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  • Ferrari 458 Italia in flames in Paris

    Ferrari 458 Italia in flames in ParisA brand new Ferrari 458 Italia was caught on fire. Although Ferraris have been known to have a lot of fire inside, this one had it too much on the outside as it was caught in flames in central Paris. After having the vehicle for just a few days, the owner was cruising through Paris in his beautiful sports car. He suddenly noticed that one of the rear wheel arches started to burn.He pulled to the side, bolted from the driver's seat and left the car burning in the middle of the street. Fortunately he encountered a passerby who happened to have a fire extinguisher ...

    Tags: 458-italia, ferrari-458-Italia, ferrari, paris, flames

  • Ferrari 458 Challenge makes its debut at Maranello

    Ferrari 458 Challenge makes its debut at MaranelloThe 458 Challenge was revealed today in Maranello during the Annual Dealer Meeting, a traditional event that brings together the representatives of Ferrari's international sales network. It's the fifth model used by Ferrari in its onemake championship which, next year, will be extended to include a new Asia-Pacific series.The 458 Challenge introduces a number of important modifications to adapt it for competition use. Like the F430 Challenge that preceded it, the 458 Challenge retains the 458 Italia's screaming 4.5-liter mid-mounted V-8 (tuned with an output of 570 hp at 9,000 rpm), paired with a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission. The engineers have been some modifications to the ...

    Tags: makes, debut, maranello, challenge, 458-challenge, ferrari-458, ferrari-458-challenge, ferrari

  • Lamborghini Murcielago hits Ferrari F430 in South Africa

    Lamborghini Murcielago hits Ferrari F430 in South AfricaAfrica is known as being the poorest and most underdeveloped continent on planet Earth, but South Africa is has one of the most thriving economies, having the highest nominal GDP (Gross Domestic Product) out of all the African countries. Obviously, as the economy grew year after year, a class of wealthy people appeared in South Africa, a class that could afford extremely expensive exotic cars. Thus, it came as no surprise to me that a Lamborghini Murcielago collided into a Ferrari F430 at a wedding in South Africa. Sure, if it would have happened in Zimbabwe it would have been a different story, ...

    Tags: f430, murcielago, south-africa, africa, hits, collision, accident, ferrari, lamborghini

  • Military Ferrari 458 Italia spotted

    Military Ferrari 458 Italia spottedWell, if the United States Army would ever want to catch Osama bin Laden while trying to escape on a…camel, then this is the car they should use. Sure, it might have some problems on the sand and it might not be nearly as resistant as a Humvee, but get it on a decent road and it will storm away in the hot pursuit of your criminal. Heck, it is even faster than an Apache helicopter. Unfortunately, it does not come equipped with rocket launchers or machine guns, nor is it bullet proof but it looks extremely hot. Actually, I was joking as this is ...

    Tags: 458, italia, military, spotted, 458-italia, ferrari

  • Felipe Massa drives Ferrari 599XX at Valencia, with video

    Felipe Massa drives Ferrari 599XX at Valencia, with videoToday Felipe Massa was the main protagonist on the last day of the Ferrari 599XX`s activities with its debut on the track. The Brazilian driver, who will be busy as of tomorrow in the first official Formula 1 test session this season held at Valencia`s Ricardo Tormo circuit, met the clients, who, by purchasing the non-homologated sports Berlinetta, planned exclusively to use on the track, participate in the exclusive programme bearing the same name. After several laps on board of the car Felipe said: "I really enjoyed testing this car, I think it`s extremely powerful and has an exceptional stability. Considering that it has been ...

    Tags: 599xx, valencia, ferrari-599xx, felipe-masa, track, debut, ferrari-599, 599-xx

  • All certified pre-owned Ferrari models get 24 months of warranty

    All certified pre-owned Ferrari models get 24 months of warrantyWhen the entire world economy is at a battle to survive, all the automakers are trying to tempt customers with better and better offers. As you know, the current economic downfall has not missed the exotic car makers, so they have to come up with new offers too. Thus, in an attempt to draw in more potential buyers, Ferrari has announced that they will offer a new factory guarantee named ``POWER Warranty``. The POWER warranty can be used for Ferrari models up to eight years old that are certified by the Ferrari Approved program. The POWER warranty can be obtained for V12 models, like the ...

    Tags: f430, 599-gtb, fiorano, maranello, pre-owned, models, warranty, power, certified, ferrari

  • 5 rare Ferrari models will be auctioned in Monaco

    5 rare Ferrari models will be auctioned in Monaco5 extremely rare Ferrari models will be available in Monaco for auction, alongside a few other exotic vehicles. So, if you want a classic Ferrari in your yard or just to add a special car to your collection, then Monaco is the perfect chance. There are rumors suggesting these automobiles are from a private collection - anonymous owner. A Tour de France Ferrari 250 GT is apparently the most important there. This one was sold in 1958 in America and has just 17,500 kilometers covered, so it’s like new. The estimated price is 2 - 2.5 million Euro.At the auction you'll find a Ferrari 275 ...

    Tags: auction, exotic, classic, rare, ferrari, monaco

  • 290.000 dollars speeding ticket for millionaire from Switzerland

    290.000 dollars speeding ticket for millionaire from SwitzerlandA lot of people think that Switzerland is the closest thing to Paradise that you can find on Earth. They think of the great banking system, the neutral position the country has in the world as being solid arguments for which Switzerland is maybe the best country in the world to live in. Well, after reading this news a lot of them will surely change their opinion. In Switzerland, high speed fines are calculated based on the driver`s income and / or wealth. Obviously, this law is great for the people who have a low income, but for people that are wealthy it is extremely ...

    Tags: switzerland, speeding-ticket, speeding, ticket, fine, millionaire, euro, dollars, record

  • Donato Coco is the new design director of Lotus

    Donato Coco is the new design director of LotusLotus just announced Donato Coco's appointment, ex Design, Development Director, as the firm's new Design Director. He will start designing for Lotus Cars' and Engineering's on 4th of January, next year, while Russell Carr, the present Design Director, will continue to work on both Lotus units and 3rd party work of design.Dany Bahar, the CEO of Lotus Group stated for the press 'The appointment of Donato Coco as the new Director of Design for Lotus puts even more prominence on design within Lotus and strengthens the already talented team' . 'We have a very busy few years ahead of us as we are working on ...

    Tags: design, donato-coco , ferrari, lotus, director

  • Matte Black Vinyl wrapping of Ferrari F430 on video

    Matte Black Vinyl wrapping of Ferrari F430 on videoCreative FX, a company that specializes in vinyl wrappings, has launched a video showing how a Ferrari F430 receives a matte black makeover. This video is very good for those who have been wondering about what is the procedure for wrapping a car in vinyl film. The skillful use of a regular box cutter to remove excess pieces of vinyl by the firm employees is one of the highlights of the video. The video is 3 minutes and 50 seconds long and can be watched in HD on YouTube. The video is actually very impressive. The procedure is also very useful in my opinion. ...

    Tags: f430, vinyl, matte, black, wrapping, video, ferrari
  • september 2007 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano
  • 5-doors, wagon - Fuel: diesel
    Topspeed: 206 km/h
  • september 2007 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti
  • 5-doors, wagon - Fuel: diesel
    Topspeed: 206 km/h
  • september 2006 Ferrari California
  • 5-doors, wagon - Fuel: diesel
    Topspeed: 210 km/h
  • september 2006 Ferrari F430
  • 5-doors, wagon - Fuel: diesel
    Topspeed: 210 km/h
  • september 2006 Ferrari F430 Spider
  • 5-doors, wagon - Fuel: diesel
    Topspeed: 210 km/h
  • may 2005 Ferrari 348 Spider
  • 5-doors, hatchback - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 178 km/h
  • may 2005 Ferrari 360 Modena
  • 5-doors, hatchback - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 178 km/h
  • may 2005 Ferrari 360 Spider
  • 5-doors, hatchback - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 178 km/h
  • may 2005 Ferrari 456
  • 5-doors, hatchback - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 188 km/h
  • may 2005 Ferrari 550 Maranello
  • 5-doors, hatchback - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 188 km/h
  • may 2005 Ferrari 575M Maranello
  • 5-doors, hatchback - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 188 km/h
  • july 2006 Ferrari Superamerica F1
  • 5-doors, hatchback - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 187 km/h
  • july 2006 Ferrari Enzo
  • 5-doors, hatchback - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 187 km/h
  • june 2006 Ferrari F355
  • 5-doors, hatchback - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 192 km/h
  • june 2006 Ferrari F355 Spider
  • 5-doors, hatchback - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 192 km/h
  • july 2006 Ferrari F50
  • 5-doors, hatchback - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 187 km/h
  • march 2006 Ferrari F512 M
  • 5-doors, hatchback - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 216 km/h