| Follow the Panamerica 20000 with Shell | | Posted Sunday, November 12, 2006 6:46:33 AM by Blog57 Team | | The Ferrari Panamerican 20,000 road challenge will stop at Shell stations across the United States to refuel with Shell V-Power as it makes its way from Brazil to New York City in two all-new Ferrari 599 GTB Fioranos. The tour will cover 20,000 miles in just 85 days, including a stop in Los Angeles where local car lovers can get a glimpse of Ferrari's most technologically advanced road car as both Ferraris refuel for the next leg of the adventure. In addition to this first look, auto enthusiasts can hear first-hand accounts of the journey's challenges and high points from the Ferrari team members and the Shell Technical Specialist who have been on the tour since it left Brazil. Shell customers will be treated to gifts and refreshments while they check out the new supercars and interact with the team.Shell is extending its support of Ferrari by committing to back a new event - Panamerican 20,000.... | |
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| | | Alcoa Opens Spaceframe Manufacturing Plant In Italy | | Posted Friday, November 03, 2006 12:47:23 PM by Blog57 Team | | Oct. 30, 2006 -- Alcoa announced on Oct.30, that it has opened a new automotive assembly plant in Modena, Italy to supply aluminum spaceframes for Ferrari. The new facility features state-of-the-art manufacturing technology according to a company statement. Alcoa is the sole supplier of aluminum spaceframes for the Ferrari F430, 612 Scaglietti and 599 GTB Fiorano. .... | |
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| | | EPA list of most & least fuel efficient vehicles | | Posted Thursday, October 19, 2006 10:45:53 PM by Blog57 Team | | The most and least fuel-efficient 2007 model cars, trucks and sports utility vehicles, according to information submitted by manufacturers to the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy. Top Ten Most Fuel Efficient Miles per gallon (city-highway)1. Toyota Prius (hybrid), 60-512. Honda Civic Hybrid, 49-513. Toyota Camry Hybrid, 40-384. Ford Escape Hybrid (front-wheel drive) 36-315. Toyota Yaris (manual), 34-406. Toyota Yaris (automatic), 34-397. Honda Fit (manual), 33-388. Toyota Corolla (manual), 32-419. Hyundai Accent and Kia Rio (manual)32-3510. Ford Escape Hybrid (four-wheel drive) and Mercury Mariner Hybrid (four-wheel drive), 32-29 Top Five Least Fuel Efficient 1. Lamborghini L-147-148 Murcielago (automatic) 9-142. Bentley Arnage LWB, 10-153. Lamborghini L-147-148 Murcielago (manual)10-164.... | |
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| | | 1988 Ferrari 328 GTB from UK and Ireland | | Posted Wednesday, September 27, 2006 2:45:54 AM by Blog57 Team | | Just read this feature and its comments and I agree with a lot of the views on here and feel differently to some, I owned a non ABS 328 gts and it was indeed a great car, and is, I would agree a painfully beautiful car. and indeed I would agree any ferrari (even the bad ones) has a charecter and soul that you just don't find in any other manufacturers cars, however as a driver more than an art critic, my 355 could never be described as ugly or bland, and if it looks like a japanese car (which I don't think it does) its because the japanese have tried to imitate european car design as opposed to the other way round) the 355 is so much more of a drivers car than the 328 it handles better has more grip, communicates more, has a better driving position (althought the stearing wheel angle could be better) it sounds better (even before I fitted a tubi exhaust) stops better and is built better (even though it still has its typical italian spats every now and again).... | |
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| | | Ferrari show fuels fans' dreams | | Posted Sunday, August 27, 2006 8:45:46 AM by Blog57 Team | | IF your wallet is big enough to afford a Ferrari in the first place, small matters such as filling its tank under current prices won't worry you much. And while price tags for some vintage models climb past the $1 million mark, dreaming won't cost you a cent. There were plenty of dreamers at the biggest Ferrari exhibition in the southern hemisphere yesterday in Sydney. One of those who came to ogle the 130-plus Ferraris, worth about $30million in total, was Carmine Torrelli, a builder from Kingsgrove in Sydney's southwest and his son Adam, 16. "My son is a Ferrari fanatic. We just had to come," he said. And his son's verdict? "It's fantastic." The first Ferrari Adam saw was a rare classic, a 1987 F40, the last sportscar signed off on by the legendary Enzo Ferrari before he died.... | |
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| | | Ferrari Panamerican Starts This Week | | Posted Saturday, August 26, 2006 2:46:36 AM by Blog57 Team | | It's almost time for some of the world's motoring journalists to take a heavily managed but nonetheless challenging run up the Panamerican Highway, in something Ferrari likes to call the Panamerican 20,000. In two days, journos -- "representing the most important publications from all over the world" (says you Ferrari!) -- will embark in two Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano models from somewhere the southern hemisphere (Brazil, actually) on an 84-day, tag-team journey that will take them through the Andes mountains, the Darién Gap (pack your M16s and bug spray, guys) and the messy track through Central America. Then, it's over the border and across the US to Nueva York -- 16 countries in all. Oh wait -- check out the map after the jump. Looks like the Darién Gap -- a bit of trail between Colombia and Panama that only a CIA wet team could love -- is off the agenda.... | |
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| | | Ferrari flagship on sale Down Under | | Posted Friday, August 04, 2006 12:46:11 PM by Blog57 Team | | Ferrari's latest supercar, the front-engined V12 599 GTB Fiorano has officially gone on sale in Australia. But even at $574,000 for the six-speed manual (the F1 sequential manual version will set you back an even $600K) you'd better break open the piggy bank quick smart if you want to secure your very own. According to Ferrari's Australian distributor, European Automotive Imports, the full allocation for Australia and New Zealand in 2006, and most of 2007, is already spoken for. The 599 GTB Fiorano is named after Ferrari's own test track. Combining racecar performance (0-100km/h in 3.7sec and a top speed in excess of 330km/h) with comfort, luxury and exclusivity, it features cutting edge technology -- from the F1-Trac electronic chassis control system to the SCM Magnetorheological Suspension that can instantly change the response of the suspension to compensate for differing road and driving conditions.... | |
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| | | Invite Only: Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano To Cross Americas in 20,000-Mile Debut | | Posted Wednesday, August 02, 2006 10:46:09 PM by Blog57 Team | | Dubbed the Ferrari Panamerican 20,000, the trek will be staged across 16 countries from August 24 to November 17. Ferrari says it is inviting international journalists from "the most important publications" to take turns behind the wheel of the Fioranos during the 15-stage, 84-day tour. The trip starts at Fiat's Latin American headquarters in Belo Horizonte. Along the way, participants can expect to encounter Amazonian rainforests, the Andes mountains, the Argentinian pampas, ancient Mayan and Aztec ruins in Mexico and, of course, the urban jungle of Manhattan. Ferrari says the Fioranos will remain relatively stock but will get slightly raised suspensions and additional underbody protection. They'll be painted in rossa corsa, a.k.a. Italian racing red, and Tour de France blue, with special livery.... | |
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| | | Ferrari At Goodwood | | Posted Wednesday, July 12, 2006 12:46:05 PM by Blog57 Team | | Your only chance to see a Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano in action in this country is little more than a week away. The car described as "the F40 for the 21st century", and powered by the 620bhp six-litre V12 engine first seen in the Enzo supercar, will be taken up Lord March's hillclimb course in the Supercar Run during each day of the Goodwood Festival of Speed on July 7-9. One of Ferrari's static displays at Goodwood will be a 612 Scaglietti personalised by the design team from lifestyle magazine Wallpaper*. Also on show - for the only time in the UK - will be some of the leading designs submitted for the Ferrari: New Concepts of the Myth competition. Students from four of the world's leading car design schools will be represented, including Coventry University's School of Art and Design.... | |
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| | | Images: Paul Newman Tests the Ferrari 599 | | Posted Tuesday, July 11, 2006 6:46:18 AM by Blog57 Team | | Almost as renowned for his driving skill as his legendary acting career, Paul Newman has visited Ferrari to test its newest model, the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano, which will make its down-under debut at the Australian International Motor Show in October. Paul Newman was en route to San Marcello Pistoiese, where the first Italian camp for children with serious diseases has been created through his support for the Dynamo Foundation. The actor and racing driver has devoting considerable time to assisting children affected by severe health problems since 1988. Paul Newman was given a personal guided tour of Ferraris Maranello factory by Ferrari Director General, Jean Todt, and Ferraris top test driver, Dario Benuzzi, demonstrated the 599 GTB on the test track after which it is named, Fiorano, prior to Paul Newman taking to the track himself.... | |
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