Ferrari have released official images of their 430 Scuderia, the road-going version of the stripped-out F430 Challenge. The 430 Scuderia is scheduled for an international debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show, where the car will be launched by Scuderia Ferrari legend Michael Schumacher on 11 September.

Based on the well-received F430, the 430 Scuderia is a no-compromise 2-seater berlinetta, demonstrating how Ferrari’s winning Formula 1 technology can be directly applied to a road-going rocket. Sitting firmly on its 19-inch gold-coated alloy wheels, themselves inspired from the legendary Ferrari F1 and P3 sportscar racers of the 1960s, the F430 Scuderia again manages to surprise as to how outrageously overwhelming a modern Ferrari can look. The car just asks to be driven. Flat out.

The 430 Scuderia is a machine which Ferrari bred specifically for their most passionate and sports-driving oriented enthusiasts. The design is based around light weight, functionality and innovative technology. The result is a car offering extreme high-performance; a road-going race simulator, ready to stimulate and surprise the most performance-oriented of all Tifosi. Ferrari engineers have removed a huge 100kg from their already athletic F430 berlinetta, providing the 430 Scuderia with a dry weight of only 1250 kg. The naturally aspirated 4308 cc V8 has been tuned to 510 bhp at 8500 rpm.

The abundance of cutting edge technology in the 430 Scuderia assure the highest standards of contemporary road-going sports cars. The latest F1 gearbox software, called Superfast, reduces gear change times to a mere 60 milliseconds, whereas a new traction control system combines, for the first time, the E-Diff electronic differential and the F1-Trac traction and stability control in a single integrated system.
 

The exterior design of the 430 Scuderia has also been breathed on, with a new front bumper, carbon-fibre mirrors and a new rear bumper and diffuser. From the front the bumper combines an F1 look with the latest underbody aerodynamics clearly visible from a protruding lip in-between the generous air intakes. The sides of the bumper also host a larger air vent with a subtle fin. The rear of the car presents an intricate diffuser system, with twin exhaust pipes exiting high-up either side of the registration plate. A large usage of clear-lacquered carbon-fibre at the rear adds to the 430 Scuderia’s menacing outer appearance.

Inside the car sports acres of carbon-fibre, a material which is also used on the sports bucket seats. Carefully selected high-tech textiles and Alcantara are hand-stitched, providing the functional and stripped-out interior with an inviting hand-crafted character. The controls and instruments are dominated by a carbon fibre steering wheel, housing not only the Mannetino switch and red engine start button, but also five LED indicator lights for the Superfast F1 transmission.

The 430 Scuderia is set to expand Ferrari’s celebrated portfolio containing the greatest road-certified sports cars, representing the zenith of their latest achievements in vehicle dynamics, control and performance.