The 2007 Australian International Motor Show has a new star, with the news that when the show opens its doors in Sydney on 11 October the Ferrari 430 Scuderia will make only its second appearance in the world after its debut in Frankfurt this month.

Much more than a new version of the Ferrari F430 – already a supercar benchmark in its own right – the V8-engined 430 Scuderia takes all the latest technology from Ferrari’s Formula One and road cars to produce a new model that is much more than just faster. It is as quick around the Ferrari Fiorano test track, a microcosm of all the most difficult and testing Formula One tracks in the world, as the Ferrari Enzo – the V12-powered car that was the epitome of technology transfer from race track to road.

The 430 Scuderia crushes the benchmark 0-100 km/h acceleration test 3.6 seconds, blasts to 200 km/h in 11.6 seconds and dispatches the standing kilometre in 20.9 seconds en route to a top speed in excess of 320 km/h. But straight-line performance is only part of the Ferrari 430 Scuderia story. Thanks to the latest technology, including sophisticated aerodynamics, F1-SuperFast2 gearbox and E-Diff coupled with the sophisticated F1-Trac traction control system, the 430 Scuderia dispatches corners as well as it eliminates the straights.

This combination of brutal performance and exceptional grip has been blended into a new standard for handling by a unique Ferrari test driver – Michael Schumacher. The seven time world champion, the most successful and accomplished Formula One driver of all time, has spent hours on the test track, honing and refining the 430 Scuderia so that it is not only exceptionally fast, it is also highly capable and will enhance every driver’s capabilities so that they fully utilize the 430 Scuderia’s performance without any risk of being caught out by any unwanted or unexpected chassis characteristics. In short, Schumacher has taken 430 Scuderia beyond every limit in speed, corning loads and speed/load transition to ensure that this new Ferrari can deliver an unparalleled driving experience for those lucky enough to own this unique performance car.

Of course, Ferrari is the only car maker that can provide its customers with a car personally developed by the world’s greatest Formula One driver.
 

Lighter, Faster and Cleaner Just how extraordinary this new Ferrari is, can be seen by four examples of data: Despite the performance leap, the 430 Scuderia has a better Carbon Dioxide figure and a lower official fuel consumption figure than the standard Ferrari 430, exemplifying the skill of Ferrari’s designers and engineers in their ability to produce a car that is quicker and cleaner. Downforce is 30 kg up on the normal 430, but with no increase in drag, a testament to the skills of the Ferrari’s engineers in the wind tunnel. At the same time, the Ferrari Enzo matching performance does not come at a Ferrari Enzo price, with the recommended retail price expected to half that of the Enzo.

The anticipation for this new Ferrari in Australia and New Zealand has been intense. From the moment that Luca di Montezemolo, the President of Ferrari, hinted at this year’s Geneva International Motor Show that a new Ferrari would appear before the end of the year, there has been a steady stream of people from Australia and New Zealand wishing to own the 430 Scuderia, to the point where more than 40 people are already in line to own this, the ultimate Ferrari. However, with deliveries to Australia and New Zealand not due to start until mid-2008 and numbers limited by intense worldwide demand, the Australian International Motor Show will be, for the vast majority of people, the only opportunity to see the Ferrari 430 Scuderia.

“For the third year in a row, Ferrari will provide the star of the Australian International Motor Show,” says Kevin Wall, General Manager for Ferrari in Australia. “Like the Ferrari Superamerica in 2005 and the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano last year, the 430 Scuderia is a car that redefines performance, style and ability, a car that will quite simply be the one car that every show visitor will wish to drive home and own. It is, quite simply, a car that only Ferrari could produce and a car that is the embodiment of the Ferrari legend.”