February 15th, 2010 in Ferrari
According to the dictionary, “camouflage” is defined as “the disguising of people, equipment, and installations by painting or covering them to make them blend in with their surroundings”. Clearly that’s not the case with this vinyl wrapped Ferrari 458 Italia that stands out more than a obese man walking on the street with high heels, ankle bracelets and a Peggy Bundy wig.
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January 19th, 2010 in Ferrari
Ready go on sale in the UK in May 2010, the 2011 Ferrari 458 Italia will carry a starting price tag of £169,545 ($277,124 USD). Ferrari is also offering racing seats at £4276 ($6,989 USD), a Ferrari shield on the wings for £945 ($1,544 USD), power seats at £2,120 ($3,465 USD) and a luggage set for the rear bench for £2987 ($4,882 USD).
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December 28th, 2009 in Ferrari
Ferrari has launched the ultimate driving simulator to help hone its Formula One cars and drivers, but weighing in at more than 200 tonnes, with ten computers, 60 GB of RAM, five giant 3D video screens and a 3500 watt Dolby sound system, this isn’t a driving game that’s going to be in anyone’s Christmas stocking!
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December 19th, 2009 in Ferrari
What began as a wild rumour has slowly edged towards near-fact: Michael Schumacher is returning to the formula one grid.
The hardening speculation has been all but confirmed by Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo, with whom the 40-year-old German won five of his seven world championships until 2006.
The Italian told international reporters at a Christmas dinner on Friday that, during a conversation with Ferrari adviser Schumacher earlier this week, “he told me there is a very strong possibility” he will race a Mercedes next year.
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December 11th, 2009 in Ferrari
We all remember the hoopla a few years ago when kajillionaire James Glickenhaus revealed he had been working with Ferrari on an updated version of the famous P3/4 race car from the sixties. What resulted was the Ferrari P4/5 one-off. Glickenhaus was $4 million lighter, but that seems like money well spent judging by all the attention he received, not to mention the fact he owns a 1-of-1 Ferrari.
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