The Ferrari 430 Scuderia has been nominated as the winner of the best 2 Seat Sports Car 2008. The award for the car manufacturer from Maranello comes from the US magazine Fortune, confirming that, despite the crisis in the luxury business, "Made in Italy" is still a synonym for excellence in the US.

The Ferrari 430 Scuderia has been nominated as the winner of the best 2 Seat Sports Car 2008. The award for the car manufacturer from Maranello comes from the US magazine Fortune, in its Top 10 Luxury Rides, confirming that, despite the crisis in the luxury business, "Made in Italy" is still a synonym for excellence in the US.

The Ferrari 430 Scuderia made its debut in North America at the International Car Show at Los Angeles in November 2007, shortly after its world première at the Frankfurt IAA. The 2-seater Berlinetta with extreme performance and content derived from experience gained by Scuderia Ferrari in Formula 1, stands beside the F430 and the F430 Spider, to complete the Ferrari 8-cylinder range.

"If you can stomach the price, this is a scary-fast, insanely competent (0 to 60 in 3.5 sec), sexy purebred that makes operatic engine sounds unlike any other," wrote Sue Zesiger Callaway in the Fortune summary of the 430 Scuderia. "Oh yes, and former Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher was crucial to its development. Purists can argue about the superiority of a mid-engine V-8 Ferrari like the F430 vs. the big front-engine V-12 599 GTB, but my money goes to the playfulness of the mid-engine car. For those who prefer German, the 911 in any guise is unimpeachable, while Audi's R8 is the hottest new entrant. The Corvette, starting at $46,1000, is still the best deal around."

While the 430 Scuderia ran out the winner in the 2 Seat Sports Car category of Fortunes' Top 10 Luxury Rides, second place went to the Porsche 911 Turbo and in third was the Chevrolet Corvette. The other category winners were the Nissan GT-R (2+2/GT), BMW M3 (Small Coupé), Bentley Brooklands (Large Coupé), Audi RS4 (Small Sedan), Jaguar XF Supercharged (Mid Sized Sedan), Mercedes-Benz S550 (Large Sedan), Lexus RX400 h AWD (Wagon/Crossover), Porsche Cayenne GTS (Mid Size SUV) and Lexus LX 570 (Large SUV).