SCM magnetorheological adaptive dampers, recalibrated for the Speciale.
Brembo carbon-ceramic standard.
The 458 Speciale (2013-2015) is the hardcore, track-focused version of the 458, in the lineage of the 360 Challenge Stradale and 430 Scuderia. Ferrari uprated the 4.5-liter V8 (now the F136 FL) to 597 hp by raising compression to 14.0:1, the highest of any naturally aspirated production V8 at the time, and stripped roughly 90 kg out of the car with thinner panels, carbon-fiber seats, less sound deadening and lighter glass.
It also introduced Side Slip Control (SSC), Ferrari's first version of the system that reads the car's slip angle and manages the traction control and electronic differential together to let you slide within a controlled window. Active flaps front and rear trade downforce for drag depending on speed. It laps Ferrari's Fiorano test track in 1:23.5, and it's the most driver's car of the family.
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