2005 420 Modena (or 420 Fiorano) prototype spyshots

Post by **GTI VR6** » Sat Jun 19, 2004 1:38 pm

The exterior looks the same as the 360 Modena, but the aticle says that changes have been made. The engines bigger as well. It will develop around 480-490bhp. Its expected to make its debut september of next year.

Spyshots:
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Article:

Now that the new 612 Scaglietti model has been launched, Ferrari is upping the pace for the development of the 360 Modena replacement.

Ferrari's new mid-engined "mainstream" sports car is expected to debut in 2005. Reliable information on the technical specifications of the newcomer is still scarce, but it is believed that it will be powered by a 4.2-liter V-8 engine, not a V-10. Hence, it is dubbed the "420 Modena" or "420 Fiorano."

The development of the 360 replacement has been infinitely more troublesome than could be to the company's liking. The appearance of the Lamborghini Gallardo sent top Ferrari management and engineers alike back to the drawing boards, and the 360 replacement program in Maranello ground to a halt. Not long after work had started again on the project, a fire devastated offices and workshops in Ferrari's development department in March 2004, damaging a number of invaluable prototype vehicles.

The spy shots show a few exclusive details of the new vehicle, including flared front wheel arches and improved rear wheelhouses, which leave more room for larger wheels and an increased track width at the front and rear axles. The lateral air outlets in the front bumper have been enlarged to supply more air to the new 4.2-liter engine. At the rear, the prototype features a new bumper with smaller, dedicated openings around the exhaust pipes and a modified diffuser.

Initially planned as a mostly technical freshening, the 360 Modena replacement project now seems to have become no less than a new vehicle, which also could include the introduction of a new Spider with a folding hard top in 2006.

Source: http://www.thecarconnection.com/index.a ... ticle=7005

Post by **arnab** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 11:07 am

yeah i think it wont be called the modena...but whats the point of they keep the same design..but its posts like these that makes me sad :( , whats the point of reading the new ferrari has 400+ hp if i cant afford it... some guy have all the luck, and my names not included in the list.

i've heard there's a ferrari in dhaka, and pics of that? i'm not referring to the f40 knock off...

Post by **GTI VR6** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 12:12 pm

dude, u should be thankful to Allah that u and ur family own 3 really nice BMWs and u'll be be buying an M5 or porsche or sl55. i dont even have a car of my own and i dont really care about it. i'm just happy to be born in an era where all these fantastic machines exist and not in the frickin' 1800s. so cheer up :) and thnk of all those who'd die to own any one of the cars u have. inshallah, u can buy the F70 if ferrari ever comes out with something like that

(all enzos have been sold) or another super car in a few years time. :lol: u should definitely let me kow if u do.

Post by **GTI VR6** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 1:08 pm

i went to see the F50 replica in dhaka and i must say the exterior doesn't look bad at all. i havent seen the interior. its got real ferrari emblems and rear lights, as i was told, and the paint job was well done. at first sight u will definitely see that this replica is not as low as the real one (obviously!) and the front of the car does not look like the usual F50 but looks like the 1995 Koenig tuned F50. you can compare the pictures from the classified section of this site and this site http://www.fast-autos.net/koenig/koenigf50.html

Post by **arnab** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 1:53 pm

thank you, yup i am lucky to have these cars as you mentioned...i dont think about it, but whenever i see the ferraris i dont know man, its addictive

Post by **GTI VR6** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 2:09 pm

y dont u post pictures of ur cars, whichever ones you can, and ur bike?

Post by **arnab** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 2:16 pm

check the galleries, i have already posted my bike and the x5. i'm waiting to get the 330ci detailed before taking the last few shots. user name is arnab....

Post by **arnab** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 2:29 am

more on the new Modena..

http://www.thecarconnection.com/index.a ... =178&n=158

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