For the fans, the most exciting circuit car is the new Ferrari 459 Italia Grand Am, with 500 hp V8 engine modified and based on the GT3 version of the FIA World Championship. This new variant has been designed in order to compete as equals with American thoroughbreds.
Ferrari and the Italian coach Michelotto Automobili have to work to give life to a real monster of circuits: the new F 458 Italia Grand Am . This jewel of engineering is based in turn on the existing 458 GT3 Italy. In the case of the Grand Am, it has a number of technical specifications to meet the technical and safety standards of American racing.
Let’s start the engine. The Ferrari F 458 Italia Grand Am , the famous engine 4.5 V8 500 HP now offers power-rather than the 570 hp model of production with a limitation of 8,000 rpm at maximum rpm. On the other hand, highlights the lack of safety systems and driver assistance such as ABS braking and traction control.
Inside, the Ferrari F 458 Italia Grand Am has a roll bar that gives more protection in side collisions. As for the tires, has incorporated some manufactured by the specialist Continental , the official supplier of the American championship. These tires have a very hard compound in accordance with existing regulations.
The new F 458 Italia Grand Am has already filmed the first kilometers at high speeds, particularly in tracing Fiorano (Italy). Pilots Maurizio mediocrity and Jaime Melo have had the honor of being the first to squeeze all the potential of this adrenaline-generating machine.
