Transformers 3 looks to be getting a Ferrari 458 Italia, who’d of thought?

Transformers 3 looks to be getting a Ferrari 458 Italia, who’d of thought? Also, Carbon Motors buys some BMW Turbodeisel goodness, and news on the FIAT 500 coming to the US. That’s all today, hosted by Derek deangelis.

The formula One may be over but there’s no shortage of activity on Yas Island. Ferrari World will open next year and Inside The National’s Sarah Head went to find out what we can expect from the world’s largest theme park.

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Videos , Ferrari Click above to view the video after the jump The crew at Fast Lane Daily have apparently scored the first official shot of the Ferrari 599 GTO ahead of its launch later this year, and while we’re still suitably skeptical about the pic, we’ve been assured by the show’s producers that this is the real deal. So what’s Ferrari have in store? If previous reports are to be believed, the GTO will be a road-focused version of the 599XX , packing a 700+ horsepower Enzo-derived 6.0-liter V12 capable of revving to 9,000 rpm.

Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro comes to the Antipodes on the back of a solid one-two finish in the opening round in Bahrain, Stefano Domenicali talking about the next GP in Melbourne.

We have an exclusive photo of the upcoming Ferrari 599 GTO, also Subaru shows some pictures of the 2011 WRX ahead of the New York Auto Show unveiling…

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Auctions , Ferrari , Celebrities Ferrari 458 Italia – Click above for high-res image gallery Last week the Ferrari 458 Italia made its debut on North American soil at a party hosted by the Italian automaker in Southern California. The guest list was limited to celebrities and Ferrari’s top clients, all of whom got their first peek at Ferrari’s F430 replacement. As part of the event, the very first 458 Italia designated for the U.S.

Filed under: Motorsports , Coupe , Performance , Ferrari , Celebrities Fernando Alonso’s Ferrari 458 Italia – Click either image to view in higher resolution Formula One pundits have for years been saying that Ferrari was the team where Fernando Alonso was always supposed to be.

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Etc. , Ferrari , Design/Style Ferrari 458 Italia – Click above for high-res image gallery We’re gearing up for the release of Transformers 3 , even though it won’t be hitting the big screen until July 1, 2011

Filed under: Convertible , Performance , Ferrari Ferrari California – Click above for high-res image gallery If you are a die-hard, old-school driving enthusiast who still prefers operating three pedals with your own two feet, we’ve got some news for you. As has been reported off and on for the past few years, Ferrari – in as vivid a sign of the times as when Kodak stopped selling film cameras – is phasing out the use of manual transmissions. That is, not before one last hurrah, though having a manual-equipped Ferrari comes with some drawbacks these days.