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Jalopnik's top cars of the decade

Source: Global Times
[13:40 December 16 2009]
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Ferrari F430

Years Produced: 2004 - 2009
Base Price When New: $188,425 (2009)
Engine: 4.3-liter V-8, 483 hp
Curb Weight: 3200 lb
Power-To-Weight Ratio: 6.6 lb/hp

The F430 is the first prancing horse to make its stablemates look tame, and the first base Ferrari to offer the streetability and manic presence that you expect. Whether yowling around town or rocketing up a mountain road, the 430 speaks to us like no Lamborghini or Maserati ever has. It is the Ferrari of the past ten years, and that makes it the best Italian car of the decade.