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Zagato custom Ferrari 550 GTZ Barchetta

Filed under: Convertible , Performance , Ferrari , Specialty , Design/Style Ferrari 550 GTZ – Click above for high-res image gallery When Ferrari took the wraps off the 550 Maranello in 1996, it represented an important step in the company’s evolution. Replacing the aging F512M (nee Testarossa), the 550 Maranello marked a shift back to front-engine V12 GTs for Ferrari – the niche market for which the company became known. But if the 550 Maranello was a pivotal product for Ferrari, the 550 Barachetta Pininfarina was even more desirable




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Ultima claims Top Gear track record without show’s authorization

Filed under: Motorsports , Coupe , Performance , Videos , Ferrari , Specialty Ultima GTR720 around the Top Gear test track – Click above to watch the video after the break Automotive records can be funny things. While everyone seems to be interested in knowing what vehicle is the quickest, fastest, most expensive or rarest, there always seems to be plenty of dissent when one automaker claims its product takes the coveted prize away from another. Such is the case with the Ultima GTR720.


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Novitec Rosso tweaks the Ferrari 430 Scuderia to 747hp

Filed under: Aftermarket , Coupe , Performance , Ferrari Novitec Rosso Ferrari 430 Scuderia 747HP Edizione Special – Click above for high-res image gallery The Ferrari 430 Scuderia is already one of the hottest-performing supercars on the market, but some people just don’t know how to leave well enough alone. Some of those people work at Ferrari, who’ve worked tirelessly on the 458 Italia to supplant the 430’s already legendary performance. And some of those people work for Novitec Rosso, who’ve come back yet again with another mod job for the Italian stallion


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Massa charges that Alonso knew about Piquet crash plan

Filed under: Motorsports , Ferrari From his brief tenure at McLaren, we know that Fernando Alonso has a bit of trouble getting along with his teammates. Especially when he doesn’t get the clear preferential treatment as the team’s #1 driver.


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200 mph supercars featured at the 2nd Annual Caruso Concours

Filed under: Performance , Audi , Bugatti , Dodge , Ford , Jaguar , Lamborghini , Maserati , Mercedes-Benz , Nissan , Misc. Auto Shows , Ferrari 2nd Annual Caruso Concours – Click above for our high-res image gallery courtesy Greg Grudt The 2nd Annual Caruso Concours was held this past weekend at The Americana at Brand shopping center in Glendale, California. Put off a bit by threatening skies, we didn’t make it out there ourselves, but luckily, Autoblog friend and shutterbug Greg Grudt was there to capture all of the excitement for us.


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Jean Alesi returns to racing Ferraris

Filed under: Motorsports , Europe , Hirings/Firings/Layoffs , Ferrari Jean Alesi returns to Fiorano – Click above for high-res image gallery If you checked out the images we posted of Felipe Massa’s return to Maranello , you may have spotted the returning Brazilian driver chatting with one Jean Alesi and wondered what he was doing there. The French driver raced for the Scuderia from 1991 through 1995, scoring a handful of podiums and a solitary grand prix victory in Montreal. Along with longtime team-mate Gerhard Berger, Alesi switched places with Michael Schumacher to Benetton-Renault in 1996, then bounced between a few other teams before retiring from Formula One at the end of 2001.


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Felipe Massa meets new 458 Italia

Check out the latest video when Massa met the new 458 Italia at Maranello. Last week Massa visited Maranello for the first time since the crash. He practiced on the stimulator for a little and then hit the Fiorano track in a privately-owned retired F2007. However, speculation persists that Massa may race this year. Medical […]


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Ferrari 458 Scuderia

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Ferrari , Rumormill The new Ferrari 458 Italia isn’t even out on the street yet, but already the automotive rumormill is churning out speculation over a potential Scuderia version. When outlining the roll-out of upcoming Ferrari models for the near future, Ferrari CEO Amedeo Felisa dismissed any such speculation as premature, but that’s not going to stop some.