Archive for the 'Ferrari' Category

Casino valets give Ferrari F430 to wrong owner, let him drive away

Monday, May 17th, 2010

As if we needed another reason to steer clear of valets everywhere, a report from The Herald Sun claims that a casino in Australia has handed over an F430 to someone other than the owner. This week, professional poker player Van Marcus stopped into the Crown Casino with some friends for a little recreation. Adam Ramsey was there [...]

Ferrari idling engine plants and laying off workers?

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

All is not well in Maranello. It would appear that the ripples of the global recession have finally reached mightyFerrari. According to Bloomberg, the Italian supercar manufacturer has decided to cool production and send a healthy handful of workers packing amidst the announcement that production targets have been nearly halved for 2011. The report points the [...]

Ferrari ‘forced’ to add hybrid, emissions concerns not ‘real’

Sunday, May 9th, 2010

By now, you’ve likely seen the various hybrid vehicles shown off by Ferrari, both for racing and for street-legal models in concept form. Purists might be more than a bit put off by the idea of a supposedly eco-friendly vehicle wearing the famed Prancing Horse badge, and it seems that Ferrari head Amadeo Felisa commiserates with them. Speaking [...]

Chinese women driving new Ferrari sales?

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

It looks like Ferrari’s love affair with China isn’t one-sided. According to a recent report, the Prancing Horse moved a total of 220 cars in China last year, and of those, 20 percent were snapped up by well-to-do women. That means China’s ladies are buying Ferraris at four times the rate of their western counterparts. Why? [...]

2010 Ferrari Challenge at MMP: The sights and sounds of the Ferrari 599XX

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

Without a doubt, the highlight of our trip to Miller Motorsports Park for the Ferrari Challenge this past weekend was seeing the brand new 599XX on track. This is only the second and last time the cars will be in North America for 2010, so it was a special treat to see the cars driven [...]