Tag: ferrari
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Ultra-rare black Ferrari F50 heads to the auction block
The other day we showed you a 1990 Ferrari F40 that is coming up for sale soon. Those cars are rare because Ferrari built just over 1,300 examples. For some that might not be rare enough. If that’s the case, then we have another Ferrari that might interest you and your extremely discerning tastes. Take…
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Former VW interns craft futuristic ute as design exercise for Aussie market
Volkswagen has some skilled interns. Every year, a team of in-house trainees work together to create something special for the annual VW event at Wörthersee. This year, however, it’s a pair of former VW interns that have put their skills to good use. French students Valentin Fuchs and Pierre Joveneaux created a vehicle that only…
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Jay Leno drives Ferrari F40 for first time
From 1987 through 1992, Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] built a tremendous machine called the F40. It was the last car to get the thumbs up from the man whose name is on the building and all of the cars—Enzo Ferrari. Enzo himself blessed the F40, and the world rejoiced (and put up posters of the F40 in…
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Watch Sebastian Vettel hoon the LaFerrari Aperta
Four-time Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel recently took time out from his busy schedule to test drive the Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] LaFerrari Aperta. He starts out on the road but eventually heads to the track where, naturally, he turns off the car’s electronic nannies and manages to get it sideways. The Aperta is the open-top…
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Dive into the engine of the Ferrari 488 GTB
We called it “Mid-Engine Magic” in our first drive of the Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] 488 GTB. The car earned that title mostly because of the wonderful powerplant sitting behind the driver’s head. It’s a 3.9-liter V-8 that breathes heavily through a pair of turbochargers. That mighty eight-cylinder and its twin snails is good for 660 horsepower…
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70 Ferraris in historic liveries to mark automaker’s anniversary
Next year, 2017, marks the 70th anniversary of Ferrari [NYSE:RACE]. The Prancing Horse is doing several things to celebrate the milestone, including building a limited run of 209 LaFerrari Apertas. Ferrari is also offering each of its five cars—the 488 GTB, 488 Spider, California T, F12 Berlinetta, and GTC4 Lusso—in 70 different…
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This Week’s Top Photos: The 2016 Paris auto show edition
There were two prevalent themes at the 2016 Paris auto show: vehicle electrification and SUVs. In some cases, we saw these themes combined. Case in point is the Mercedes-Benz Generation EQ concept, an electric SUV that previews the first of the automaker’s planned Tesla [NSDQ:TSLA] rivals. There was still plenty of cars to thrill those…
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Ken Okuyama Kode57 priced from $2.5 million, limited to 5 cars
The Kode57 coachbuilt supercar from Japanese designer Ken Okuyama was one of the stars of the recent Monterey Car Week, and if your pockets are deep enough you can park one on your driveway. Okuyama, who during a stint at Pininfarina led the design of cars such as the Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] Enzo and 599, has…
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Tesla unveils Model S P100D, proclaims it the fastest accelerating car you can buy
What’s more than ludicrous speed? Apparently, it’s the new Tesla Model S P100D, announced today by company CEO Elon Musk. Capable of sprinting from a complete stop to 60 mph in just 2.5 seconds, the Model S 100D isn’t the fastest car ever, but it is darn close. It’s surpassed only by the Ferrari LaFerrari…
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Rimac Concept_One destroys Ferrari LaFerrari, Tesla Model S in acceleration test
We all know electric cars are quick off the line but it seems even the quickest internal combustion cars don’t hold a candle to the new generation of battery-powered, zero-emission offerings. Racing driver Archie Hamilton recently pitted the Concept_One electric supercar from Croatian firm Rimac against a Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] LaFerrari. The…