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In 1992, the Ferrari has necessity of one new car with which reconfirming director in the segment of the 2+2 sportswoman. In incident, from 3 years the old one 412i is exited of product and opposing cognate the Maserati Quattroporte and Porsche 968 imperversano.

The residence of Maranello decides to entrust the outer design to the Pininfarina, that it had already marchiato the Testarossa and same the 412. Similar for the car that had preceded it, the 456GT is equipped of one extended mark that badly companion with the typical run red tint diffused on not remotely all the Ferrari. This line is destined, expressions of gratitude to the balanced and pleasantry design, to very last in regularity 12 years, until the evade of production of 456 M, in 2004.

One inquisitive preview of this appreciated extended mark (in 1992 has been judged from a work force "the beautifulr car never constructed") appears on Quattroruote of January 1992, than pronostica one the ingress in production of the 456, without but supplying this name.

The motor is the V12 from 5,4 liters (5474cc) from four valves for cylinder, that Maranello will advance mounted subsequently also on the 550, and in this first CV and 550reading distributes 442Nm of the greatest brace. This 5,4 liters has moreover gained the reward for the better motor beyond the 4 liters. With this screw-steamer the Ferrari new is in a position to pushing itself until 302kmh in the reading with the manual modify (6m) and until 298kmh with the self-moving gearshift (4m). The transit from 0 to 100km/h in the room comes completed in one only the 5,5 next to the first from both versions.

In 1998 it comes introduced a new reading of the 456, called M (Modified), with equivalent; of the same extent performances to those of the 456 originates them, than, with a streak leggermente improved, Scaglietti will endure in production until the ingress in production of the 612, in 2004

Source: Ferrari Garage