Ferrari F430 replacement spied

Photos: SB-Medien

11th February 2009

While other manufacturers were struggling in 2008, Ferrari posted record profits of £305 million, so it can afford to keep the new models coming! And here’s the most eagerly anticipated of the bunch, the replacement for the F430, codenamed the F142.

Our photographers caught this chassis-testing mule out in the open and already there’s a number of giveaways about the newcomer’s layout. Bigger side air intakes will add a dash of drama to the styling and help cool the enlarged engine, while a large central exhaust just below the number plate should provide a sublime soundtrack.

A modified front wheelcase also suggests that the F142, rumoured to be called the F450, will have a different wheelbase too. But we’ll have to wait at least a year before we get our first official glimpse.