Ferrari is heading into a bold, new direction these days, and the first step was the introduction of the 599 HY-KERS concept at the 2010 edition of the Geneva Motor Show. In case you didn’t realize, that direction is hybrid technology, in order to sell more efficient cars in the future. Don’t imagine something like a Toyota Prius with... ...read the full post
The Geneva Motor Show is nearly upon us, and traditional Ferrari tuners Novitec Rosso revealed the center piece of their booth at the prestigious convention: the 848 Race. Based on the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano, as you can tell by the name, the 848 Race squeezes 848 HP and 621 lb-ft of torque from the stock 6.0-liter V12 engine. How did it achieve such... ...read the full post
Ferrari has recently revealed more details about its hybrid endeavors, including the 599 hybrid prototype it will be showing next month at the Geneva Motor Show and the future plans for implementing such a technology into production models. First off, company boss Amedeo Felisa revealed that the hybrid 599 has been used for almost a year, and has improved... ...read the full post
Ferrari is one sports car manufacturer with a big heritage behind it, and among them, no models shine as bright as the GTO-badged ones, the 250 and the 288, which dominated both the professional racetrack and the road. Now, it seems the Maranello company will be developing another car worthy of the GTO badge, based on the current 599 GTB Fiorano. Essentially... ...read the full post
Ferrari, just like almost all other carmakers, is researching hybrid technology for its cars, and, according to Italian magazine Quattroroute, might show off a concept at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. The model, based on the 599 GTB Fiorano, will use the KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery System), which was used heavily on the Formula 1 car the company team... ...read the full post
It definitely pays to be Edward Walson, the son of the guy who invented cable television, as you can just go to Ferrari’s Special Projects division with a 599 GTB Fiorano and ask them nicely, with a considerable amount of money, to create a unique car based on it. That is the case with this, the P540 Superfast Aperta model, which even though... ...read the full post
Ferrari, as well as almost any other supercar manufacturer, usually release hardcore, track-oriented version of all of their models. Such is the case with most of the Scuderia models or those with the XX badge. According to recent rumors, the 599 GTB Fiorano will be the next target for improvement by the engineers at Ferrari, as leaked pre-order information... ...read the full post
You might remember about the unique Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano we reported on last month. The model, based on a customized edition of the 599 for the Chinese market, was finished by renown Chinese artist Lu Hao in a special pattern from the Ge Kiln porcelain from China’s Song Dynasty. You would think that people would prefer the normal Rosso Fuoco... ...read the full post
Seeing as how China is quickly becoming one of the largest auto markets in the world, Ferrari was quick to take advantage of this and has launched a special run of about a dozen models of the 599 GTB Fiorano edition. Called China Limited Edition, the special version have also received a one of a kind model, customized by famous Chinese artist Lu Hao,... ...read the full post
Ferrari is certainly a busy company these days, as it already had two very big models, the California and 458 Italia launch in a very short amount of time. But according to its CEO and managing director, Amedeo Felisa, it seems that the Italian supercar maker won’t stop, as he outlined and confirmed replacements for the Enzo hypercar, the 612... ...read the full post
Ferrari’s Chairman, Luca di Montezemolo, is putting his own 599 GTB Fiorano up for auction, in order to try and raise additional funds to sponsor young researchers working on projects dedicated to technological innovation. Not sure what exactly does that mean, but just because we see “sponsor young researchers” we respect Ferrari... ...read the full post
