Ferrari’s great name seems never stopped echoing, there is always achievements engraved. Being a hot discussion is nothing new for this prancing horse whether in racing like Formula 1 or a number of Auto Show and Motor Show.

Ferrari 458 Italia

Let’s see this Ferrari super car, 458 Italia. Since its introduction a year and half ago, sports car fitted with a V8 engine capacity 4.5 liters has reached a phenomenal achievement, recorded over 30 awards have been received from various countries around the world. He designed with the goal, making the drivers enjoy their cars on the road and experience the unique emotions from the car which was created to match the technology and performance developed for racing activities.

Ferrari 458 Italia with mounted engine capable of producing power 562 hp (419 kW; 570 PS) at 9,000 rpm and 540 Nm (398 lbs-ft) at 6,000 rpm. With great power that far ahead of most every other V8-powered street car and supported by a fantastic performance as well as an amazing appearance, many achievements have been reached by the car which can accelerate from 0 – 100 km/h in 3.4 seconds.

2011 Performance Car of the Year

From a variety of prestigious awards received by the sports car that has a maximum speed 325 km/hour, we start from the United States. At 2011 New York International Auto Show in April 2011, this Italian super car was set as the winner of the 2011 World Performance Car by setting aside 14 other cars. Ferrari 458 Italia entry in the big 3 with Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG and the Porsche 911 turbo before it was declared the winner.

Before entering the big 3, the Ferrari 458 Italia and the 2 other finalists got rid of seven other cars that enter the top 10 list and they are Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera, Aston Martin Rapide, Porsche 911 GT2RS, Renault Megane III / Renault Sport, the Audi RS 5 Coupe, Mercedes-Benz 63 / CL 63 AMG and Cadillac CTS-V Coupe.

In 2010, another Ferrari car, California was becoming a finalist at the 2010 Performance Car of the Year 2010 with Porsche 911 GT3 which was won by the Audi R8 V10 and this year, Ferrari’s desire to achieve one of the world prestigious title became a reality, after the mid-engine sports car, 458 Italia declared as the winner and at the same time break the expectations of its two toughest rivals.

Ferrari 458 Italia

A number of other awards and plaudits from other parts of the world for Ferrari 458 Italia, namely

By International Engine of the Year Awards, this dual-clutch 7-speed transmission car elected as both “Best Performance Engine” and ”Best Engine Above 4 Litres”.

From USA,
By the Robb Report, as “Car of the Year”
Ferrari 458 Italia was ranked top on the New York Times

From Great Britain,
By the BBC Top Gear Magazine voted as both “Supercar of the Year” and “Car of the Year Awards”
By CAR magazine, Auto Express and What Car, as “Performance Car of the Year 2010”
By the Daily Telegraph, as “Car of the Year”
By TV Programme Fifth Gear, as “Fast Car of the Year”

From the German and Italian public,
By the Auto Moto und Sport and Quattroruote magazines, Ferrari 458 Italia awarded as “Sports Car of the Year”

From Middle East,
By Car Middle East magazine, as both “Car of the Year” and “Supercar of the Year”

From China,
By the Top Gear, Auto Moto und Sport, Robb Report and the popular X-Car website all voted 458 Italia as “Car of the Year”

From Japan,
By Engine, as “Best Car of the Year”
(source : Ferrari )

With the performance, race cars engine-based and dazzling appearance, Ferrari 458 Italia has tremendous attractions and a number of prestigious awards received have proven it.

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