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Tuesday, Nov 3
SEMA 2009: The mid-engine RM460 Hyundai Genesis Coupe has landed
Filed under: Aftermarket, Concept Cars, Motorsports, SEMA Show, Coupe, Performance, Hyundai Photos copyright (C)2009 Drew Phillips/Weblogs, Inc.Continue reading SEMA 2009: The mid-engine RM460 Hyundai Genesis Coupe has landed
Microsoft teams up with automakers for Windows 7 theme packs
So far Infiniti, Porsche, Ferrari and Ducati have all created custom themes for Windows 7, including desktop wallpapers, slide shows, screen savers and color schemes. Of course, automakers aren't the only companies taking part, with themes also available from Coca-Cola and Pepsi, th...
Monday, Nov 2
Ferrari reportedly confirms all-wheel drive hybrid system
As befitting an automobile wearing the coveted Prancing Horse badge, Ferrari is said to be using the system to benefit handling and not to improve fuel efficiency. Whatever the case, we'll surely know more by 2014 or so when Ferrari is actually expected to have the hybrid ready for product...
Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 11.02.09
First Drive: 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo is Stuttgart's quickest car yet 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo - Click above for high-res image gallery It's faster to 60 mph than a Lamborghini Murcielago LP640, McLaren F1 or Ferrari Enzo. Porsche's fastest offerings, including...
Ferrari World Abu Dhabi gears up for grand opening in 2010
Television coverage of Formula One grands prix typically end with an aerial shot of the podium and the fans beneath it, a panorama usually dominated by the tifosi passing a giant Scuderia Ferrari flag over the crowd. That view may have been largely absent with the void of Ferrari victories...
First Drive: 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo is Stuttgart's quickest car yet
It's faster to 60 mph than a Lamborghini Murcielago LP640, McLaren F1 or Ferrari Enzo. Porsche's fastest offerings, including the Carrera GT, GT2 and road-going 911 GT1 "Strassenversion" will only see its LED tail lamps during a typical sprint. Only the unlikely - make that incomprehens...
Saturday, Oct 31
Spy Shots: First longer-wheelbase Ferrari 612 Scaglietti replacement spotted
Filed under: Spy Photos, Coupe, Performance, Ferrari, Luxury Image: CarPix]Spy Shots: First longer-wheelbase Ferrari 612 Scaglietti replacement spotted originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Lotus hires former Ferrari/Fiat racing chief Claudio Berro as new motorsport director
Do you remember back in 1996 when Michael Schumacher left Benetton for Ferrari? They didn't just get Schumi; along with him came master strategist Ross Brawn and designer extraordinaire Rory Byrne. Together, the wonder team built the Scuderia back into a championship-winning powerho...
Friday, Oct 30
REPORT: McLaren MP4-12C U.S. launch delayed, not coming to LA Auto Show
Late last month, McLaren appointed Anthony Joseph, former regional manager for Porsche, Ferrari and Maserati, to setup the automaker's dealer network in the U.S., but over the course of the last few weeks McLaren has apparently hit a few roadblocks and it's expected that the creation of r...
Thursday, Oct 29
Zagato marks the end of an era with custom Ferrari 550 GTZ Barchetta
When Ferrari took the wraps off the 550 Maranello in 1996, it represented an important step in the company's evolution. Replacing the aging F512M (nee Testarossa), the 550 Maranello marked a shift back to front-engine V12 GTs for Ferrari - the niche market for which the company became kno...
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien welcomes 2010 Taurus SHO tonight!
If Jay Leno were a Ferrari McLaren F1, Conan O'Brien would be a Ford Taurus SHO. Now hold on, that's not an insult to Conan, who just took over Jay's hosting duties on The Tonight Show. It's an actual fact: Jay owns a McLaren F1 and Conan drives a 1992 Ford Taurus SHO.
Rendered Speculation: More Porsche 928 noise
According to AE, the big sports car would basically be a two-door Panamera positioned above the 911 because it hauls more luggage. Put another way, this reborn 928 would be an actual grand tourer and compete with the likes of other GTs. Think of it as a Ferrari 599 more than a 458 Italia. Natural...
Tuesday, Oct 27
REPORT: Fiat 500 to launch in the U.S. with Abarth performance model
With every passing week comes another report of how Fiat and Chrysler will be sharing products. If it's not Chrysler-badged Lancias then it's Lancia-badged Chryslers or an Alfa-badged Jeep. As for the Fiat division itself, the emerging strategy appears to be to bring the 500 retro-mini o...
Outraged Italian police set to crush fake Ferrari
So much so that the British-made phony Italian was being touted as the real thing -- an obvious scam. As to why the authorities intend to destroy the car, let's listen to what one of the cops involved had to say: "It was a good fake but just a fake, Ferrari is one of Italy's crown jewels. We can't al...
Monday, Oct 26
First Drive: 2011 Lexus LFA is wicked and this way comes
There's more to this story than driving impressions and photos. It's a front-engine GT, but its MSRP means it doesn't compete with the Ferrari 599. It's a technological tour de force nearly on par with the Bugatti Veyron, but its 202 MPH top speed doesn't come close to the V-max of Ferdinand P...
Sunday, Oct 25
VIDEO: Simply the Best - Clarkson shows Ferrari 348 much love on Top Gear circa 1991
As if to foreshadow how far Top Gear has come over the past couple of decades, Clarkson (Sideshow Bob wig and all) climbs behind the wheel of a Ferrari 348 - widely remembered as a low point in Maranello's history - and loved it. Hindsight being 20/20 and all, we did manage to extract one juicy n...
SPOILER ALERT: 2009 World Rally Championship decided at Rally Great Britain
For decades, Formula One was dominated by the same few teams - Ferrari, McLaren, Williams and Benetton/Renault - winning the title every year until Jenson Button and Brawn GP broke the cycle this season. On the other end of the spectrum, French rally ace Sebastien Loeb has been dominating...
Friday, Oct 23
VIDEO: Ultima claims Top Gear track record without show's authorization
There's no doubting that both the Ferrari FXX and the Ultima GTR are fast cars. Which car is actually faster around a race track, though, is currently up for debate. The track in question is the Dunsfold aerodrome circuit, better known to many as the Top Gear test track. Not long ago, the crew fr...
Thursday, Oct 22
Tokyo 2009: Mazda RX-500 still awesome nearly 40 years later
One of the coolest concept cars here at the Tokyo Motor Show isn't even new. In fact, it's almost forty years old. Originally displayed at the Tokyo show in 1970, this Mazda RX-500 Concept features styling similar to the legendary Ferrari 250 GTO Breadvan, gullwing doors that swing forward...
F1 teams play musical engines as Cosworth emerges the favorite for 2010
The two veteran teams would be joining Manor, Campos, Lotus and USF1 under Cosworth power. Ferrari, Renault and Toyota will, of course, continue building their own engines. If McLaren doesn't absorb BMW's engine department in time, it will likely stick with Mercedes, while Brawn and For...
Wednesday, Oct 21
Rum Runner: Schumacher bides his time driving for Bacardi while plotting return to F1
A lucky blogger out of Hong Kong won and posted about the experience, including video with telematics, from the cockpit of a Maserati GranTurismo - which probably has more to do with another ongoing deal with sister-company Ferrari than anything else. After all, the last time we saw Schum...
Tuesday, Oct 20
Swan Song: Novitec Rosso tweaks the Ferrari 430 Scuderia to 747hp
Filed under: Aftermarket, Coupe, Performance, Ferrari Source: Novitec Rosso via CarScoop]Swan Song: Novitec Rosso tweaks the Ferrari 430 Scuderia to 747hp originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
To F1 and Beyond: Lotus reportedly considering Le Mans, GT and Indy teams
Speaking to a group of Lotus employees, Bahar reportedly disclosed that the company is looking at getting into a variety of racing series, including Indy, Le Mans and GT racing. That's some ambition for a company that hasn't seriously competed in decades, but if any team can pull it off, it...
Monday, Oct 19
Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 10.19.09
Trouble in U.K. TelevisionLand: Has Fifth Gear been canceled? Mitsubishi Evo XI could get plug-in tech in 2013VIDEO: Things to do in your Ferrari F430 Challenge racer when you're bored on straightaways Browse our archive of Daily U-Turn posts or subscribe to the RSS feed
A1GP cancels opening round amidst financial, technical difficulties
The international open-wheel racing series has been teetering on the brink of collapse for several months now. The spec racer developed for the series by Ferrari had to go back to the drawing board several times, with the FIA most recently deeming the cars unfit to race and reportedly orde...
VIDEO: Things to do in your Ferrari F430 Challenge racer when you're bored on straightaways
Ferrari's recent lineup is chock full of auto 'boxes, and one F430 Challenge owner who frequents the track finally got fed-up with the teasing from his manual shifting brethren and decided to poke back at those who call his Maranello masterpiece the Ferraromatic. Hit the jump to watch all...
VERITAS RS III Roadster ready for production
That's Enzo-like performance for an Enzo-like price, but it offers ten times the exclusivity -- not to mention Veritas started operating the same year as Enzo Ferrari in 1947. The difference is that this serpent lay dormant for almost 50 years, getting ready to strike. Vermot has released...
Thursday, Oct 15
REPORT: Massa charges that Alonso knew about Piquet crash plan
From his brief tenure at McLaren, we know that Fernando Alonso has a bit of trouble getting along with his teammates. Especially when he doesn't get the clear preferential treatment as the team's #1 driver. After all, as has often been said, a driver's teammate is his chief rival. So after Fer...
200 mph supercars featured at the 2nd Annual Caruso Concours
Supercars right off the showroom floor mingled with old-timers from as far back as the Eighties. For instance, the display included not just the Bugatti Veyron, but also its forebearer, the EB110. The list of cars in attendance read like a roster of World's Fastest Cars contenders. Ferrari...
Wednesday, Oct 14
Tokyo Preview: Mazdaspeed3-powered Supasse V supercar
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Japan, Tokyo Motor Show, Lotus, Mazda Source: Suzusho via WorldCarFans]Tokyo Preview: Mazdaspeed3-powered Supasse V supercar originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Tuesday, Oct 13
Kamui Kobayashi to fill in for injured Timo Glock at Brazilian Grand Prix
As the Formula One championship winds to a close, the series is on track for a big change-up in drivers. But not before one last in-season switch. Earlier this season, Toro Rosso replaced Sebastien Bourdais with Jaime Alguersuai. Ferrari called up Luca Badoer to fill in for an injured Felipe...
Monday, Oct 12
Felipe Massa comes home to Maranello, meets the new 458 Italia, laps Fiorano, smiles for fans [w/VIDEO]
Filed under: Motorsports, Coupe, Performance, Videos, Ferrari Gallery: Felipe Massa back on track in F2007 Source: Ferrari]Continue reading Felipe Massa comes home to Maranello, meets the new 458 Italia, laps Fiorano, smiles for fans [w/VIDEO]
F1 veterans Jarno Trulli and Mika Salo to test Waltrip Toyota NASCAR in Florida
Joining Trulli at the test session will reportedly be one Mika Salo, the Finnish driver who competed in F1 from 1994 to 2002. Over his career, Salo raced for Lotus, Tyrrell, Arrows, BAR, Sauber and Toyota, but his best results were a pair of podiums scored when filling in for an injured Micha...
Sunday, Oct 11
Spy Shots: Abarth hatching plans for new hot hatches
Meanwhile, there are also more reports of an updated Punto Abarth. The hot hatch is expected to wear cosmetic modifications concurrent with the new Fiat Punto Evo, and the 170hp 1.4-liter MultiAir four from the Alfa Romeo MiTo Quadifoglio Verde is tipped to replaced the existing 155hp eng...
ALMS: Into the sunset for season finale at Laguna Seca (Spoiler Alert)
The 2009 ALMS season came to a close last night with a four-hour race into the sunset at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. While several championships still needed to be decided going into the race, much of the attention during the weekend was given to Gil de Ferran, who was competing in the last rac...
Friday, Oct 9
ALMS: Gil de Ferran grabs Laguna Seca pole in final qualifying of his career
The the hotly-contested GT2 category, Corvette Racing continued to prove that it will be a top contender no matter what class it competes in. Jan Magunessen edged out the Risi Competizione Ferrari F430 in qualifying for Corvette's first ever GT2 pole position. The main battle will be betw...
Rendered Speculation: Ferrari 458 "Scuderia"
The new Ferrari 458 Italia isn't even out on the street yet, but already the automotive rumormill is churning out speculation over a potential Scuderia version. When outlining the roll-out of upcoming Ferrari models for the near future, Ferrari CEO Amedeo Felisa dismissed any such spec...
Thursday, Oct 8
Forza Motorsport 3: Official car list and free DLC announced, new trailer released [w/VIDEO]
But wait, there's more! In addition to releasing the full list of cars, Turn 10 also announced that those who purchase Forza 3 on launch day will receive a one-time-use token that will allow them to download ten additional cars and two extra tracks. On that list is the '57 Ferrari 250 Testa Ro...
Wednesday, Oct 7
WaterCar Python rocks our Corvette loving, Ram-driving souls [w/VIDEO]
If you thought that the amphibious Fiat we told you about last month would be a hoot, but you longed for more power than that car's 850 cc four-banger could provide, then maybe this is the vehicle for you. Billed as "THE WORLD'S FASTEST, HIGHEST PERFORMING AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE EVER DESIGNED A...
Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 10.7.09
Other news of import Ferrari 458 Italia price emerges at $240,000 in alleged leaked documentNew VW Beetle coming in two years, Scirocco still not in cards for U.S. Mark LaNeve leaving GM effective October 15Hyundai and GReddy team up for 350-hp Genesis Coupe Browse our archive of Daily U-T...
Lotus CEO says automaker will again take on Ferrari, Lamborghini and Maserati
Lotus was mentioned in the same sentence as Ferrari, Lamborghini and Maserati in the 1970s-1990s," said Bahar. "Then, it got closed into a corner. We believe it's the right time to bring Lotus back to where it was." Not only that, but Proton Group (they own Lotus) managing director Datuk Syed...
Robert Kubica jumps sinking BMW ship to fill Alonso's seat at Renault
Following weeks, if not months of speculation, Robert Kubica has been announced to be moving to Renault for next season. The promising Polish driver - who took the checkered flag last year at the Canadian Grand Prix - has been racing for BMW Sauber for the past four seasons since entering Fo...
Along Came a Spyder: McLaren MP4-12C production plans include retractable hardtop?
Filed under: Convertible, Performance, Plants/Manufacturing, UK, Rumormill Source: Autocar]Along Came a Spyder: McLaren MP4-12C production plans include retractable hardtop? originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
AB stops at the 27th Concours d'Elegance at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort
This year's featured marque was Mercedes-Benz, and the automaker was represented by some truly spectacular models, aided in no small part by the show's proximity to the Mercedes Classic Car Center, the factory-backed restoration shop for vintage Mercedes vehicles. Besides the beaut...
Graham Prix: Brawn GP finally gets its own watch line... and it's about time
If you're going to be a world championship Formula One team, you're going to need your own watch line. Ferrari is with Panerai, McLaren is with TAG Heuer, and even Williams has Oris. The Honda team was in league with Seiko, but since splitting off as Brawn GP, the title-leading race team has be...
Tuesday, Oct 6
Time Waster of the Day: Ferrari launches 458 Italia configurator
The new supercar isn't on the street yet, and so far we've only seen it in bright red and yellow. Ferrari's color catalog, however, extends far beyond those two primary shades to include silvers, grays, blacks and more...plus a few more shades of red, of course. This is a Ferrari, after all, and F...
Monday, Oct 5
Fine China: One-off porcelain-finish Ferrari 599 special to be auctioned for charity [w/VIDEO]
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Auctions, China, Videos, Ferrari, Specialty, Design/Style Source: Ferrari]Continue reading Fine China: One-off porcelain-finish Ferrari 599 special to be auctioned for charity [w/VIDEO]
Red Flag: Ferrari crafts a dozen 599 HGTE specials for China
It wasn't so long ago that the idea of seeing an exotic Italian sportscar in mainland China was as much an anathema as a Chinese car in America. But the times, as one Mr. Dylan sang, they are a-changin.' Today, China is one of Ferrari's most important markets, where the red Prancing Horse shares...
Thursday, Oct 1
Ferrari CEO outlines dates for Enzo, 612, 599 replacements
Around the same time, we can expect to see the long-anticipated supercar to follow in the footsteps of the 288 GTO, F40, F50 and Enzo. Although Ferrari has been working on hybrid propulsion and other forms of green technology, those bits won't be ready by the time the Enzo's successor rolls...
Wednesday, Sep 30
Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 9.30.09
With the V7 Classic, Moto Guzzi has created the most Italian UJM ever. And while that might be a contradiction in terms, its blend of power and comfort can't be denied. Grassroots Motorsports' Tim Suddard picks ten future Japanese collector carsk
Officially Official: Fernando Alonso signs with Ferrari F1 for three years
In a deal that seems to have been years in the making, Ferrari has finally made an official announcement: Fernando Alonso will be driving for the Prancing Horse in 2010. Rumors of Alonso going to the team from Maranello started back during the Spaniard's first stint with Renault, but circu...
MP4-12C - Coming to America: McLaren Automotive sets up North American distribution
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Marketing/Advertising Gallery: McLaren MP4-12C Source: McLaren]Continue reading MP4-12C - Coming to America: McLaren Automotive sets up North American distribution
REPORT: Ferrari poaches new design director from Volkswagen
Frank Stephenson moved to Ferrari and on to the Fiat group after 11 years at BMW. Italian designer Walter de Silva cut his proverbial teeth at Fiat and Alfa Romeo before moving to Audi, where he also oversaw Lamborghini's design department - and he has since been promoted to head of design fo...
Monday, Sep 28
Ferrari P4/5 Competizione version in the works?
Remember Jim Glickenhaus' Ferrari P4/5? Unveiled at Pebble Beach back in 2006, the re-bodied Enzo was designed by Pininfarina to mimic the classic lines of the legendary 1967 Ferrari P4 racecar. With just a single example built, the P4/5 is truly a one-off design. Or so we thought. Accordin...
Friday, Sep 25
First Ride: Devon GTX hopes to be an American Ferrari 599
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Dodge, Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari, First Drive, Specialty, Luxury Photos copyright (C)2009 Frank Filipponio / Weblogs, Inc.Continue reading First Ride: Devon GTX hopes to be an American Ferrari 599
Friday, Sep 18
17th Annual Palos Verdes Concours d'Elegance
Some highlights included the Italian race cars - Maserati Birdcage, Monopostos and 200 SIs, Iso Griffo A3/C, and the legendary Lancia Stratos (a genuine HF team car done up in Alitalia colors). The Moto Guzzi Lodola and Vespa GS160 stood out in the bike field, but it was really nice to see al...
Wednesday, Aug 19
F1 Updates: BMW seeks new buyer, FIA re-opens selection process, Renault granted appeal, etc.
As for Felipe Massa, the injured Ferrari driver currently recovering, the latest reports indicate that while he could be ready as soon as the Italian Grand Prix - the home race for his team - he'll more likely wait until the later race in his home country of Brazil to make his comeback.
Tuesday, Aug 18
Autoblog Podcast #141 - Now with 100% more Tanner Foust!
Episode #141 of the Autoblog Podcast marks the first time we're joined by a guest outside the Autoblog Inner Circle, and we're hoping that it's the start of a trend. This week, our interview couch is occupied by drift, rally and stunt legend (and all-around good guy) Tanner Foust, the only b...
Friday, Aug 14
Autoblog Podcast #140
Episode #140 of the Autoblog Podcast is going to just squeak under the wire for the weekend. It's late, and we're going to blame the new guy. Jonny Lieberman joined Chris and Dan for a few moments between bouts of Skype-drop-itis, and the trio started off blithely to discuss the Autoblog Gara...
Thursday, Aug 13
Ayrton's nephew Bruno Senna up for F1 race seat next season?
The young heir to the Senna name has been working his way up the formula racing ladder for the past several years, leapfrogging from Formula BMW and Formula Renault up to Formula Three (where he won several races), GP2 (where he was runner up in this year's championship) and even a third-pl...
Tuesday, Jul 28
Opinion: Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 7.28.09
After months of speculation and spy shots, Maranello has finally revealed the mid-engined V8 replacement for the F430. Prepare yourself, the Ferrari 458 Italia as arrived. Pics Aplenty: Saab shows off its 9-5 in full high-res glory
Wednesday, Jun 17
Rumormill: More details leak out about new Ferrari F450
The KERS system employed by the Ferrari F1 team and being trialled on that ludicrous 599XX are also slated for the F450, but that will apparently come with the hybrid car and Ferrari thinks customers might not be ready for that yet. For now, the Prancing Horse is said to be working on direct-i...
Tuesday, Jun 16
Saleen retail store re-opened as 'Concours Supercars'
Gallery: Concours Supercars Retail Store Photos copyright (C)2009 Drew Phillips / Weblogs, Inc.Saleen retail store re-opened as 'Concours Supercars' originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Tuesday, Jun 9
Autoblog Podcast #131
Episode #131 of the Autoblog Podcast is here. Chris, Sam, and Dan sat down and kicked the ball around. The most important news when we rolled our recorders was the Supreme Court's staying of Chrysler's deal with Fiat. Staying with Fiat, we also kibbitzed about the nameplate's showing in a new...
Sunday, May 17
Racing Skull: Ferrari F430 Calavera by Unique Sportscars and Novitec Rosso
The Ferrari F430 is on its way out, making way for its replacement tipped to debut at the Frankfurt show. Ferrari itself is saying goodbye with a special edition to be auctioned off for charity, but a pair of German firms has collaborated to send off the F430 in its own unique brand of style. A jo...
Sunday, May 3
Montezemolo's Revenge: Ferrari chief to start Le Mans
Montezemolo, who also serves as chairman of the Fiat group and head of the Formula One Teams Association, has been invited to ceremonially start this year's 24 hours of Le Mans by the ACO, where he will be joined by Scuderia Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicalli. And while to some it ma...
Thursday, Apr 30
VIDEO: Ferrari F450 test mule caught in two-minute spy footage
Catching a glimpse inside Ferrari's top-secret Fiorano test track in Maranello is a rare treat. Catching a developmental test mule for an upcoming supercar on video is another matter entirely. But as Ferrari prepares for the anticipated debut of the successor to its F430, the proverbial...
Tuesday, Apr 21
Rendered Speculation: Ferrari F142 taking shape
CAR Magazine is running a new sketch of what they anticipate the newest V8 Ferrari will look like, and we have to say, we're a little disappointed. Internally dubbed the Ferrari F142, Maranello's replacement for the F430 is inching closer to its first public showing, and although we've se...
Friday, Mar 27
Spy Shots: Ferrari F450 mule spotted fresh off the truck
Filed under: Frankfurt Auto Show, Spy Photos, Coupes, Sports/GTs, Tech, Supercars, Ferrari, Rendered Speculation The long lenses over at Team Lehmann have just uncovered what looks to be the Ferrari F450, successor to the Italian marque's already legendary F430.
Friday, Sep 19
Lebanon's first supercar, the Frem F1, coming to Detroit Auto Show
The desire to take on Ferrari has birthed at least one iconic car (GT40) and launched an entire brand (Lamborghini), and for David Frem, a 25-year-old Lebanese design student, the ambition to chase after Italy's prancing horse has created this: the Frem F1.
Tuesday, Sep 9
Rendered Speculation: Ferrari 430 Scuderia Spider - Autoblog
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Thursday, Jul 19
Ferrari flexes its branding muscle with Ferrari Unica Home Gym
If you already own a Ferrari laptop, Ferrari watch, Ferrari shoes, Ferrari pen, Ferrari speakers and Ferrari surfboard, then maybe you'll be in the demographic for this new Ferrari Unica Home Gym. The Italian-bodied exercise equipment features 25 possible exercises (double-clutchi...
Friday, Jul 13
New Gran Turismo 5 trailer confirms Ferrari included
Filed under: Etc., Ferrari UPDATED: Trailer with no soundtrack added so you can hear the engines! Check out the newly released Gran Turismo 5 Prologue trailer featuring Ferraris on track after the jump. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Monday, Jun 25
VIDEO: Hangin' with the Glick and his P4/5
It's what we all aspire to as car guys; to be wealthy enough to indulge any flights of fancy and see our dreams rendered in metal and composite. James Glickenhaus' ultimate custom, the one of a kind Ferrari P 4/5 has earned the right to wear official Ferrari badging, and we don't know of anyone...
Thursday, Jun 21
Ferrari shows off future technologies with its FXX Mille Chili concept
Details have started to emerge regarding Ferrari's new eco-friendly concept vehicle, the FXX Mille Chile. Ferrari, like other high performance vehicle manufacturers, realize that it needs to develop and introduce new technologies in order to keep selling its high-performance bran...
Ferrari makes commitment to green performance with FXX Millechili concept
Filed under: Sports/GTs, Green, Supercars, Ferrari click above to view more shots of the Ferrari FXX Millechili from Winding Road Continue reading Ferrari makes commitment to green performance with FXX Millechili concept Permalink | Email this | Comments
Thursday, May 24
Vandenbrink 599 GTO will be built... but not by Ferrari
Ferrari aficionados are debating whether or not the "GTO" should be affixed to Vandenbrink's design, as any car wearing that badge has some big shoes to fill. It needs to be better than the 599 GTB on which it's based in every way. Also, at the moment, the car is not officially recognized by Mar...
Monday, May 14
Gunning for Guinness: Ferrari eyes record with parade at Silverstone
This year is Ferrari's 60th anniversary, and Ferrari is doing Rossa-themed things all over the world to celebrate. In Britain, the Silverstone race track will play host to Ferrari Racing Days the weekend of June 8-10. Among the range of festivities will be Ferrari Great Britain's attempt...
Monday, May 7
Ferrari Gives Dany Bahar Wings
Bahar left Red Bull way back in February, and it didn't take long before the rumors of his defection to Maranello started flying around like a club-going teenager jacked up on taurine. Although the speculation initially indicated that Bahar would assume a role at the Scuderia, Ferrari an...
Sunday, May 6
First glimpse of Pininfarina's Ferrari 600 GTO NART
Hot on the heels of last year's unique Ferrari P4/5, built for James Glickenhaus, comes this year's Specially Built Ferrari for a North American Customer. The above is a rendering of what will eventually be dubbed the Ferrari 600 GTO. There has never been a car for which the letters 'GTO' sig...
Thursday, May 3
No stone unturned: Hamann does the Ferrari 612, too
The Ferrari 612 Scaglietti is the perfect vehicle in the Maranello sports car stable for the gentleman driver. The Gran Turismo is already a very noble means of travel as standard equipment, however particularly optically it can still stand some flashier details. Therefore a modificati...
Monday, Apr 23
Ferrari 599 goes up in flames
Pictures are floating around the internet, much to be presumed embarrassment of Ferrari, of a brand-spankin' new 599 GTB Fiorano following a "spontaneous" fire emanated from under the hood. The car was taking part in the Ferrari 60 Relay event passing through the Galician city of Santia...
Thursday, Mar 29
VIDEO: "Warm Up" Audi's first commercial for the R8
A seminal car like the Audi R8 needs a proper marketing push to become an effective halo vehicle, so the Stuttgart crew has produced the first commerical for its supercar called "Warm Up". Much like the recent Shell/Ferrari commercial (if you haven't seen it, do so), "Warm Up" takes us from...
Wednesday, Mar 28
Audi R8 US prcing to start at $109,000
The list of available options is relatively short but distinguished, headlined by Audi's 465-watt Bang & Olufsen audio system, a Convenience Package (parking camera, Bluetooth, etc.), a navigation system, and dress-up components like an Alcantara headliner and additional lea...
Tuesday, Mar 27
Gotham Dream Cars launches DreamShare exotic car club
Like other programs of its type, members pay a membership fee and get a certain number of points they can use to rent vehicles in the rotation. They'll even deliver the car to you. DreamShare has three tiers of service: Platinum, Titanium and Elite. Each gives you more days of rentals (20, 45, 9...
Opinion: VIDEO: Eddie Griffin interviewed after Enzo-icide
Looks like Eddie Griffin hasn't been coached well enough by the PR people for his film Redline. Griffin missed an obvious opportunity to use the movie's tagline, "Fear Nothing. Risk Everything" to explain why he crashed a Ferrari Enzo during a charity event to promote the movie. Instead, he...
Ferrari Store - Los Angeles opens in the Beverly Center
The L.A. location joins the chain that includes a few Italian locations, as well as several others around the world. Late last year Ferrari opened a new store in Qatar, marking their entry into the Middle East. The boutique shops sells Ferrari accessories, clothing, and other merchandise. Si...
Tuesday, Mar 20
Lamborghini contemplates going retail
Ferruccio Lamborghini, as the story goes, approached Enzo Ferrari with ideas on how to improve his sportscars, but Enzo rebuffed him promptly. And so Lamborghini Autobomili SpA was born, hungry to beat Ferrari at its own game, and been trying to ever since.
Friday, Mar 16
Lamborghini: something new at every show
A few years back, as some may remember, Ferrari pledged to have a new product every year. It seemed like a tall order at the time for a company with a three or four-model line-up. But a new model here, a convertible version there, and the Prancing Horse has been more or less keeping on that track,...
Sunday, Mar 11
Geneva Motor Show: Renaultsport Clio F1 Team R27
Enthusiasts and consumers may contend that F1 racing provides only negligible benefit to road cars, but automakers evidently think otherwise, as more and more buy into the top-tier motorsport each year. Each has its own way of bringing its racing success to the road: Ferrari makes nearl...
