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An international jury of auto reviewers named the Ferrari 458 Italia International Performance Car of The Year last week in New York.
It’s no secret the Italia is the best V-8-powered, mid-engine Ferrari ever built--and yes that includes the F40, and the GTO. The Italia is faster and balanced better than both of those cars, previously considered the “ultimate” of the eight-cylinder cars from Maranello.
According to the World Car Awards jurors, “The replacement for the F430 Fiorano has been voted by nearly every possible ranking this past year as the best performer hands down. The WCA's would love to break ranks with the crowd, but we also put the 458 Italia squarely among our top three world performance cars. Whether on the track or on a loosely policed winding two-lane mountain road, the technology on board the 458 sets it and its 570 metric horsepower far ahead of most every other V8-powered street car. This is a classic modern Ferrari in every sense, but its sophisticated handling abilities at the limit take it to a whole new level for Italian super GTs. And what a beautiful sound.”
The ten finalists for the award were Aston Martin Rapide, Audi RS 5 Coupe, Cadillac CTS-V Coupe, Ferrari 458 Italia, Lamborghini Gallardo SUPERLEGGERA, Mercedes-Benz S63 / CL 63 AMG, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, Porsche 911 GT2RS, Porsche 911 Turbo, and Renault Megane III / Renault Sport.
To take the award, the Ferrari 458 edged past runners-up Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG and Porsche 911 Turbo.
In previous years, the award went to the Audi R8 V10 in 2010, the Nissan GT-R in 2009, the Audi R8 in 2008, the Audi RS4 in 2007, the Porsche Cayman S in 2006 and Porsche’s 911 in 2005.
Article Source: http://www.sportscarmonitor.com
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