You Can Barely Tell This Is a Ferrari 458 - Severe Crash Damage

If you buy a supercar, everybody expects you to be able to drive it, as it should be driven, and probably, in time, you begin to adopt the same views. This is, however, highly-detrimental to both your physical well-being and the integrity of your prized collection of exotic materials and implausible numbers.

We see far too many of these beautifully crafted supercars wrapped around poles, broken in half or just plain totalled. The most recent example we have is a black Ferrari 458, which was photographed in Switzerland, on the back of a truck.

Why was it on the back of a truck? Well, we say the photos are self-explanatory, and while we don`t know exactly how this 458 got in this really bad shape, but the owner probably slid left, while taking a right turn far too quickly, and the car hit some sort of massive obstacle at very high speed - it could almost be called a cliche.

Via wreckedexotics.com

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Special Edition Ferrari 458 Italia Gets Stolen from UK Showroom

A rare and exotic supercar will always attract attention, regardless of whether you`re driving it to the shops, back home, or you haven`t even bought it yet, and it`s sitting in the dealership awaiting you to open your chequebook.

Sadly, sometimes they attract too much attention, and some people just can`t resist the temptation to have one, even though they may not be able to afford it.
A limited-edition Ferrari 458 Italia was recently stolen from a dealership, in Surrey, UK. Apparently, the car was parked at the rear of the garage/dealership, when two men entered the building, which was, of course, equipped with plenty of security cameras.

The car, estimated to be worth around £232,850, was wheeled out, and then loaded onto a flatbed truck before it moved off. They were forced to cut through some security poles, in order to make this possible, but they did succeed.

The police are clueless, apparently, and all they`re saying is that the move was "planned and well-organised." - so far they have no leads.

Detective Constable Chris Ewan, said: "I am appealing for anyone who was in the area on Wednesday night and may have seen either the van or the flatbed vehicle to come forward [ . . . ] The stolen Ferrari is a distinctive car so I am keen to hear from anyone who may have seen it, perhaps on the back of another vehicle, either in the local area or elsewhere."

Photo courtesy of Nick Williams

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Limited Edition Ferrari 458 Italia Stolen From Dealership

A limited-edition Ferrari 458 Italia, said to be the only one of its kind in the UK, has been stolen from a dealership in Surrey. The local police said that it was parked at the rear of the premises of the Maranello garage when the thieves struck.

The CCTV footage showed two men getting into the dealership and the Ferrari being loaded onto a flatbed-type vehicle. They managed to cut through the security poles, and the Italian sports car onto the truck. Before they left the scene, they covered the sports car with a sheet. The police assumes a “planned and well organised” crime.

The 232,850 pound Ferrari has an Italian flag racing stripe running through its center and the Italian flag sewn into the seats, which makes it quite unique.

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Ferrari 458 Italia by SR Auto Group

Form usually doesn’t meet function on a supercar, which is why they are low, wide and filled with rocket-ship technology.

But the 458 Italia isn’t a complete UFO. It’s more like Pininfarina form blended together with wind tunnel looks into a package that’s no scarier than a regular sedan around town.

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Ferrari 458 Crashes Heavily on the Nurburgring

Professional driver Colin Alton is no stranger to going 10/10ths on the Nurburgring, having driven sub eight-minute lap times in everything from the race-car-for-the-road 430 Scuderia to the latest Nissan GTR.

However, as any driver will tell you, you’re only as good as your last race. And unfortunately for Colin, this axiom came true in a scary and dramatic crash in a race-prepped Ferrari 458 Challenge car. Colin gives an

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Spyshots: 2013 Ferrari 458 GT3 Spotted Testing

Ferrari presented numerous racing versions of their V8-flagship, the 458 Italia. There is the 458 Challenge for Ferrari’s spec racing series, the 458 GT2 that competes in the GTE class at Le Mans and the FIA WEC, the 458 Grand Am that campaigns in the US, and the 458 GT3 that has taken various trophies at a huge variety of sportscar racing series around the world.

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Ferrari 458 Powersliding Its Way through Corners: Driftease

The adjacent video brings us what can be classified as “driftease”: the car is slowly letting its back end slide and this is definitely working - it has captured our attention - but it’s not actually doing anything too serious.

This track play was recorded on the Spa Franchochamps, with the 458 dancing during the Ferrari Owner Days earlier this year. The track was all wet, so the owner decided to abuse the throttle, even though he didn’t step on it properly.

The event welcomed around 100 Prancing Horses, so there were also point of interest during the event. In fact, this is probably why the 458 Italia started dancing - to make sure that it, not the other cars, is the one that’s grabbing your attention. If you also want to offer it yours, you can just click the play button.

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