of humor. We love the fake Enzo Quote. (Hat tip to everyone for the tips!) More »

How Not To Unload A Ferrari F430 Spider

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EDT

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The driver delivering this Ferrari to an exotic car reseller in Ohio didn't have a great day yesterday as he accidentally dropped a F430 Spider tail-first onto the ground. One more picture of the unfortunate incident below. More »

Italian Policemen Being Italian Policemen

Peter Orosz — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:00:00 EDT

If Italian stereotypes are indeed true, the highway policemen pictured here are doing nothing but listening to this Ferrari F430’s exhaust note. More »

Ferrari F430-Mounted iPod Nano Records Clear Video, Lots Of Noise

Wes Siler — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:00:00 EDT

Starting at $149 and shooting 640x480px VGA quality video, the new iPod Nano with video could be the ideal tool for easily capturing vehicle action footage. There's only one problem: the noise. More »

Why Was This Ferrari F430 In A Lake For A Week?

The Auto Insider — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:00:00 EDT

A not-so-presently-happy Ferrari owner was joyriding when an unavoidable preventative reaction to apparently avoid hitting a bike-riding child landed his F430 in a road side lake. And there it sat, for a week. But why? More »

Man Pops Ferrari Cherry

Peter Orosz — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:30:00 EDT

There are fast cars and then there are fast cars. Heed the warnings of a Ferrari novice before the Maranello Mafia part you from your life savings. More »

Chinese Automaker Builds Audi R8 - Ferrari F430 Mash-Up

The Auto Insider — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:30:00 EDT

Despite scouring the Shanghai Motor Show floor for two days, somehow we managed to miss this god-awful mash-up of two known super car enemies, the Audi R8 and Ferrari F430. Shame on you Tong Jian S11 for not telling us. More »

Novitec Rosso Ferrari Scuderia 16M: 696 HP, 205 MPH, "P***y Magnet" Yellow

Wes Siler — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:00:00 EDT

Want to drop serious dime on a tuned super car, yet still look like a trashy reality TV celeb? Well, then, the Novitec Rosso Ferrari Scuderia Spider 16M is the tuner car for you. And look, it's yellow! More »

24 Hours Of Le Mans 2009: Stunning Mega-Gallery

Peter Orosz — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:30:00 EDT

While Americans are reinventing endurance racing in a dadaist manner, Europeans are still doing their thing at Le Mans, 86 years after the first race. And it was Audi vs. Peugeot yet again. Warning: spoilers. More »

Autocar Pits Ferrari F40 Against F430

Wes Siler — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:30:00 EDT

Answering one of the most pressing questions of our time, Autocar finds out which is faster: the legendary Ferrari F40 or young upstart Ferrari F430? More »

Ferrari F430 Flambéd In Romanian Crash

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:00:00 EDT

This Romanian Ferrari F430 owner found out how exciting the Ferrari ownership experience is after the car burst into flames following a crash. The driver was fined approximately $59, or 1/3400th the cost of a new one. [Carscoop via Automarket] More »

Is This The New 500 HP Ferrari F450?

The Auto Insider — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:30:00 EDT

Could this Auto Plus-commissioned illustration be the 2011 Ferrari F450? The F430 replacement will feature a high-revving 500 HP, 4.5-liter V8 with a hair-raising 10,000 rpm redline. More »

Make Your Own Mad Max Interceptor From a "Ferrari"

Peter Orosz — Fri, 08 May 2009 10:45:00 EDT

A toy Ferrari hacked together with kitchen and office equipment makes for one wicked balcony toy. More »

Nine Injured In Second Sorcerer's Apprentice Accident

Ben Wojdyla — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:30:00 EDT

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Days after a Ferrari crash in Times Square, nine crew members filming the Nicolas Cage flick The Sorcerer's Apprentice were injured when a BMW X5 hit them after jumping a curb. Is this movie cursed? More »

Nicolas Cage Stunt Driver To Crash Ferrari F430 Into Jalopnik NY HQ Tomorrow

Ray Wert — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:00:00 EDT

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Just found this outside the Jalopnik New York HQ. Looks like Nicolas Cage wasn't too happy with yesterday's Sorcerer's Apprentice Ferrari F430 crash coverage. Our guess is he's coming seeking either revenge or a re-shoot. More »

Nicolas Cage Stunt Driver Wrecks Ferrari In Times Square

Ben Wojdyla — Mon, 04 May 2009 12:30:00 EDT

A driver for the upcoming Nicolas Cage flick "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" crashed a Ferrari F430 while filming a chase scene in New York's Times Square. Two were injured. Sadly, Cage's career will survive. Video below. More »

Ferrari F450 Caught Testing Magnifico 500 HP V8

The Auto Insider — Fri, 01 May 2009 08:45:00 EDT

The F430 will be replaced by a 4.5-liter, high-revving V8-equipped car appropriately named, Ferrari F450 and our friends at WCF managed to get their hands on some awesome footage of it tearing up the track. More »

19-Year-Old Sons Of Russian Bankers Demolish Ferrari F430

Ben Wojdyla — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:30:00 EDT

A Ferrari F430, piloted by the privileged 19-year-old sons of a Russian bank's top managers, has been smashed to bits on the streets of Moscow. Don't worry, they lived to smash more Ferraris another day. More »

Novitec Rosso TuLesto: Ferrari F430 Gets 777 HP, 218 MPH Top Speed

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:00:00 EDT

Novitec Rosso's created the TuLesto in celebration of the German tuning house's 20th anniversary. Based on the Ferrari F430, this limited-edition model will sport a 777 HP V8 and reach a top-speed of 218 MPH. More »