Hamann begins upgrading the Ferrari California and it has even MORE power, Audi says more diesel-powered variants are on the way — with a catch, the internet rumor mill is saying there may be a 3-series competing Jaguar coupe, and Derek handles the commenter of the week. Hosted by Derek DeAngelis.
I went for one of the biggest Ferrari meet in Italy! It has been organised by Ferrari Club Pesaro. There was almost the complete production of Ferrari from the ’70s. I record some of them coming, revving and then we follow them with a Lotus Elise. There were 140 Ferraris, from the classic to the new entry of the big family of Maranello, such as the: Enzo F50 F40 (two of them!) 599 gtb 550 Maranello 550 Barchetta F430 F430 Spider F430 Scuderia F430 Scuderia 16M Spider 360 360 Challenge …
The Ferrari California couldn’t slow its horses even if it wanted to. Interestingly enough, the front mid-mounted V8 slightly bucks back when the prancing horse begins to lose momentum. How inglorious my mother would feel if she knew I was running through California deserts like Vikings running back Adrian Peterson through backfields, with a $197350 play toy. What can I say? It’s high performance luxury at its finest. Shame on me!
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Even guys that seemingly have everything going for them have off days. Unfortunately for Luca di Montezemolo, Ferrari’s CEO, his bad day came in front of crowds and cameras at a Ferrari World Finals exhibition in Valencia this weekend, where he–apparently–intentionally drove off-track and into a gravel trap.
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