Ferrari F430 Manual - One Take 

now THIS is a fucking Maad one take.

Taking away all the manual ferraris is something Emperor Palpatine would do

This is one of the only "one takes" where the car looks like it easily handles the speed and curves, I mean it is a ferrari and all.

Alright enough dreaming about these things, time to get off my butt and start working for one!

The last best Ferrari, the one I would sell a limb to acquire. Nothing beats a Ferrari with a stick shift gearbox, and the F430 is a masterpiece.

Great car! Good to see a stick. I love how on these cars EVERYTHING is covered in leather, looks like a quality item which will be timeless

after driving all those tuner cars this must be heaven to drive a properly put together fast car like it is intended

nobody ever loved the quirky gated shifters until they were long gone

No no manual f430s are way more than 100k. They're the last manual v8 ferrari. it's going to be an instant collectors car

Unlimited mile warranty? I call that a challenge!

The cyclist that you turned in front called the other cyclist and said, hey there is a A-hole coming down the hill in a red Ferrari hold him up.

Soon as I saw this pop up, I said to myself: "YES!!!" Lol.

Now this was an enjoyable one take. Love the sound of the gated shifter. Great video Matt.

You can tell how confidence inspiring the car is by how fast Matt goes :) Clearly the Ferrari rocks!

Such a good video. Thanks Matt! Watching this made my heart race. Loved the audio quality. Beautiful sounding car. I want one SO bad!!!

My god. That biker at about the midpoint was driving me nuts.

I always like the ones with Matt by himself more. Great, as usual.

many of you are gonna think I'm fucking crazy, but I cant help associate the sound of a manual na ferrari v8 with honda vtec.

How did I miss this clip? Such a great video. Thanks a lot, Matt!

Nice job Matt. You and Chris Harris seem to be the only journalists at the moment actually conveying a real passion for the cars you're getting the privilege to drive. Love it! Awesome work dude!

I couldn't turn my headphones up loud enough! That sound is amazing!

So a quick, stable, reliable, inexpensive, practical, long lasting, easy to drive, great sounding, and ridiculously fun Ferrari for just $100,000? Damn.

My favorite one take to date. Thank you Matt for sharing your experience with us!

Outstanding car :) Forget stats but the experience rowing thru the gears listening to that symphony at your own pace is priceless. Thanks for sharing Matt.

Very well said on the classic attribute of a manual box...nice vid Matt

Bicyclists shouldn't hog the whole damn lane except when necessary. Yes, there's a time and place for that type of thing, then there's just being a douche.

Total kick ass video Matt...the joy on your face in driving that sucker...from the moment you start it up...thanks for experiencing what most of us never will and describing it perfectly.

Thank you so much, Matt. We all tend to forget the slightly older supercars. Wonderful video, and much better than some of the recent cars.

My favourite looking Ferrari is the F355 GTS. That car looks amazing with the roof removed and the headlights up.

You gotta do a review of your manual Vanquish!

Awesome video Matt, incredible car!

The Ferrari F430 has been one of my dream cars ever since I saw it in PGR3. I even built a scale model Ferrari F430 Spider out of Legos when I was 12 and I still have it to this day. The Ferrari F430 Coupe 6-speed is one of only two European cars on my list of dream cars.

As a cyclist, I love how considerate Matt Farah is when he sees someone on a bicycle. Matt's the man! "Vehicular Homicide will ruin your day."

First time I've made it to the end of one of these in a while

Looks like you were really enjoying yourself with this one, more so than anything else I've seen you drive on these One Takes. That was cool to see.

even I am having a blast here sitting here in my computer at 11pm, I just can't even imagine how AWESOME it must be to drive a manual F430 on those hills, damn!

I'm not that big on on the F430, but knowing there's a manual one increased its likability by a bunch!

Glorious! I'm not high on super cars, mainly cause I'm poor, but man, for ~$100k that seems well worth it. And that engine noise.......shhhaaaawinng!

Most honest review,6 speed manual gearbox is most rewarding to drive, what a wonderful drive!

Very lucky to know people that will let you drive their badass cars! That's my dream right there. Driving a Ferrari down a beautiful mountain

I always and still LOVE the F430! You clearly had so much fun driving it too :)

My first car was a manual shift, and every car I've had (I've had several) since then has been a stick shift. I don't care if the new stuff is faster with an automatic.

this is the way to do reviews, great job and reveiwing comes very naturally with you

wow. I love the look of those seats and the interior

Matt you should drive an F40. Greatest Ferrari of all time.

Think we could see you do an e39 m5 review?

Thank you! This was really good for a One Take.

Matt, I'm only about 4.35 into this so far and just had to pause it and say, man: this is a breath of fresh air to hear someone talking like this about a stick shift. I too think these paddle shifts are so crap. Real drivers all want a manual shift WITH a clutch pedal. You have so much more control of the vehicle that way. Good stuff!!!

I didn't know they made the F430 with stick shift. Every video I've seen, the F430 was an auto. I got a lot more love for the F430 now!

I wonder why racing sequentials never caught on and manufactures went from H pattern to flappy paddles. Sequentials would have been great in road cars and way more enjoyable than paddles, as you still get a stick and you get a clutch pedal. The only cars I can think of that had one are the Mosler and Gumpert Apollo.

I liked the video before watching it. AWESOME vid thank you !

Agree with so many of your points Matt. Driven and been in a few Ferraris and so many observations are true, from the driving experience to the stigma attached. Fantastic review.

This gentleman states a few times in this video about people giving a dirty look to someone driving a car like this. It reminds me of a very apt point that Adam Carrola made and I will wildly paraphrase it here. ------------------------------ When I was a kid, and a guy drove by my dad and I in a Ferrari, I would ask my dad, "Who is that guy? I wish I had a car like that!" My dad would answer, "That is Mr. Smith. He is very wealthy. You should look at how someone successful like that makes money, and if you work hard, maybe you can get a Ferrari too someday". Today, a kid would be walking with his dad, and he would say, "Dad, who is driving that car, I wish I had a car like that!". And the dad would say "That is that fuc*ing Mr. Smith. He must have lied and cheated and stole poor peoples' money to get that car. Who does he think he is? He thinks he is better than me. I deserve that car more than he does". ----------------------------- And therein lies the problem with some in our society. Instead of looking at nice things and aspiring to them, we hate the owners because we might not be able to afford one. I wonder what it is about people that are wired that way. Jealousy is one monster isn't it. When I was growing up, I lived in a very nice neighborhood called "The Woods". In high school, I lost count how many times someone said to me, "You think you are so great because you live in The Woods". I heard it all the time. Finally, this one big guy said it to me, and I was really fed up and I replied to him "No, I don't think I am so great. It's just that my dad is smarter and works harder and is BETTER than YOUR dad". That enraged the guy so much that he took a swing at me and missed, so mad that he couldn't think straight and as such, couldn't swing straight. I learned a lot that day about how jealousy is something some people have at their very core. Today, the problem is, the grown ups are from the idiot generation that I went to school with, and now we see the results.

@5:35- 7:15 The poster child for why cyclists are loathed.

I don't think I've seen Matt Farah this excited in any other One Take that he's done. Rightfully so. Watching that thing take corners, listening to the shift gate let you know when you've arrived and the howl of that exhaust had me glued to the screen. I surely will experience this at least once in a car like that.

Like always fantastic driving and commentary. You know you want one... so badly.

Gotta love that Ferrari V8.

it wouldn't have cost that cyclist 5 seconds to slow down and let you past especially on a downhill. i like driving as much as i like riding, courtesy goes a long way and guys like that do nothing but give other bikers a bad rep. :(

Stoked when I saw that gated shifter...can't wait til I get to drive a car with one of those...always caught my eye ever since I was a kid

this was very enjoyable to watch

My uncle payed 170k for his 05 430 spider with a 6 speed heard that only 500 430 manuals exist

1:19 Hits Biker. Biker says he's vegan. Episode continues.

Matt is one of those guys who you find yourself stopping his 13 minute video one minute in to hit the subscribe button, and picking up where you left off. You are just that confident that you WILL want to watch lots more. Also, have to agree 100%, if you buy a Ferrari, why would you ever think of anything except a manual!

I totally agree with you: the car is extraordinary. Congratulations on this video!

0:09 I hope thats an R32, I hope its turboed, and I hope Matt drives it.

Long live the manual gear box! I'd never trade for an auto or a dual clutch for anything. Living in NYC with a manual is not as bad as people make it seem.

Awesome review! I normally prefer when you have the owner present, but this one's absence actually GAVE you a chance to really focus on showing us the F430's driving characteristics AND talk in detail about the car, owning one, and even financial advice on having one in comparison to the 458. Frickin' GREAT! TheSmokingTire

Great review! This car is a real gem and a bargain these days. Im pretty sure this will be my next pleasure ride! With a STICK!! :D

This is Ferrari's prettiest design ever.

F430 manual=perfection, is this the last manual ferrari?

Oh man. Between this one and the 355 that you drove. Beautiful!

I drove a Scuderia a few years back and it was incredible. Obviously not with a stick, but videos can't do the sound that V-8 makes justice.

Gated manual is the only knob man should ever touch besides his own

Such a disappointment that manual transmissions are fading away. You looked like you had such a good time in that car!

I didn't know you drove one of these, I just saw the vid. It is truly one of the cars to invest in right now, it is such a beautiful piece of design and engineering and I think is the perfect combination between analog and digital, after this point they just went crazy with computer tech stuff. If you want a proper Ferrari (or a proper sports car)and you don't like all the new-age bullshit but don't mind the electronic goodies such as ABS and electric windows, this is the car to go for. No drive-by-wire, no software braking LSD, proper gearbox but you get a radio and aircon and assisted steering and stuff. I love this car. It's just perfect.

That sound is magnificent!

Hey Matt, thanks for another great video. Just wondering, how does this compare to an LP550-2 or R8 V10 as a daily?

Matt. Could you do a tutorial on how to heel-toe? Please? (:

Fantastic review and I completely and totally agree as I've driven most of em as well. Gated Shifter is only true way to go for a purest.

Seems like you finally got the hang of the sound! Good balance between your voice and exhaust

You've got a lot of automotive swears to put money in the money jar for, mister.

The stigma with Ferraris is a weird thing. I trust guys like Matt when they say how good some of them are; but we still pass judgement on Ferrari owners when we see them. I think it's because of how they're marketed. This whole "Formula 1 inspired" thing is just silly. I imagine buyers just ramble on about how the gearbox, the steering wheel, etc. are all based on an F1 car. I speculate that's why so few buyers opted for manual gearboxes. I think it's so they can brag that, as Clarkson said, "my car's got one of them gearboxes like Michael Schumacher". We tend to think, rightly or wrongly, that they're in it for the brand and the marketing, not the car.

What a great review

As I understand, you own an Aston Martin Vanquish with the very rare manual gearbox conversion... you MUST review that incredible and stunning car, the last handmade Aston Martin at Newport Pagnell factory, only 2578 ever made (1086 of them were Vanquish S with 520 bhp and more than 200 mph top speed). Highly collectable car, one of the greatest engine sounds ever. So much charisma, muscular design, huge road presence. One of the most beautiful cars ever built. And once again, this 6-speed manual F430 is just incredible... LOVE IT !!!!

Automatics (F1, PDK whatever you call them) are faster now than manuals but like the past, in the 70s, 80s, 90s and 2000s the cars equipped with them will depreciate faster and always be LESS fun than the manual version. Looking back at NSXs, Supras, 300ZX, Mustangs, Corvettes, Porsches of the past, nobody wants the auto versions but the manuals are always coveted indefinitely. I don't understand why so many sports cars are Automatic only now. Sure it's faster and gets better mileage but if you think driving this 430 isn't as fun as an Automatic 991 Carrera S that's faster (for example) you're mistaken. It's not even in the same ballpark. Really sad the Alfa 4C was automatic too :( What the hell, it's basically a super Elise and it's auto :(

So, would you take the F430 with the manual over a 458? And I am talking right now, so a used F430 or a new 458? And lets say you can't take the 458 and sell it for a F430 and pocket the rest, let just say for some reason your 458 is only worth what a 430 is worth. I will say the 430 sings to me though.

If I ever have enough cash to warrant a Ferrari, this would be the exact model I would want. It's the last of the manual Ferrari's before they exclusively go to double clutch trannies. Gated shifter for the win! You can feel the heritage come through whenever you drive one of these magnificent vehicles. You're a lucky guy Matt!

That click of the shifter...brings me back to the 90s Need for Speed game

God bless a stick shift Ferrari!

100k for a f430? you could get one for 65k in germany

I'm getting so excited watching this . 😀

That was a really good way to describe why a manual is often the better choice.

7:24 Close your eyes and try tell me that doesnt sound like a honda. Everyone thinks ferrari V8s sound exotic but because of the design (flatplane) they literally sound like agro 4 cylinders. Not a fan

The cyclist is sitting in the middle of the "intersection" because he is coming to terms with nearly being run over !

The Best Ferrari !!!! F430 6-speed manual for ever !!! The last mid-engine V8 Ferrari available with a stick Such a rare car and so collectable... you gotta love that stick What a car ! And nice review :)

As a bicyclist and a Ferrari owner, a couple of comments. I would never obstruct traffic the way that cyclist did. I truly dislike having a car trailing me. As far as the haters go, I think he is overstating it at least where I live. Most people give thumbs up, smile or take pictures. I believe the haters are people who question the owners motives even though they do not know them. I bought mine with my wife's encouragement following back surgery related to bone cancer. It was near the top on my bucket list and a replacement for my Harley which I had to sell.

What does the girlfriend of the owner look like?

The 430 is one of the worst designs Ferrari has ever made,you dont have to sugar coat it Matt. lol

F430 Scuderia is one of my favorite Ferraris ever, just magnificent. Now, a manual 612? I would buy one tomorrow.

Great drive, I love this Ferrari too..