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ASI Ferrari 458 Italia – Preliminary Design Renderings

By Ari Cox on Sun, 09/27/2009 - 06:27

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The CEO of ASI Corp, Satoshi Kondo, announced in a website post that the company is working on a body kit and other mods for the Ferrari 458 Italia. Although things are still being finalized, ASI served up two rendered images of possible design directions to whet our appetites. As opposed to some of ASI's more outlandish alterations, like their work with the Bentley model lineup, so far they have been pretty reserved with their Ferrari mods. Their first offering, the 2009 ASI Ferrari F430, was a bit of an ugly duckling with the company still trying to feel out the possibilities and design aesthetic. While we applaud the effort, the ASI Ferrari 458 Italia still looks better suited for the track than the street. The lines of Pininfarina's new design are so clean and flawless that any type of modification may appear more as a blemish than a beautification.

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2009 ASI Ferrari F430 - Same Pop, Less Plop

By Ari Cox on Mon, 06/22/2009 - 05:28

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ASI is a Japanese tuner that has mainly been known for their wicked Bentley mods for the GT, GTS, GTC and Flying Spur. ASI stands for Accuracy, Spirit and Imagination and they really do live up to their name. Now, they have focused their engineering know-how on the 2009 Ferrari F430. ASI's new body kit includes a new front bumper ($5,000 USD), Side Skirts ($4,000 USD) and Rear Bumper ($6,000 USD). Purchased together the body kit runs $15,000 USD, so no discount there for the full set. The real benefit of going with ASI's aero mods is that they provide a 27kg (60 lbs) weight reduction compared to stock with some additional ASI flavor as a bonus.

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