The Ferrari F430 was always sort of an odd duck, being an evolution of the previous Ferrari 360 Modena but coming before the sublime Ferrari 458. This picture, however, makes it look like anything but a duck.
"Prepare to be at the center of attention when you rent this car" reads the description on exotic car rental company Gotham Dream Cars' page for the Ferrari F430 that killed a motorcyclist when the two collided head-on yesterday morning in New Jersey.
This Ferrari F430 was destroyed beyond recognition this past week on a coastal highway outside of Athens, Greece and the unbelievable post crash wreckage is almost hard to believe.
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.
French artist Phillipe Pasqua created a unique allegory for the blending of man and machine: he covered a Ferrari F430 with leather and tattooed an intricate mural on the cowhide.
The Russian tuning house responsible for building the infamous whale penis interior equipped luxury SUV is at it again. This time Dartz has wrapped a Ferrari F430 in leather grain vinyl that was not, as far as we can tell, sourced from an animal's genitalia. We can't imagine anyone in Maranello is very happy aboutā¦
As a test of supercar superiority, the Japanese show Best Motoring put five supercars ā the Lexus LFA, Nissan GT-R, Porsche 911 GT2RS, Chevy Corvette ZR1 and Ferrari F430 RSD ā in a three-lap race around Fuji Speedway. The winner is...
Even with the language barrier and cultural challenges, it's easy to understand what's happening here: a Ferrari F430 is racing a Japanese-market Toyota Corolla, both in reverse. It's the winner that needs some explanation.
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!
The reborn Lancia Stratos left the Pininfaria factory for good this Monday, two weeks before a more official unveiling in France. See, that was easy. Now just build a few to ship over here. [Stratos]
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" ā which explains a lot. [via Reddit]
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]
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]
A British public broadcaster apologizes to a British government agency for Jeremy Clarkson saying James May's Ferrari F430 Speciale appeared to have "speciale needs" and "looked like a simpleton." Real punishment: selling this shot as a Halloween mask. [UKPA]
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]
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.
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]
Supercars continue to get faster and more exotic, but there's little evidence to suggest their drivers are getting any better at driving. We've been keeping score. Here's the 30 most expensive cars that crashed in 2009 (that we covered).
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.
