Driving through Ferrari’s hometown of Maranello in the 430 Scuderia, their latest model, you’re given the kind of response usually reserved for returning astronauts or touring pontiffs. School children, wily old pensionati and even local carabinieri stop, grin and cheer and encourage you to rev that hand-built V8 engine some more.
This is not surprising when the engine sounds more impressive and daunting than ever - Ferrari engineers having created an Articulation Index to give the car as throaty a roar as possible whilst ensuring you can still hold a civilized conversation in the cabin, even at high speeds.
With the most advanced engine and gearbox in a road-going Ferrari so far, the 430 Scuderia may seem like a daunting prospect to drive, but incredibly it purrs around town during rush hour as comfortably as it roars around the Fiorano test circuit (where it recently equalled the lap record set by the £425,000 Ferrari Enzo).
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