Hot Lap! 2011 Ferrari 458 Italia

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Every car in the 2011 Motor Trend Best Drivers Car competition was lapped around Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca by hot shoe Randy Pobst. Our next competitor

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00:00 The Ferrari 458 Italia is without question the best mid-engine sports car ever from Maranello.

00:16 Its 4.5-litre V8 delivers 557 horsepower and revs to a screaming 9,000 rpm.

00:24 Its seven-speed dual-clutch transmission is lightning fast, yet it is among the smoothest

00:29 and most civilised Ferraris you'll ever drive on the road.

00:34 Too smooth and too civilised for Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca?

00:38 Let's ride with Randy Popest and hear what he thinks.

00:42 [MOTOR]

01:06 Really puts the power down well.

01:10 Huge difference on the tyres compared to the track tyres.

01:14 [MOTOR]

01:18 Really puts the power down well.

01:21 [MOTOR]

01:28 Alright.

01:30 [MOTOR]

01:43 St. Ross.

01:45 Absolutely Ferrari.

01:47 [MOTOR]

02:06 [MOTOR]

02:27 [MUSIC]

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