Ferrari recalled all 458 Italian a week or two ago, apparently the cause of the spontaneous fires is due to the adhesive used on the rear wheelarch, the proximity to the exhaust system would lead to the adhesive self-igniting especially after an extended period of high-rpm driving in high ambient temperature.
Oops.
Still wouldn't buy one even if I could afford it though - no proper manual gearbox option (even though it's slower). |