I had been here before, standing in the pitlane of Sydney Motorsport Park, staring at the dark clouds rolling in from the south with my knees trembling from equal parts of anticipation and trepidation, as the unmuffled roar from the V8 in the back of the Ferrari 458 Challenge Evo cracks into life like a lightning bolt on the horizon.
2012 FERRARI 458 ITALIA REVIEW Vehicle Style: V8, mid-engined, two-door coupe Price: $526,950 (plus on-roads) Fuel Economy claimed: 13.3L/100km | tested: 18.9L/100km OVERVIEW Setting a benchmark. Raising the bar. Head of the class