Posts for 'Ferrari' Category

Driving a £170,000 Ferrari is a test for the nerves as well as the bank balance. On a long, straight road in Tuscany, though, how can anyone resist? Gregory Peck had Audrey Hepburn riding pillion. Marcello Mastroianni had Sophia Loren in the passenger seat. Even Jude Law had Gwyneth Paltrow alongside him as they zipped through the Italian countryside in The Talented Mr Ripley.

I had only a hairy Italian named Lorenzo for company as my Ferrari swept through rolling fields under the Tuscan sun. Apart from that small detail, the dreams I harboured of la dolce vita were more or less complete.

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If you were told a sleek sports car is hitting the road that can go from zero-to-sixty mph in 3.9 seconds, that might catch your attention. If you were told it's totally electric, you might be shocked.

Not only does the brand new Roadster from Tesla Motors look good, it's totally green. It has a watermelon-sized electric motor -- not a engine -- and that motor produces no emissions as it kicks out 250 horsepower. It's also totally silent.

Tesla veep Darryl Siry showed off a Roadster on The Early Show plaza Thursday. With a price tag of about $100,000 and only 600 being made for 2008 model year, don't expect to see many of them on the road, but every one from this year has already been bought in advance.

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Ferrari updated its teaser launch of its new California 2+ model today, May 29, with more photographs and a few more details.

The latest photographs of the Pininfarina-styled retractable hard-top spider-coupe show it with its top closed in Azzurro California paint. That was the color of the 1960s spider's reveal at the New York autoshow in 1962. And blue was a favorite with owners of that model too.

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Ferrari’s newest high-performance two-seater Berlinetta, the 430 Scuderia, will make its nationwide debut at the Los Angeles International Auto Show, giving evidence of the brand’s tradition and ability to translate Formula One technology into its production vehicles.With a dry weight of 2775 lb (1250 kg) and 503 HP (510 CV) delivered at 8500 rpm by its naturally aspirated 4308 cm3 V8 engine, the 430 Scuderia boasts an extraordinarily low weight-power ratio of just 2.45 kg/hp, which allows it to sprint from 0 to 100 km/h in just 3.6 seconds.Thanks to its sophisticated aerodynamics, F1-SuperFast2 gearbox, that brings to just 60ms the gear-shifting time, and E-Diff coupled with the sophisticated F1-Trac traction control system, this sporty new mid-rear engined berlinetta combines ultra-nimble handling with blistering fast acceleration.According to Maurizio Parlato, President and Chief Executive Officer for Ferrari North America, Inc., the new Scuderia exceeds its North American clients’ expectations.“The 430 Scuderia features a racing soul, which symbolizes the very passion and excitement that enthusiasts around the world have come to expect from Ferrari,” said Parlato. “Our North American customers specifically have played a significant role in our owner’s racing programs for nearly 15 years, and now we have a vehicle to share that spirit for street driving, while maintaining a stunning example of our racing heritage. For 2008, 250 cars will be available to this market”.

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First grand opening of a Ferrari store in the Middle East : -

The first official grand opening of a Ferrari Store in the Middle East region took place today in Abu Dhabi. Ferrari's President Luca di Montezemolo, Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh, Chairman of ALDAR, Abdullah Abdel Rahim Al Fahim, Chairman of Al Fahim Enterprises and Ferrari's Commercial and Brand Director Dany Bahar, took part in the ribbon-cut ceremony.The store will be managed by FADAR, a joint venture company between Al Fahim Enterprises and ALDAR Properties.Located at the renowned Marina Mall, it is the 18th Ferrari Store in the world. On a total floor space of 116 sqm, the Abu Dhabi store offers a broad array of Ferrari products, including apparel and accessories for men, women, and children, leather goods, memorabilia, publications, toy models and electronic goods - some of them exclusively on sale at Ferrari Stores.The wide goods' selection is on display in a showroom that was designed to offer customers an iconic journey through the areas that characterize the Prancing Horse's boutiques: fan in the first section, the exclusive luxury section and vintage on the left side and the children's section on the right.True to the tradition of every Ferrari Store, on a scooped surface of simulated asphalt, cordoned off by a steel rope, there is an example of the Ferrari team's single-seater race car. At the entrance visitors are welcomed by the roar of a Formula 1 engine."Bringing the Ferrari brand to Abu Dhabi is a crucial element of our strategic partnership with the Prancing Horse, and today's inauguration of the Ferrari Store in Abu Dhabi is an important step on this journey"

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Ferrari Challenge is the officially licensed racing simulation, which draws upon close ties to Ferrari, the input of professional racing drivers and the expertise of award-winning racing game development specialists utechnyx to produce the definitive Ferrari experience.The launch platform for Ferrari Challenge is the PlayStation 3 and the game has been developed to maximise the technology in the new console format such as a 16-player feature rich simultaneous online mode with original elements.The PlayStation 3 version will be the technical showcase, pushing the eminently powerful PS3 architecture to the maximum possible limit.

The chassis serial associated with this 8C 2300 is 2211051. This serial was the earliest number applied to the second-series of 8C 2300s, the brainchild of Alfa Romeo's fabled chief engineer, Vittorio Jano.Alfa Romeo 8C 2300s appeared in 1931 in a variety of forms, achieving four consecutive wins in the Le Mans 24-hour race (plus a close second in 1935), two wins in the Spa 24 hours, three consecutive victories in the Targa Florio, and three more in the Mille Miglia.The 8C 2300 design also spawned the short-wheelbase Monza Grand Prix car, followed by the single-seat-open-wheeled Tipo B Monoposto, one of the landmarks of motor racing history at its highest level.This car was restored in the 1980s by the late British Alfista David Black and maintained by his family since his death in 1990. Much of 2211051's provenance is recorded and key details are incontrovertible. It was a Scuderia Ferrari entry in the 1933 Mille Miglia and, driven by Mario Borzacchini, actually led the race for a while. It then passed through various Italian owners -- even spending time in Africa -- before being sold to the U.S. in the early 1960s.By 1975, it was in pieces, with a later 6-cylinder engine, incorrect independent front suspension, and little body work. At this point, David Black bought the remains for a bargain £600 and set about building up a replacement 8-cylinder engine, correct axle, and bodywork, largely with pre-WWII parts. A recent restoration from 1999 to 2002 cost $160,000

The New Ferrari Hardcore F430 Finally gets Unveiled

Review of hardcore Ferrari F430

The newest model of Ferrari i.e. F430, which was  recently sighted at the Nurburgring, and which is much lighter and faster than the previous model is expected to make its official debut within the next few months. Instead of its own testing track the new hardcore Ferrari F430 was seen tested on German track, a F599 GTB Fiorano, but Herr Schumacher doesn’t appear to be behind the wheel of the tweaked mid-engined V8 F430, though there is no doubt that its specification would certainly appeal to the F1 champion.

Features

1.   The standard F430 offers a power to weight ratio of 3.0kg per bhp using Ferrari’s official weight of 2.   1450kg
2.   V8 engine.
3.   483bhp to 520 bhp horsepower.
4.   Side windows of the 360 CS due to safety legislation – as well as a stripped-out interior.
5.   Mounted exhaust outlets,
6.   Revised braking system
7.   More track-biased suspension set up.
8.   F1 paddleshift transmission.
9.   Improved cooling for that more powerful engine.
10. Aerodynamic yanks to enhance downforce pull,

Note: The price is expected not to go beyond £150,000 appx. The matching cars include: Porsche 911 GT3 RS and Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera.

McLaren has completed a thorough investigation and can confirm that no Ferrari intellectual property has been passed to any other members of the team or incorporated into its cars," the British-based team said in a statement.McLaren also invited the sport's governing body, the International Automobile Federation, to conduct a full review of the cars "to satisfy itself that the team has not benefited from any intellectual property of another competitor."FIA said today in a brief statement that it had the full co-operation of both teams in its probe.On Tuesday, McLaren suspended an employee - named in British newspapers as chief designer Mike Coughlan - after learning he had personally received a package of technical information from a Ferrari employee at the end of April.Ferrari president Luca Cordero di Montezemolo told Italian news agencies today that "it is an incident of unheard of seriousness, but for the moment I do not want to add anything else."

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A choice of Grigio scuro and Nero with a Grigio scuro sideline, it’s mostly color and trim. That's Tifosi for flat black and gray, part of its Colori Classici '50s and '60s colors. Interior is new "natural" leather. Rubino Micalizzato with Nero Daytona, a.k.a. metallic burgundy and black, and with gray interior, is also available. The car you can buy for Ferrari's 60th anniversary -- well, could buy if there were any left to sell -- is the 612 Sessanta.

A lot of new trim details, carbon-ceramic brakes with black calipers, a rear parking camera, TV tuner and cruise control and new 19-inch wheels, the car comes with an electro-chromatic sunroof featuring three transparency positions. Here's where it goes beyond cosmetics: Ferrari lightened and stiffened the frame to counteract the extra weight of the sunroof and other features.