The standard Ferrari 430 is one of Lusso’s favourite sportscars of the moment. Its predecessor, the 360, had never been so high up on our lists, at least not until the special edition 360 Challenge Stradale was released late on in the model’s lifetime. This time around, Ferrari have chosen to release the equivalent model significantly earlier - we guess that the CS was a real money spinner for them.

With both a weight reduction (down 100kg to 1250kg), and a power increase (up slightly to 510bhp), straight line performance will no doubt be increased noticeably. The weight reduction will also help out on track where it will be shown up by increased agility, and better braking performance. As is the way with Ferrari’s halo models, there is a new and improved version of the semi-automatic F1 transmission which has cut gear shift time to a mere 60 milliseconds - almost as fast as current Formula 1 cars. It will be available from the end of 2007, with a price tag of around £170,000.