The Ferrari F430 Spider F1 is a rear wheel drive car, with its powerplant placed amidships, and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet bodyshell designed by Frank Stephenson.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 4.3 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 483 bhp (490 PS/360 kW) at 8500 rpm and 465 N·m (343 lb·ft/47.4 kgm) at 5250 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed manual 'box.
Claimed kerb weight is 1520 kg.
Top quoted speed is 311 km/h (193 mph), and carbon dioxide emissions are 420.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Frank Stephenson | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2600 mm | 102.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1669 mm | 65.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1616 mm | 63.6 inches | |
| Length | 4512 mm | 177.6 inches | |
| Width | 1923 mm | 75.7 inches | |
| Height | 1234 mm | 48.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1520 kg | 3351 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 42.1% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 95 litres | 20.9 [25.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ferrari | ||
| Engine code | F 136 E | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.3 litre 4308 cc (262.89 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92 × 81 mm
3.62 × 3.19 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.14 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 490 PS (483 bhp) (360 kW) at 8500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 465 Nm (343 ft·lb) (47.4 kgm) at 5250 rpm |
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| Specific output | 83.6 kW/litre 113.7 ps/litre 112.1 bhp/litre 1.84 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
107.94 Nm/litre
1.3 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 11.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1356.4 kPa (196.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 538.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 3.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 9 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 12.3 s
@ 117.4 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 311 km/h (193 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 322.18 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.32 PS/kg 236.96 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.24 kW/kg 317.76 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.32 bhp/kg 0.14 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.22 kg/kW 7.05 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 420.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 225/35 ZR 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 285/35 ZR 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.82 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.30 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 132099 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 42.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2005 Ferrari F430 Spider F1 added 2005-08-19. Last modified 2025-08-17. |
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