VIDEO: Does The All-New 458 Sound Better Than The 430/360/355/348/California?

One of the most crucial aspects of any Ferrari is its exhaust note. Constantly, owners and fans alike are always in pursuit of the perfect sound. Or, as some Tifosi would say, a symphony.

Plenty of Ferrari owners have turned to Tubi, Capristo or Kreissieg to essentially ungag their prized possessions and obtain that unrestricted F1-like squealing pitch. But when the F430 debuted and everyone heard its engine turn over, the community embraced the stock exhaust's music.

The question now is, how about the new 458? Now that we are not viewing beauty footage or hearing studio cuts of the soundtrack, let's hear what it is REALLY capable of.

Carscoop reports:

"We don't know the driver's affiliation is with the dealer that brought this spanking new Ferrari 458 Italia to the Netherlands - maybe he's a client, perhaps he's a salesperson or even the owner - but case is that Youtube member 'Jorie 2' spotted the Italian supercar at Kroymans (Ferrari/Aston Martin/Maserati) in Hilversum and decided to follow and film the Prancing Horse model on the road. Not sure how the Ferrari driver felt about that, but you can check out the video after the jump."

Bmw8ter - 1/5/2010 9:19:54 PM

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IMHO, the F360 and F355 still have the best sound; higher pitch with less throat. Sounds so nice.

Joe_Limon - 1/5/2010 9:51:17 PM

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LOL at the driver keeping his signal light on. And I agree with Bmw8ter, this sounds rough when it is cold. I'd like to hear it when it warms up though....

Agent63 - 1/6/2010 5:56:56 AM

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I have enjoyed all the models from Ferrari`s so called entry-level segment. I think the 355 sounds the best but the sound seemed like it went through puberty after the 360 because the F430 wasn`t so much of a screamer like the older gens but still maintained its Ferrari-ness.

bmw4meonly - 1/6/2010 2:49:21 PM

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The Ferrari driver shitted on him when he got on the expressway...lol