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Revealed: Ferrari 458 Italia!

Saturday, August 1, 2009

Ferrari’s mid-level F430 sports car has been around since 2004. In supercar terms, that’s approximately equal to “eternity.” Ferrari recently released a few details and computer renderings of the F430′s replacement, as well as a name: 458 Italia. The 458 Italia occupies the same spot in the Ferrari lineup, mainly that of the serious mid-engine [...]

Retrospective: Maserati Biturbo

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

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Today, Maserati is a purveyor of what I like to call automotive pornography. They produce two products – the almost criminally good-looking Gran Turismo and the equally seductive Quattroporte. Both sell for north of $100k, are chock full of Ferrari bits, and are absolutely wonderful, top-notch modern supercars. This hasn’t always been the case. Maserati [...]

Novitec Rosso Ferrari 430 Scuderia Spider 16M

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

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Novitec Rosso Ferrari 430 Scuderia Spider 16M

The Ferrari 430 Scuderia Spider 16M is an exceedingly rare car. Ferrari’s “makes no sense” combination of the hardcore 430 Scuderia model with the “look at me!” convertible 430 Spider is only being replicated 499 times. So judging the Novitec Rosso Ferrari 430 Scuderia Spider 16M on the fact that it’s a heavily modified version [...]