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.
Prvé oficiálne oznámenie 458 Italie automobilkou Ferrari bolo opísané ako nástupca modelu F430, ale s úplne novým dizajnom, zahŕňajúcom technológie vyvinuté zo skúseností automobilky s Formulou 1.