Ferrari 458 Italia

The Ferrari 458 Italia is a mid-engined sports car by Ferrari as the the replacement of the Ferrari F430.
== Description ==
:Text originally from the Ferrari 458 Italia's Wikipedia page.
In Ferrari's first official announcement of the car, the 458 was described as the successor to the F430 but arising from an entirely new design, incorporating technologies developed from the company's experience in Formula One.
The 458 Italia is powered by a 4.5 L (270 cu in) V8 engine of the "Ferrari/Maserati" F136 engine family, producing 570 PS (419 kW; 562 hp) at 9,000 rpm and 540 N·m (398 lb·ft) at 6,000 rpm with 80% torque available at 3,250 rpm. The engine features direct fuel injection, which is a first for Ferrari mid-engine setups in its road cars.
The Ferrari 458 Italia ended production in 2015 and was succeeded by the 488 GTB.
== Asphalt Nitro ==
== Asphalt Overdrive==
The Ferrari 458 Italia appears as a low Turf 5 car and has a 15% bonus to . It costs or to purchase and upgrades cost or with a waiting period of 2 hours and 20 minutes.
== Asphalt 8: Airborne==
====Summary====
The Ferrari 458 Italia was one of the game's original 47 cars and initially appeared as a high Class B car with the following statistics:
*Starting rank: 1326
**This was changed to 1310 as of the Sixth Anniversary Update.
*MAX rank: 1484
**This was changed to 1434 as of the Sixth Anniversary Update.
* MAX + PRO rank: 1584
**This was changed to 1548 as of Sixth Anniversary Update.
*Tuning Kit bonus: +35
As of the Fifteenth Anniversary Update, the 458 Italia is now a high Class C car.
As of the 2023 Lunar New Year Update, the 458 Italia is now a low Class B car.
====Performance====
The 458 Italia has slightly better nitro efficiency than the Mazda Furai, which is also slower and more expensive. The 458 Italia is also faster than the Nissan GT-R (R35), although, it has a shorter-lasting nitro boost. The Ford Shelby GT500 is both faster and more nitro-efficient than the 458 Italia, but only slightly.
Other nearby cars outperform the 458 Italia because of superior nitro efficiencies paired with similar or higher total top speeds, however, they are far more expensive. The Mercedes-Benz Biome is notably much faster than the 458 Italia in both raw and total top speeds, while possessing a far more efficient nitro, stronger handling, and a faster acceleration, making it better for both Time-Limited Events and Multiplayer. The Mercedes-Benz Biome could be considered a straight upgrade to the 458 Italia, other than the fact that it has a purchase price of .
The 458 Italia's handling is good and it possesses a fairly strong drifting statistic. The 458 Italia has most of its speed in raw top speed, which is fortunate, since it has moderately short nitro durations. The 458 Italia has good acceleration.
====Usage====
Given its cheap buying and upgrading price, the Ferrari 458 Italia can be useful as a class B starter car, although it needs near maximum upgrades to complete Ferrari-exclusive career events.
The 458 Italia is often used as an entry car into Class B Time-Limited Events, like the Ford Shelby GT500. Though inferior performance-wise, the 458 Italia can still be a better option due to the Engine card which it uses in its PRO upgrades being more common.
In multiplayer, the 458 Italia is a bad choice as it lacks acceleration and nitro efficiency, and its terrible speed-to-rank ratio almost makes it useless for multiplayer.
The Ferrari 458 Italia is also a poor choice to farm credits with, as its Mastery Challenge 14 and 15 are set in Azure Coast and Nevada respectively, both of which tracks take more than one minute to complete one lap.
It is the car featured during the Gameplay Tutorial (found in Settings > Tutorials).
====Price====
As of the Fifteenth Anniversary Update, the 458 Italia costs to purchase (originally , , , then for accounts made after November 13, 2017 and then ).
As of the 2023 Lunar New Year Update, upgrades require 55 of each , , , , 60 , 60 , 160 and .
The 458 Italia was a prize for banking in 10,000 Enduro points during the Falcon F7's Enduro Double Down event. was rewarded as a compensation for people who already owned the car. It was also a prize for banking in 42,500 Enduro points during the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 Edition's Enduro Double Down event. The alternate reward was for people who already owned the car.
== Asphalt 7: Heat ==
The Ferrari 458 appears as two variants; the 458 Italia and 458 Spider. Both have the same performance, but the 458 Italia requires more stars (240 vs 120). The only differences between the two is the Tier; the hardtop version appears in Tier 5, while the Spider appears in Tier 6. The Hardtop version costs 240,000 Cash, while the Spider version costs 258,000 Cash.
== Asphalt Injection ==
== Asphalt 6: Adrenaline ==
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Category:Vehicles in Asphalt Overdrive‎
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Category:Asphalt Nitro
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Category:Enduro Car
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Category:Red Colts Collection
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