So, is the announcement of a sharper, harder-edged version of the Ferrari F430 a knee-jerk reaction to the Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera? Well Ferrari probably wouldn't thank you for saying so, but probably yes, it is. Even in a time of global car companies and multi-national managements, local rivalry still plays a part.
But the forthcoming lightweight F430 won't, according to Ferrari, be a direct replacement for the old 360 Challenge Stradale, a barely-legal street racer. The F430 version will me more useable, refined and will probably feaure such nicities as air coniditoning and proper electric windows (the old 360 CS had a fixed, perspex window with a flap). It will draw inspiration from the F430 challenge racing series cars (above) though. Rumours abound that Ferrari is planning an all-carbon body for the F430 to make it even lighter than the lightweight Gallardo, but no solid details have been announced yet.
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