Filed under: Ferrari Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano on Need For Speed SHIFT – Click above for image gallery Just a couple of weeks ago, we had the chance to review the latest driving game from the venerable Need For Speed franchise, and found NFS Shift to be a worthy rival to the likes of Forza 3 and the upcoming Gran Turismo 5 .

Filed under: Performance , Ferrari Purists who’ve given up hope with Porsche amidst their sedan and SUV shenanigans aren’t going to like this one bit. After all but completely phasing out even the option of a manual transmission in Ferrari road cars (in favor of robotized sequentials and dual-clutch gearboxes), Ferrari’s management says it can’t rule out the possibility of a V6 in the near future.

Filed under: Motorsports , Europe , Hirings/Firings/Layoffs , Ferrari Jean Alesi at Fiorano testing an AF Corse Ferrari F430 GTC – Click above for high-res image gallery There are plenty of racing series around the world that attract big names from Formula One. Le Mans endurance sportscar racing ranks high among them, but the former F1 pilots usually go to the top-tier LMP1 class. Sometimes the GT1 class draws some big names, but this year it’s the GT2 category that’s drawing two drivers familiar to F1 fans: Giancarlo Fisichella and Jean Alesi.

Filed under: Spy Photos , Coupe , Performance , Ferrari Few letters hold the same lore for Ferrari fans as G-T-O. Pontiac muscle-cars aside, the letters were first used on the iconic ’60s-era 250 GTO.

Steve Sutcliffe tests the awesome Ferrari 599XX. Read his review and see hi-res pictures at www.autocar.co.uk

Filed under: Performance , Etc. , Government/Legal , Ferrari Holger Schubert’s award-winning garage — Click above for high-res image gallery Last summer, Maserati held a competition to identify the best garages in the world .

Filed under: Motorsports , Hirings/Firings/Layoffs , Ferrari Jules Bianchi tests for Scuderia Ferrari – Click above for high-res image gallery Ferrari got seriously caught with its pants down last year in Formula One. When Felipe Massa was sidelined with a head injury halfway through the season, the Scuderia found itself without a viable replacement after Michael Schumacher proved unfit to take his place, veteran test driver Luca Badoer failed to rise to the challenge and Giancarlo Fisichella didn’t manage to score a single point. But the venerable F1 team is learning from its mistakes with the launch of the Ferrari Driving Academy.

Filed under: Motorsports , Classics , Auctions , Ferrari 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO #4675GT – Click above for high-res image gallery Very rarely does a Ferrari 250 GTO come up for sale, and if it does, you’ll probably never hear about it.

Filed under: Motorsports , Ferrari , Racing Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso lap Valencia in the 2010 Scuderia Ferrari F10 – Click above for high-res image gallery We know, we know. The pace set on track tests doesn’t necessarily indicate how a given team, car or driver will perform in an actual race, let alone across a whole season.

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