You’ll have to agree with me that the Ferrari 458 is a ravishing automotive, and whereas I’d go for the convertible model of nearly any supercar as a result of I wish to drop the highest on my vehicles, I do know that many desire the coupe model for the extra rigidity of the physique, and to have the ability to drive very quick, however in case of the Ferrari 458 there may be folding, inflexible roof on the Spider, so that you would possibly argue that with the roof closed it’s virtually a coupe anyway, however I’m digressing from the purpose of this text, what makes the 458 Speciale so completely different from the common 458 Italia, and extra importantly, why is there such an enormous distinction in worth between the 2.

Again in 2015, the MSRP for the Ferrari 458 Italia was about $240,000, and surprisingly sufficient after about 8 years and being changed by a more recent mannequin, the typical worth for that automotive remains to be across the $200,000 mark for a good, comparatively low-mileage instance, however yow will discover a 458 Italia for as little as $100,000 for a closely used one and as effectively over 10,000 items had been inbuilt Maranello, you possibly can’t actually name it a uncommon or unique automotive. However that adjustments whenever you speak in regards to the 458 Speciale, which got here with an MSRP of some $60,000 extra, near $300,000 earlier than including choices, however get this, at this time a 458 Speciale is price about $450,000, effectively over double the worth of an everyday 458 Italia whereas they nonetheless made an estimate 2,800 items, so not likely restricted both.

Should you actually need a restricted version of the Ferrari 458 mannequin you’ll need to get the Speciale Aperta which got here with an MSRP of $400,000 and on at this time’s market can simply attain double that quantity, primarily as a result of solely 499 had been made, and it actually issues which colour the automotive is completed in, regardless of different Ferrari fashions being price astronomical quantities if they arrive with the uncommon handbook gearbox, all of the Ferrari 458 fashions left the manufacturing unit gates in Maranello with a 7-speed dial-clutch gearbox, however you may get aftermarket conversions to a handbook gearbox for the Ferrari 458.

If you need to know what the variations between a $200,000 Ferrari 458 Italia and a $450,000 Ferrar 458 Speciale are, we now have a really good video made by Regular Man Supercar on YouTube who occurs to have each vehicles facet by facet and explains why there’s a $250,000 distinction in worth between the 2: