It seems that we can look forward to seeing the F430 Challenge Stradale at Frankfurt. Ferrari Chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo basically told reporters this at the Geneva auto show. The model that will be debuting in Frankfurt is an evolution of the F430, which is expected to be more powerful and lighter than the current coupe through the use of F1 engineering and technology.
This will follow the pattern Ferrari set with the 360 series, when a Challenge racecar was built off that platform, then a street version of that racecar sold to the public. We still aren’t exactly sure whether the F430 version will wear the Challenge Stradale moniker.
However, we do suspect that power will be around 525 (up from 489) and that weight should drop by a couple hundred pounds to keep it on par with Lamborghini’s recent Gallardo Superleggera and Porsche’s 911 GT3 RS. Whatever they call it, we are looking forward to it being great. At least until the 599 Barchetta arrives.