Finally a member of the Ferrari Family!

After many years of waiting and yearning for a Ferrari, I finally got to pull the trigger for the 458. My previous attempts to get a Ferrari were futile as India did not have any authorized dealers. But the recent announcement of India's first official dealer at New Delhi was just what I was waiting for. Without further ado, here is my spec list :

Exterior
Rosso Corsa exterior
Rosso Corsa calipers
20" Sport wheel rims painted grey (RMSV)
TPMS
AFS front light system
Front lifter
Scuderia Shields
Int / Ext Electrochromatic mirrors
Front/Rear parking sensors
Rear parking camera
Sports Sill Cover

Interior
Black interior
Black carpets
Red stitching
Daytona Seats
Red leather inserts in Daytona seats
Full electric seats
Red seat belts
Rev counter in yellow
Dedication Plate
Alcantara roof liner


Car will be ready for delivery at factory by December and with Air Freight, should reach by end of december or early Jan! Very excited for my first Ferrari!



-Karan

 

Congrats Karan! Must be quite something driving that on the roads of India! And now for the wait...


Onno

 

Congratulations! I hope you share some pictures of your baby, im curious to see Ferraris in India as well!

 

Onno,

It's a real thrill indeed! And yes, now for the toughest part, the wait!

 

Will post pictures as soon as I get them . In the meantime :

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian-car-scene/96039-ferrari-maserati-entering-india-through-shreyans-group-edit-now-official-3.html

http://indianautosblog.com/2011/05/ferrari-new-delhi-ferrari-india

 

Congrats!! What is the base price of a 458 in India (US$)?

 

At present exchange rates - 572,493.33 USD base price. With my options 659,389.57 USD without shipping . *gulp*

 

what's the import duty? Thought it would cost more in India compared to Singapore but Singapore is still the most expensive unfortunately

 

The import duty is 106% on new cars!

 

In Brazil at present exchange rates the price for a 458 Italia purchase is about 1.000.000,00 USD or R$1.600.000,00 (Reais).

 

I guess I better not tell you what one would cost in Jersey, Channel Islands....


Onno

 

Congratulations and nicely specked out!

 

Absolutely wonderful news!

When you finally get it, we need to see pictures of some of the great drives you take with it in India!

 

Absolutely! The drive in the 458 would be epic to say the least. Will click pictures and post a detailed account of my first driving experience. Really looking forward to the delivery date!

 

Now comes the hard part.... the wait!

 

Congrats - I come to Chandigarh quite often
Would love to see a 458 in India

 

Congrats Karan !
Nicely specced out car
I am sure it will look awesome !

 

Karan: Unless I am mistaken, I thought the RMSV option was the silver painted sport wheel. Al

 

Abz, as per my research done here, people who got the gray painted wheels, had the exact same option code. Can anyone re-confirm ?

 

What would be the exact code for the 20" sport rims painted in dark gray? Attaching pictures from 'isuks' thread for reference.


EDIT -- Found the info here (http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=281511&highlight=RMSV). Sent an email to my dealer requesting the changes to be made. Thanks ABZ!
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Those are the 20" Forged Sport wheels and the option code is RSFD

 

I think RSFD is the modis code for the US market and RSMV is the Euro code?

 

RSMV is the modis code for the 20" painted sport wheels not forged there is a significant price difference.

 

So is it possible to get the 20" sport wheels in dark gray non forged with RSMV code? I don't feel that spending more on forged rims vs normal rims is necessary for me, keeping in mind the use of the car for me. I would also presume from your reply that forged rims must be much more expensive as compared to non forged?

 

Im sure you can get the wheels painted in any color you want, it just depends what Ferrari wants to charge for it. But the forged wheels in the US are about 2K dollars more than the standard sport wheels.