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2004 marked the arrival of Ferrari?s newest junior supercar, the Ferrari F430. With an illustrious bunch of ancestors stretching back to the diminutive two-litre Dino of 1967, the Ferrari F430 has big boots to fill. As expected it arrived brimming with Formula 1-derived innovations, the most significant being an electronic differential known as E-Diff. Compared with the outgoing 360, the F430 is claimed to be around 70% new, the only interchangeable components being the bonnet, doors and roof whilst the engine, gearbox and chassis have all been designed from scratch.The spaceframe is constructed entirely from aluminium at the Scaglietti works in Modena and is said to be 20% stiffer than a 360 unit. Suspension meanwhile is via highly advanced and super lightweight double unequal-length wishbones with the latest generation Skyhook adaptive dampers. 350mm cross-drilled cast-iron disc brakes are fitted as standard, carbon-ceramic discs being available via the options list. Although not providing a great deal more power on an individual stop, the carbon-ceramic system has been designed to give greater longevity and will add 350 laps worth of track life to a car. The speed-sensitive power steering system is also brand new along with the 19-inch five twin-spoke light alloy wheels (7.5-inches across at the front, ten at the back), these being shod with Bridgestone Potenza tyres. At the heart of the F430 is a dry-sumped Ferrari 4.3-litre 90 V8 with four valve cylinder heads - basically a flat-crank version of the engine that appears in the Maserati Coupe. Manufactured on the same production line and using the same basic cylinder block as the Maser, it boasts a host of trick features including variable timing on both inlet and exhaust cams, variable valve timing (lifted straight from the Enzo) and a variable airflow plenum chamber. Displacement is 4308cc thanks to a bore and stroke of 92 x 81mm respectively, compression being set a 11.3:1, the whole thing being managed by a pair of Bosch Motronic ME7 ECU?s. Overall this results in a peak output of 483bhp at 8500rpm and although the F430 won?t rev quite as high as the old 360, it more than makes up for it with loads more torque (343lb/ft at 5250rpm compared with 275lb/ft at 4750rpm). As standard, the Ferrari F430 is equipped with a traditional six-speed manual transmission, the F1-style paddle-shift gearbox being optional.Either way, the first five ratios are the same as the 360?s but sixth is longer and the final drive is shorter. In Ferrari F1 trim (and Race configuration specifically), gear-shifting times have been cut to 150 milliseconds, those 483 horses being transmitted via a smaller twin-plate clutch that?s much more durable than before. Positioned towards the bottom-right of the steering wheel is a rotating button with settings for Snow, Slippy, Sport, Race and Disengage, all of which tune into the E-Diff, an electronic differential that you can alter the settings of according to the conditions.