Ferrari

Ferrari auctioned the first copy of Ferrari 458 Italia destined to U.S. market. The entire amount collected will be for the victims of Haiti.
First Ferrari 458 Italia for the U.S. market was sold in an auction against payment of $530,000, the entire amount was meant for a fund to assist the victims of the earthquake on Haiti. The auction was organized in Los Angeles by Ferrari officials, taking part in this 500 guest names in the high-class world of overseas.

In addition to the amount gathered in the auction for the Italian model, Ferrari on sale the same opportunity to tender for two VIP tickets to the team Cabra Pony at Canadian Formula 1 Grand Prix in 2010 and for officially slip that Fernando Alonso weared in F1 this year. These two auctions have gathered extra over $68,000.
Amedeo Felisa and Ferrari Piero attended to the event in U.S., the vice president and the manager of
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Ferrari has started developing a new chassis for the F10 car to include a new version for the double-diffuser and a more efficient cooling system.
The international press speculated since January that Ferrari is working on a “B” version for the F10 and the information is now strengthened by the Italian publication Autosprint. Cited source revealed a number of unpublished information about plans of Scuderia for the first part of this year, which obviously were not confirmed by the Italian team.
Thus, Ferrari hired, at the end of last year, Giuseppe Azzollini, a distinguished engineer who worked within the CFD Department (Computational Fluid Dynamics) of Toyota Racing. The Italian has joined the team in order to develop a new version of the double diffuser of the Ferrari F1 car, but it is not compatible with current design of the F10.
On the other hand, Ferrari revealed indirectly why they replaced the engine of both F1 cars before
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The guys from Novitec told that the Ferrari California needs to go faster and they mounted a mechanical compressor.
The 4.3-liter V8 engine on the Ferrari California now develops 606 HP, with 166 HP more than stock version and that with a supercharging pressure of only 0.4 bar. Acceleration from 0 to 60 mph is done in 3.8 seconds, while the top speed is 202 mph. The torque increased less, from 358 lb-ft to 405 lb-ft. Maybe these guys want to make the Ferrari California worthy to compete in F1?

He reached this performance by implementing, in addition to the new mechanical compressor, of new water intercooler, larger injectors, a single admission and an exhaust tone which can be changed by accommodate driver by pressing a simple button.
To the aesthetic view, we talk about almost unlimited carbon fiber, new spoilers and a modified diffuser. As optional we can order a suspension which
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The first pictures of the hybrid version of the Ferrari 599 GTB have hit the web only a few days before its debut at the Geneva Motor Show 2010.
The pictures of the Ferrari 599 Hybrid hit the web, just a few days before the official release at the Geneva Auto Sow. It seems that the photographer who captured these images was attending a private presentation made by Ferrari.
According to the first information, the Ferrari hybrid’s electric motor produces 100 HP and offers a torque of 110 lb-ft. The 599’s performances are improved by intake the electric motor, even if the total mass of the car was increased with 220 lbs. 599 Hybrid will also have a kinetic energy recovery system (KERS), similar to those used until last F1 season.

Although the hybrid system is quite advanced, some voices within the Maranello company announces that it will take three or four years until it will be
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The named Romeo Mbambo and ND Sibiya attempted to parody the “Wedding Crashers” movie, but the auto version. And it went great, as you can see from the pictures of the crashed Lamborghini Murcielago and Ferrari F430.
The incident occurred in the peaceful (so far) town of Eshowe, South Africa, at the VIP reception of a wedding (the bride is the daughter of a local policeman and the groom is a Fellow of the Royal Protection Unit), reception held at the local sport club, where Lamborghini or Ferrari are absolutely normal cars.
Well, according to those involved, the accident took place due to a misunderstanding. The two were heading to the place where they were to make the wedding photos, one of them signaled, indicating that he the needs to turn, but the other has misunderstood the signal, trying to pass him by, so the cars collided. A very convenient explanation, the hypothesis of a little drag race
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