One of the Ferrari models of old that many have wished would return is the classic Dino. Rumors have swirled for years that the car would make a comeback. Perhaps the most compelling information that the Dino may return to ever come out of Ferrari is a recent statement by Ferrari CEO Amadeo Felisa.
While the Frankfurt Motor Show isn't until September, Italian manufacturer Ferrari decided not to wait until then to reveal the 2016 488 Spider. As the convertible version of the Ferrari 488 GTB, introduced back in February, the 488 Spider shares the same turbocharged V8 engine as its coupe sibling, offering 661-horsepower and a top speed of 203 mph. With the hard top on, the Spider may also look nearly identical to the coupe, but with its stunning design, that's far from a bad thing.
While LEGO might not be made of plastic forever, Enzo Ferrari's masterpiece certainly will be. What we're seeing here is the new LEGO Creator-series F40 Ferarri (10248), all red and black with its own removable V8 engine. Luigi would be proud. This vehicle will be released to the general public on the 1st of August. For those of you in the LEGO VIP club, you lucky ducks, you'll be able to pick this beast up on July 15th - just a few weeks from now.
Sebastian Vettel is an F1 racing champion and while most of us know him for his time spent at Red Bull; Seb has a new team for 2015. Vettel will be driving a Ferrari during the 2015 F1 season and hopefully this season will be better for the champ than last. What has to be one of the coolest things about driving for Ferrari is getting to climb behind the wheel of Ferrari's impressive road and track cars at the famous Fiorano test track Ferrari owns.
Dubai is one of the wealthiest nations in the world thanks to the huge amounts of oil in the Middle East. Being such a rich nation, there are lots of very wealthy people and that means lots of very expensive cars. Dubai is so flush with cash that even its police force has some awesome cars. Here in the States the police use boring Crown Victorias, Dodge Chargers, or SUVs to catch the bad guys.
A new Ferrari is something for fans of the prancing horse to get excited about. The official production version of the Pininfarina Ferrari Sergio has been unveiled and while it looks much like the concept car that was seen in 2013, it has gained features to make it street legal, such as a windshield and improved exhaust system.
Ferrari's research and development program vehicle FXX-K was made based on the company's first hybrid, and it's being shown off this week as a "completely uncompromising" design. They suggest that this vehicle is "unfettered by homologation requirements and regulations" as it will never be used in competition. Because of this, a super-exclusive group of "Client-Test-Driver" will be working in a special test program over the next couple of years. And it'll come in red, of course, with bright stripes and the number 10 across its sides, so you know it's a beast.
Ferrari will be spun off and operated as a separate company, owner Fiat Chrysler has announced. Part of a restructuring plan that has already seen Fiat Chrysler list its own shares on the New York Stock Exchange, and acquiring the minority interest in Chrysler itself, according to company execs it's the "proper" way forward for the famous Italian marque. "The separation of Ferrari will preserve the cherished Italian heritage and unique position of the Ferrari business," FCA chairman John Elkann insisted.
Ferrari has announced a new car that it has made for American customers called the F60America. The car will be a very limited edition automobile with only ten units being produced. Ferrari says that the new car combines the two "great passion" of its American clients- open-top driving with a V12 engine. The car has a V12 engine in a mid-front mount configuration and specific gear ratios chosen just for the car. The car has a strange, but attractive asymmetrical design inside.
Ferrari was on hand at the Mondial de l'Automobile 2014 in Paris and it unveiled one of the coolest convertible cars in the world. The car Ferrari pulled the wraps off is the 458 Speciale A and it is limited to only 499 units in the world. The A in the name of the car stands for Aperta.
A beautiful Ferrari 250 GTO Berlinetta has set a new global auction record this week, with the 1962 coupe seeing bidding hit $38.1m. The sale - which eclipses the previous record holder, a Mercedes-Benz W196R Formula 1 racer dating back to 1954, on which the hammer dropped at $29.7m last year - took place in California at Bonhams auction house.
CarPlay is coming, and Apple's push to put iOS and Siri in the dashboard could be one of the most significant plays from the Cupertino firm since the iPhone itself. Breaking away from the multitude of different infotainment UIs, CarPlay pushes out a customized iOS interface instead, with familiar apps like Apple Maps, iTunes, and Messages, all controlled by voice. I spent some time in three demo vehicles - Ferrari's eye-widening FF, Chevrolet's latest Spark EV, and a beautiful classic Mustang - to see how CarPlay works.