Taylor keeps this work of art in her garage!
It’s the 2009 Ferrari 458 Italia. The interior above is a older 308 but we get the idea of phenominal functional beauty on wheels.
On 92 octane gasoline it develops 562 horsepower and 398 lb-ft of torque from its flat-plane crank. It is powered by gasoline in it’s 4.5L V8. Peak torque arrives at a lower RPM abd peak horsepower arrives at 9,000 RPM. Oh, yes, driving the 458 is an awe-inspiring event that happens to very, very few people and it’s engine sounds like a symphony orchestra. 
The highly tuned 4,497 cc (4.5 L; 274.4 cu in) engine of the “Ferrari/Maserati” F136 V8 family, generates 570 PS (419 kW; 562 hp) at 9,000 rpm at redline and 540 N⋅m (398 lb⋅ft) of torque at 6,000 rpm with 80 percent of torque available at 3,250 rpm. The engine features direct fuel injection, a first for Ferrari mid-engine setups in its road cars. Top speed is 202 mph.
It’s an awards winning car. The 458 won “Car of the Year 2009” and “Supercar of the Year”. It also won “Cabrio of the Year 2011” for the Spider, from Top Gear magazine. Auto Zeitung magazine awarded the Ferrari 458 Spider “Best Cabrio 2011”. Motor Trend awarded the Ferrari 458 Italia the title of “Best Driver’s Car” in 2011. The 458 Speciale won Top Gear’s Supercar of the Year 2013 and James May’s Car of the Year.
Transmission
The only transmission available on the 458 is a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox by Getrag, in a different state of tune shared with the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. There is no manual shift option, making this the first mainstream model to not be offered with a manual transmission.
Wish I could be there.
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