This is 458 #3 for my buddy LOL. You may remember his first 458, one of the first delivered in the US about 2 years ago (featured here), changed colors for #2, and for #3 he went “brains blown out, head chopped off, top like a toupe’ ” or whatever the hip hop analogy is for a vert now LOL.
IMO it’s more of a Targa, which is awesome since you get that open air feeling but keep the aggressive sportiness of a coupe. Scuderia Ferrari engineered the style and function of the top VERY WELL, in some ways -with the top up, it seems MORE aggressive with the hard 3/4 window IMO. Glass rear window is a bit of a treat as well.
Closed up.
All 458’s come off the factory line with a bit of a 4×4 look – practical, but not very aesthetically pleasing. With car #3 the front lift option was checked so that made the decision a bit easier to mod. The car is lowered on Novitec Springs (comes factory with coilovers, but Novitec’s are designed to provide the same performance, but with a lower stance) along with Novitec Spacers – provided by RStrada.
The car is pretty much optioned to the hilt, deviated stitching, full CF, front lift, rear backup cam, sat/nav- the list goes on. Of all the 458’s, I’d suspect this one to be his favorite (it’s most definitely mine.) The car is featured as member car of the month for October over at teamspeed.com, be sure to check it out if you haven’t already!
