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Wednesday, January 5, 2011
The F430 features a 4.3L V8 petrol engine derived from a shared Ferrari/Maserati design. This new power plant is a significant departure for the F430 line: the engines of all previous V8 Ferraris were descendants of the Dino racing program of the 1950s. This fifty year development cycle came to an end with the entirely new 4.3L, the architecture of which is expected to replace the Dino-derived V12 in most other Ferrari cars. The engine's output specifications are: 490 PS (360 kW; 483 hp) at 8500 rpm and 465 N∑m (343 lbft) of torque at 5250 rpm, 80% of which is available below 3500rpm. Despite a 20% increase in displacement , engine weight had grown by only 4kg and engine dimensions have decreased, for easier packaging. The conrods , pistons and crankshaft are all entirely new, the four-valve cylinder head , valve heads and intake trumpets directly takes measurements from F1 engines , for better volumetric efficiency. The F430 has a top speed of 196 mph (315 km/h).
Ferrari F430
Ferrari F430
Ferrari F430
Ferrari F430
Ferrari F430
Ferrari F430
Ferrari F430
Ferrari F430
Ferrari F430
Ferrari F430
