Archive for the ‘ferrari’ Category

Drive the Ferrari F2007 in Gran Turismo 5 Prologue

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
Click above to view more screenshots of the Ferrari F2007 on GT5The beauty about driving games like Forza 2 and Gran Turismo 5 is that they give us (yes, even us here at Autoblog) the chance to drive cars we otherwise couldn't get anywhere near. The latest virtual joy ride to hit the news cycle is ......

Miniature Testarossa puts the “go” in go-kart

Monday, March 17th, 2008
Click on the images to view in our gallery There are go karts, and then there are go karts. This is the latter – the Ferrari Testarossa of go karts, with specifications to match. When it was originally offered in the booming 80's to luxury consumers with too much money, it sold at such premium sto......

Don’t call it “Dino”: Ferrari bringing new model to Paris

Monday, March 17th, 2008
Ferrari officials have supposedly confirmed that their new mini-model is coming to the Paris Motor Show this fall and in keeping with the company line, it won't be sporting a "Dino" badge when it's unveiled.We've seen more camo-clad spy shots of the new model undergoing testing in recent months and ......

Rumormill: Hot Wheels leaks Ferrari Dino confirmation

Monday, March 17th, 2008
Before you read this, go to the kitchen and get the biggest grain of kosher salt you can find. Dig around until you've got a big one. Ready? Okay: rumors are circulating that Hot Wheels has spilled the proverbial beans on the arrival of a new Ferrari Dino. Sounds a little ridiculous, but not entirel......

Listen up, Nation: Colbert warns viewers of fake ferraris

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
We're convinced that some of the writers over at the Colbert Report are rampant pistonheads; maybe even daily Autoblog readers. Several of the stories we've covered have made it onto the pseudo-pundit's desk and last night was no exception. During the "Colbert Platinum" segment, which aims to inform......

FCA Ortega Run ‘08: Sunday drive with a few (dozen) Ferraris

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
click image above for high-res gallery from this FCA driveLife in Southern California isn't always sunny and bright. Take last month for instance. When we woke up hoping to tag along on a Ferrari Club of America drive known as the Ortega Run, we were disheartened by the sight of pouring rain. We hav......

Geneva 2008: Ferrari One-to-One personalization program

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Click above to view in high resolutionShow-stopping new production cars and concepts were not lacking in Geneva this year. There were so many, in fact, that we struggled to take it all in. Yet while Ferrari didn't have any new models to show us, somehow we couldn't help but slow down in front of its......

For Sale: Zagato Caddy

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Say "Italian-styled Cadillac" and any car person will shoot back "Allante." It does appear, though, that Zagato executed coachwork on top of a fourth-generation Eldorado before Cadillac ever thought of shipping its wares to and from Pininfarina. This Eldo looks a lot like a Ferrari, and there's a re......

Novitec Rosso F430 RACE gets in your face

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Novitec Rosso F430 RACENovitec Rosso is good at making fast things even faster. Such has been the case with its twin-supercharged Ferrari F430s, which pretty much go like stink. Now, with the introduction of the Novitec Rosso F430 RACE, it would appear that ......

Geneva 2008: Mansory displays a few supercar transformations

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Click above for high-res galleryOK, we've seen some of their previous work so we probably shouldn't have expected much more this time around, but when we heard that Mansory had gotten its hands on an SLR and a Ferrari 599 GTB, we certainly hoped that it would figure out a way to enhance their gotta-......