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2013 458 Italia vs 2014 458 Italia: Any differences?

Discussion in '458 Italia/488/F8' started by Eilig, Apr 18, 2016.

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  1. Eilig

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    #1 Eilig, Apr 18, 2016
    I'm looking at a 2013 Italia and 2014 Italia and wondering if there were any differences between these two model years? For example, I know there were differences between the 2011 and 2012 model years, if I'm not mistaken.

    Is there anything that makes a 2014 model any nicer/better than a 2013? ... other than the fact that it's one year newer?

    Thanks!
     
  2. Jasone

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    #2 Jasone, Apr 18, 2016
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  3. Eilig

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    #3 Eilig, Apr 18, 2016
    Any difference in the way they drive? Suspension or engine or ECU differences?
     
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    #4 458trofeo, Apr 18, 2016
    None that come to mind, just the stitching.. ;)
     
  5. Eilig

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    #5 Eilig, Apr 18, 2016
    I had a feeling you may weigh in on this one......... :) :)
     
  6. Nsd991

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    #6 Nsd991, Apr 18, 2016
    I recently shopped both and purchased a 2013 2700 mile certified car. So warranty on par with a 2014 and the price difference was in favor of the 2013 by a good margin. Otherwise the cars are the same to my knowledge. On the contrary if you plan on selling in the near future a 2014 may be a better bet for resale! I'm a novice so take this all in context!
     
  7. durrow

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    #7 durrow, Apr 18, 2016
    Only difference I could think of is streaming bluetooth of music. The 2014 models (some of them) supported this. My original 458 didnt' but my speciale did.
     
  8. Dolceexte

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    #8 Dolceexte, Apr 18, 2016
    My 2014 spider didn't but the 2014 Speciale had Bluetooth streaming...other than price just one more year of warranty
     
  9. dustman

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    #9 dustman, Apr 18, 2016
    There are some who think the 14-15 got a tad quieter. Not sure but I recall a thread on this a while back.
     
  10. carcommander

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    #10 carcommander, Apr 19, 2016
    A '13 may or may not be in warranty. A '14 probably will be.
     
  11. Jason B

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    #11 Jason B, Apr 10, 2020
    Interesting, so you're saying 2013 didn't stream bluetooth music but 2014's did? I find it funny that while auto manufacturers say no changes for a certain year, there are always changes that weren't announced. This happened of my Lamborghini for the one year they said "No changes for this model year" when in fact there were many changes, but smaller ones, but not small in the eyes of car nuts like us.

    Wondering if anyone else found any other difference with 2014's vs lower year?
     
  12. wthensler

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    #12 wthensler, Apr 10, 2020
    I think you mean scheduled maintenance,
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    Don’t think either will have the warranty, unless one comes with an extended. I have a ‘13 and I just burned my last scheduled maintenance; the 14 will have one additional maintenance, but this shouldn’t be used as a dealbreaker. Probably worth around $1,500 in the grand scheme of things.
     
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    #13 AlfistaPortoghese, Apr 10, 2020
    I couldn’t agree more, William. The “free” maintenance is nice to have, but servicing a 458 doesn’t break the bank, far from it. I have a 2011, so I never had it, but usually the value you put forward is correct. The bulk of the value being the oil itself, as a V8 takes on more oil than our average 4 cylinder turbocharged daily driver here in Europe.

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