The latest edition of the "junior" Ferrari was new last year, so little changes now except for the arrival of the inevitable Challenge version -- a stripped-for-action (but still street-legal) competition model for use in the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli one-make racing series. Power of the mesmerizing 4.3-litre V8 stays at the same 490 horsepower as in the regular coupe and Spider (convertible), but "added lightness" (about 200 kg less), plus carbon-ceramic brakes, Pirelli slick tires, beefed-up suspension, and revised ratios for the F1-derived electronic gearbox, should make it plenty quick. A novel feature of the F430 is a wheel-mounted dial you can use to adjust the traction and stability control settings.

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