Ferrari 458 Excellence

This horse logo car manufacturer, Ferrari, have long melalang globe producing sports cars that boost of adrenaline to the threshold. Last week, Ferrari Official distributor in Indonesia, PT Citra Lasting Automotive, Ferrari introduced the 458 Speciale which offers perfection in hand and machine design.

As the name implies, this super car is a special version of the 458 Italia series. Nonetheless, the 458 Speciale much different from the 458 Italia, especially of the concept and philosophy.

If the Ferrari 458 Italia is designed for highway, Speciale is a sports car that many adopt technological sophistication F1 car. In essence, the Ferrari 458 Speciale has a race track specifications, but meet homologation standards highway.

CEO of PT Citra Lasting Automotive, Arie Christopher said, this type of a Ferrari with the latest product development in the areas of powertrain, aerodynamics, and the dynamics of the vehicle so that it becomes a concept sports car. The sports car is also unique in that it offers a full personalization to consumers.

Facilities that make the customer can choose the vehicle configuration to suit the personality and taste. Customers can choose the color theme of the exterior and interior, leather types and interior upholstery designs, materials, and even change the design of shape though. "Ferrari 458 Speciale is a dream come true for fans of Ferrari who loves the circuit and race," he said during the launch of the Ferrari 458 Speciale in Empirica SCBD Lo T8, Jalan Sudirman, Jakarta, Wednesday (5/2).

Ferrari 458 Speciale using 4497 cc V8 engine capable of producing 605 hp at 9,000 rpm and torque of 540 Nm at 6,000 rpm. This car can accelerate from 0-100 km / h in just three seconds, and 0-200 km / h time of 9.1 seconds.

To drag race, 0-400 meters in 10.7 seconds. This sports car can reach 0-1000 meters within 19.4 seconds. Even to surround the Fiorano circuit, Speciale just need a minute 23.5 seconds, with a maximum speed of more than 325 miles per hour.

Thanks to the performance of the best and most powerful in its class, the engine won the award for Best Performance Engine in the event the Engine of the Year Awards. The engine is the most powerful naturally aspirated engine that is able to extract energy from the fuel to 135 hp per liter.

In addition to the tremendous power, performance 458 Speciale supported very low vehicle weight, which is 1,290 kg. It was thanks to the use of lightweight materials. For the Ferrari Styling Centre, embrace Ferrari Pininfarina to design a car dent in the performance-oriented and offers active aerodynamics on the front and rear. Pneumatic devices that work was able to balance the cut downforce and drag that can produce the most efficient aerodynamics throughout the history of Ferrari.

Ferrari 458 Speciale produced limited or less than 1,000 units. In Indonesia, Ferrari Indonesia only "sprayed" 15 units. Consumers who are interested in any even be willing to wait until 1.5 years. "We can only 15 units and all models are already waiting list," he said.

Ferrari Indonesia not to mention the price of the car. In the United States, Ferrari 458 Speciale is US $ 150,000 (USD 1.8 billion). "We can not mention the price. Price is not the same one car with another car because the car personalization is different," said Arie.

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Ferrari Indonesia upset with the increase in the tax on luxury goods (GOODS) to 125 percent, specially imported cars above 3000 cc. Earlier, the government raised Luxury Goods Sales Tax (Sales Tax) for a luxury car, from 75 percent to 125 percent. Up to 50 percent tax increase that applies to the status of imported cars (CBU) or locally assembled (CKD). For gasoline engines, luxury sales tax hike applies to cars above 3000 cc engine. For diesel engines, this applies to vehicles above 2500 cc.

"It is very difficult because it depends on the way the Indonesian government saw the luxury car market. Our future depends luxury sales in Indonesia," said Managing Director of Ferrari Far East, Giuseppe Cattaneo.

Ferrari have not been able to predict the impact of the tax increase. They also do not have specific steps to anticipate higher vehicle tax in Indonesia. Just like other luxury car manufacturer, Ferrari Indonesia will raise the price of a Ferrari in Indonesia.

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