FERRARI 458 GT2 AF CORSE – FERRARI MUSEUM 2014 HQ

The MUSEO FERRARI (aka GALLERIA FERRARI) is an amazing museum opened since 1990 in Maranello (MO), Italy, the city of the Italian Prancing Horse.
Located just 400 metres from the mythical Ferrari Factory, is an over 2500 square metres area where is exposed 365 days a year a collection of over 60 models which made the history of CAVALLINO RAMPANTE and of automotive world generally.

Including the latest supercars from actual production, the rarest classic cars ever made by Ferrari and the most successful race car in history from Formula 1, Formula 2 and FIA Challenge, the museum attracts over 200.000 annual visitors from each parts of world, making the Ferrari Gallery the most important Automobile Museum of the world, showpiece of an Italian Motor Valley which shows other icons like the LAMBORGHINI MUSEUM of Sant’Agata Bolognese, the MUSEO CASA FERRARI and the MUSEO PANINI in Modena or the PAGANI SHOWROOM in San Cesario sul Panaro.

For a price of only 15 € you can buy a ticket for motor’s heaven, having the possibility to admire permanent shows like the amazing VICTORY HALL where are exposed 25 F1 race cars drived by legend like Michael Schumacker, Fernando Alonso, Niki Lauda, Alain Prost, Gilles Villeneuve or Kimi Raikkonen, or the temporary exhibitions made to commemorate special events such as the launch of new models or race wins.

This is one of tens of videos recorded in Summer 2014, be sure to watch them all from the specific playlist, when there was an amazing exposure dedicated to the launch of the New Ferrari California T, with an epic collection of supercars born for the american market.
The CALIFORNIA DREAM SHOW is a display of amazing car of the past like the rare 246 Dino GTS or the 250 GT California, racing cars like the 2014 24h of LeMans’s winner Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 AF Corse and pure rarity like the Ferrari 360 Barchetta, the Colani Testa D’oro or the Ferrari Thomassima III (all cars of the ONE-OFF program).

In this video the stunning red Ferrari 458 GT2 of the AF CORSE team who win the last 24h LeMans with the drivers Giancarlo Fisichella, Toni Vilander and Gianmaria Bruni exposed in the museum giving me the possibility to film it in each detail like rims, engine, interior, the logo of the “Cavallino”.

The Ferrari 458 is the new mid-engined “little” supercar of the Maranello’s Prancing Horse produced since 2009 to replace the Ferrari F430.
Presented at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, originaly Ferrari made only the coupe version, named Ferrari 458 Italia, but one year later will be launched a cabriolet version also, the Ferrari 458 Spider.

Both mount the same V8 4,5 litre combined with a 7-speed dual-clutch trasmission derived directy from Scuderia Ferrari’s F1 experience which can produce the incredible power of 570 hp and a torque of 540 Nm, able to push the car to 0-100 Km/h in only 3,3 seconds for a Top Speed of over 325 Km/h.

The design is assigned entirely to the expert hands of Pininfarina who used Michael Schumacher’s advice to desing the interior, including the new steering wheel which incorporates many features and controls as opposed to their being on the dashboard, similar to racing cars.
The result is a formidable car which won many awards like the prestigious “CAR OF THE YEAR 2009” and “SUPERCAR OF THE YEAR 2009” and a real acclamation by Top Gear with Jeremy Clarkson who proclaim it as BEST SUPERCAR OF THE HISTORY, better than Ferrari F40, thanks also to its incredible time of 1:19.1 on this personal track, just 0,1 seconds slower than a Ferrari Enzo.
In 2010 Ferrari presented the first race version of 458 Italia, named Ferrari 458 Challange, to take part at the mythic Ferrari Challenge Championship. Followed by the Ferrari 458 GT2, 458 GT3 and 458 Italia Grand-am, the 458 Challenge results incredible setting its faster time of 1:16.5 on the private Fiorano Test track in Maranello, just 0,2 seconds slower than the Ferrari FXX.

Through the years, Ferrari produced a lot of Special Edition of 458 Italia like the FERRARI 458 ITALIA DRAGON SPECIAL EDITION (only 20 pieces made) to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Ferrari in the China market. This car present a stunning MARCO POLO RED body colour, golden wheel rims and a crazy golden dragon on the front bonnet.
In 2012 and 2013 Ferrari produced two ONE-OFF concept cars based on a Ferrari 458 Italia. The first one was buit for the English music legend ERIC CLAPTON and was named FERRARI SP12 EC. The second one is a concept created to celebrate Sergio Pininfarina and it’s a 2-seater Barchetta named exactly FERRARI PININFARINA SERGIO.

At last at 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show was launched the ultimate version of this amazing supercar: the Ferrari 458 Speciale. The successor of Ferrari 430 Scuderia mounts a powered V8 engine that now develops 605 hp and a torque of 540 Nm, besides to a new active aerodynamics system designed by Ferrari Styling Center and a to a lower weight, only 1290 kg, 90 kg less than a standard 458 Italia. At the 2014 Paris Auto Show was presented a spider verion of the Speciale, called Ferrari 458 Speciale A and produced in 499 units only.

The production of the 458 ends in the 2015 when is replaced by the Ferrari 488 GTB.

Complete walk around with each detail like interior, wheels, engine, logo and lights.

RECORDED IN SUMMER 2014: September, 17th 2014