Ferrari 456

In 1992, the Ferrari has need of one new car with which reconfirming leader in the segment of the 2+2 sportswoman. In fact, from 3 years the old one 412i is exited of production and opposing like the Maserati Quattroporte and Porsche 968 imperversano.

The house of Maranello decides to entrust the external design to the Pininfarina, that it had already marchiato the Testarossa and same the 412. Like for the car that had preceded it, the 456GT is equipped of one line that badly spouse with the typical run red color diffused on nearly all the Ferrari. This line is destined, thanks to the balanced and sport design, to very last in order 12 years, until the escape of production of 456 M, in 2004.

One curious preview of this appreciated line (in 1992 has been judged from a task force "the beautifulr car never constructed") appears on Quattroruote of January 1992, than pronostica one the entrance in production of the 456, without but supplying this name.

The motor is the V12 from 5,4 liters (5474cc) from four valves for cylinder, that Maranello will come mounted subsequently also on the 550, and in this first CV and 550version distributes 442Nm of the maximum brace. This 5,4 liters has moreover gained the prize for the better motor beyond the 4 liters. With this propeller the Ferrari new is in a position to pushing itself until 302kmh in the version with the manual change (6m) and until 298kmh with the automatic gearshift (4m). The passage from 0 to 100km/h instead comes completed in single the 5,5 second from both versions.

In 1998 it comes introduced a new version of the 456, called M (Modified), with equal performances to those of the 456 originates them, than, with a line leggermente improved, Scaglietti will remain in production until the entrance in production of the 612, in 2004