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Ferrari’s 458 Italia: Exotica personified

“A worthy successor to the F430″

Ferrari’s 458 Italia for 2011 is the latest incarnation of the popular, mid-rear engined berlinetta, with an impressive forward progression of the Prancing Horse’s previous historic platform architecture.

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A New Ferrari Flagship

Ferrari released the first information and photos of its first four-wheel drive model, the FF or Ferrari Four.

The FF, which debuts at Geneva in March, replaces the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti as the brand flagship. The four-place shooting brake style two-door is designed to compete with cars like the Bentley Continental GT, Porsche Panamera, Aston Martin Rapide and other high performance sporty cars from other premium brands. Read the rest of this entry »

The California moniker returns to Ferrari’s Prancing Horse stable 

The Ferrari’s California GTB 250 Short Wheelbase of the late 50’s and early ‘60’s is now a highly prized collector car, with limited availability and a lofty price tag if and when you are even able to find one. A 1961 example recently sold for a king’s ransom. The producer of the legendary Italian supercar is staging a comeback of the California nameplate with the all-new 2010 Ferrari California. It is the legendary Italian automaker’s first Granturismo with a retractable hardtop and styling that rivals their F430 Spider in terms of beauty and performance capability. It also happens to be Ferrari’s first mid/front mounted V8 engine to feature Direct Injection.

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