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Rain Doesn’t Stop The Pagani Parade (Video Inside)
Horacio Pagani, the namesake founder of Pagani Automobili, isn’t one to let a bit of bad weather spoil his fun. Every year, Pagani hosts an exclusive automotive parade for owners of his cars called “The Vanishing Point”, ostensibly named after the 1971 car chase film. This years event was a little damp and overcast, but…
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Oakley Design Releases Ferrari 458 Italia Tuning Program
Not to be mistaken by the sunglass manufacturer, Oakley, Oakley Design is a British Tuning company that normally specializes in Porsche. But given their highly successful Porsche packages, Oakley Design has decided to broaden their conversions and touching on Italy’s most famous stallion. Putting their hands on the all new Ferrari 458 Italia, Oakley Design…
Australian Police Biting Carabinieri Style, Adding Alfa Romeo To Fleet
Cara-what? The Carabinieri, Italy’s paramilitary police, are famous for their sharp liveried Alfa Romeo sedans, which can be seen driving around the streets of Rome, Genoa, Milan and other glamorous locales we know about only through movies and stereotypical depections of la dolce vita. The Carabinieri have traditionally chosen the Alfas for their driving prowess,…
Chrysler Models To Be Re-Badged As Lancias In Europe
Fulvia. Delta Integrale. Beta Montecarlo. There are some of the storied nameplates a car enthusiast normally associates with the Lancia brand. Now those models will be joined by some less illustrious names, like the Sebring and PT Cruiser if Fiat’s newest scheme comes to fruition. The parent company of Chrysler is hoping to re-badge those…
Ferrari California Drifts Yas Marina Formula 1 Circuit
Who doesn’t love seeing a Ferrari all bent out of shape Jeremy Clarkson style: burning rubber, drifting sideways and showing off plenty of opposite lock? The answer: no one! That’s why we thought we’d bring you two minutes and three seconds of fun courtesy Ferrari test driver Marc Gene. At a recent Ferrari event at…
Ferrari 458 Italia Spider to Use Folding Hardtop
Rather than use a traditional hard top, the Ferrari 458 Italia Spider will reportedly make use of a retractable hardtop. According to a poster on TeamSpeed (with sources inside Ferrari) the unit will be to the one found on the Ferrari California. The hard top is certain to add some weight, but not much. Otherwise,…
Final, One-Off Pagani Zonda Headed To Qatar
The Pagani Zonda is an incredible car, the culmination of one man’s dream to build a supercar that would honor the legacy of Juan Manuel Fangio, one of the greatest Formula 1 drivers of all time. As Zonda production comes to a close, the last example to ever be built is also the brainchild of…
Murcielago Successor Teased: Will Lose Scissor Doors, Gain Carbon Chassis to Save Weight
A single teaser image of the successor to the incredible Lamborghini Murciélago has been revealed by an insider source at TeamSpeed. And while the photo doesn’t show much, there’s plenty of info to go along with it. Notably absent on the new Murcie (rumored to be called the Jota) are the trademark scissor doors. Apparently…
Matte-Black Veilside Lamborghini Murcielago Debuts at Japan’s Special Import Car Show
For those not in the know, Premier 4509 Limited is Veilside’s luxury brand. And the drastically different name is with good reason in our opinion, given Veilside’s reputation with Japanese vehicles that are borderline “ricey”. That image probably wasn’t helped by branding through the Fast & Furious movies, but marketing is marketing. Nonetheless, Premier 4509…
Bugatti Veyron Documentary A Must See For Car Lovers (Video Inside)
Since 99% of us will never actually see a Bugatti Veyron, we’ll have to make do with various substitutes; photographs, sound clips, magazine articles and the like. More incredible than merely seeing one in the flesh is seeing what awesome feats the Veyron can accomplish. Fortunately, a National Geographic doucmentary available on Youtube will let you…
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Own a Piece of Ferrari F1 History for “Just” $700,000 – Turbocharger Not Included
A Florida-based dealer of airplanes, helicopters, and all manner of rare and exotic vehicles called Aero Toy Store Collection has recently listed Jean Alesi’s 1991 Formula 1 ride for sale, this chassis no. 126 Ferrari F1 Scuderia Tipo 642. It may not have the race-winning pedigree of a Schumacher era Ferrari, but at “just” $700,000…
Chris Bangle To Return To Fiat?
Before he set the BMW world on edge with his controversial aesthetics, Chris Bangle had a comfortable post at Fiat, where he designed the Fiat Coupe, a car never sold in North America but regarded as an iconic and revolutionary design. French auto website Cardisiac is reporting that Bangle, who quit BMW in 2009, may be…
Tragic Super Trofeo Lamborghini Gallardo Crash, Bartocc In ICU
This seems to be a really awful year for Lamborghini‘s Gallardo. First there was the fatal crash in Germany that involved an actual Lamborghini employee, and now an accident on the track at Lamborghini’s Super Trofeo Cup series. It happened during Round 4 of the season and from the looks of the video (available after…
Italdesign Sells 90 Percent Stake To Volkswagen Group
Legendary Italian design firm Italdesign Giugiaro will sell a 90 percent stake to the Volkswagen Group, as the German firm looks to consolidate even more power in the automotive world. “The Volkswagen Group will be continuing its model initiative over the coming years and will benefit from the capacity and competence of Italdesign,” said Volkswagen…
Novitec Rosso Offers Select Upgrades for Ferrari 612 Scaglietti
Sure Ferrari claims that a sedan won’t ever be in the works from them, but their 612 Scaglietti is a 2+2-seater. Debuting in 2003, it has never carried the fame of its counterparts, but Ferrari tuner Novitec Rosso hopes to change that, dressing the 612 to impress with some nice aftermarket goodies. Because a Ferrari…
Ferrari 458 Italia Challenge Spotted
The Ferrari 458 Italia has been spied in what appears to be full “Challenge” getup. For years, Ferrari has run the 355, 360 and 430 Challenge, a race series for wealthy playboys enthusiasts who want to arrive at the track, drive a fully prepped Ferrari race car, and let others take care of the oily…
Attention Armchair Auto Execs: Fiat Lets You Pick The 500’s North American Logo
A favorite past time of computer literate car fans is to log on to automotive-related internet forums and criticize the decisions of auto industry types with decades of experience in the field. Everything from marketing campaigns to product choices are questioned, and while this right may be a cornerstone of our free society, often the…
Lamborghini Announces Recall Of 2007-2008 Murcielagos, Dozens Of Rappers And Athletes Left Without Transportation
In a move certain to devestate professional sports leagues and record labels everywhere, Lamborghini is recalling 428 Murcielagos from the 2007-2009 model year over concerns of a fuel leak. The Italian sports car maker says that the welds that hold the fuel pump support inside the fuel tank could detach, leading to a fuel leak…
Need A Supercar? Come On Down To The U.S. Treasury’s Auction
Zero Hedge, a blog more concerned with the imminent destruction of our economy than the demise of the internal combustion engine, recently obtained word that the U.S. Tresury is going to be auctioning off some serious machinery made in the U.S., Italy, France and England. Thanks to the Treasury’s asset seizure program, the property of…
Video: Lamborghini Diablo GT Shoots Flames, Noxious Gasses
The Lamborghini Diablo GT is quite a rare bull indeed. Only 80 examples were built in 1999, all of them for Europe-only consumption. Seeing one stateside is a virtual impossibility (although this author knows of two such examples in the US), and hearing one rev its 6.0L V12 to redline is even less likely. One…
Report: Next Enzo to Keep V12, Possibly Go Hybrid?
The successor to the Ferrari Enzo may not get the much-rumored twin-turbo V8 at all, but rather keep a V12 engine. The new rumor comes from AutoCar after an interview with company CEO Amedeo Felisa. In an earlier article Felisa commented that, “Ferrari will not build a six-cylinder engine until customer attitudes towards smaller engines…
Fiat 600: Four-Door Fiat 500 Model to Get New Name?
Fiat’s cute 500 model is set to hit the streets in North America by the end of this year followed by numerous other versions of the Italian mini car. We’ve already reported on the upcoming 4-door 500 model but now there’s word of a name change. According to Car & Driver, the 4-door 500 will…
One-Off Ferrari SP1 To Debut At Concorso Italiano
When a standard Ferrari just isn’t enough, there’s always Ferrari’s Special Projects unit, a special section of the company dedicated to creating custom coachwork for very wealthy clients who work in tandem with Ferrari to ensure that their visions are aligned. The new, Japanese-based car, known as the SP1 is going to be making its…
Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione GTA, Coming in 2011?
The Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione is one of the most beautiful, and certainly one of the rarest exotics on the road. The classic GT shape looks great at any angle, and the 4.7 liter Ferrari/Maserati sourced V8 can make grown men can make grown men weep at a full clip. But sometimes exclusive isn’t exclusive…
