Posted by creative | Posted in Ferrari, Supercar News | Posted on 12-01-2011-05-2008
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John Lennon’s first car a Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 Coupe will go under the hammer on February 5th, it is thought that the car will sell somewhere around the £140,000 mark. The light-blue 1965 Ferrari 330 GT was immaculately restored in the mid 90s.
John Lennon’s biographer Philip Norman described how car dealers descended on the Fab Four singer’s home following news that he passed his test and offered him a ‘gleaming smorgasbord’ of luxury cars. He was offered Maseratis, Aston Martins and Jaguars but Lennon’s choice was the Ferrari. He paid £2000 for the car back in 1965.
Previously John Lennon’s psychedelic Rolls Royce sold for £1.5 million in 1985.
Here’s a peak at the Ferrari 458 Italia sports car at the Bologna Motor Show, 02 December 2010. The show was scaled down last years but it is back in 2010 (December 2-3 for the press, December 4-12 for the public) with an edition enriched by 47 product previews, including six world and five European firsts – and Ferrari were once again amongst the stars of the show!
The 2010 Paris Motor Show has again not failed to deliver some stunning supercar debuts from the likes of Lamborghini, Ferrari, Jaguar and Lotus.
Among the highlights for us was the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento – a supercar Lamborghini claim is capable of accelerating from 0-100 KM per hour in just 2.5 seconds.
Lotus showed of a surprising five new models, as the British car manufacturer looks to shed its image as a niche company and go more mainstream, targeting the likes of Ferrari, Porsche and Aston Martin with a series of high-performance cars. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by creative | Posted in Ferrari, Supercar News | Posted on 09-09-2010-05-2008
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According to reports out of Italy this week, Ferrari has developed a more efficient and ‘environmentally-minded’ version of the Ferrari California 4.3 litre V8 engine.While Ferrari has confirmed plans for future hybrid systems , the new California is instead expected to feature an automatic start-stop system and KERS-like brake-energy regeneration technology. The engine itself is expected to include internal revisions for reduced friction, an updated direct-injection system and cylinder deactivation – a first for Ferrari. Future emissions-driven projects at Ferrari are expected to include V6 and hybrid powertrains.
Posted by creative | Posted in Ferrari, Supercar News | Posted on 08-09-2010-05-2008
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Ferrari have just announced a new online simulator for the fans of their F10 Formula 1 car.
It’s been created with the help of the Scuderia Ferrari engineers and the support of the most advanced technologies such as Laser Scan and Motion Capture, and will let you compete against other users at the circuits of Fiorano, Mugello and the Nürburgring.
The Ferrari Virtual Academy will be available for digital download as of 9 September with the first package including the F10 and the Fiorano circuit for Euro 14,90.Read the rest of this entry »
Dhiaa Al-Essa is the jammy 21-year-old Saudi who owns a fleet of supercars that will make your head spin…
His 30-car collection includes four Ferraris, five Porsches, three Lamborghinis, two Rolls-Royces and a Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren, which Al-Essa (his favorite). and what’s more, young Dhiaa spent this summer flying his fleet around the globe so that he and his friends could create their own driving tours in cities such as London, Montreal, Las Vegas and New York. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by creative | Posted in Ferrari, Supercar News | Posted on 03-09-2010-05-2008
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Like everyone else we were awaiting the release of the Ferrari 599 Roadster at Pebble Beach… but nobody REALLY saw it. The vehicle was showcased behind closed doors to a select group of customers. One of them posted a letter from Ferrari on L4P website thanking him for being at the exclusive sneak preview of the roofless 599. Furthermore no pictures were taken over the two days it was on display, and phones and cameras had to be handed in.
Posted by creative | Posted in Ferrari, Supercar News | Posted on 02-07-2010-05-2008
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Radio 2 DJ Chris Evans, who earlier this year bought the most expensive car in Britain (the Ferrari 250 GT, see above), has auctioned off his £15 million collection of Ferrari supercars. Read the rest of this entry »
100 is an exciting supercar and lifestyle club that acknowledges exactly what distinguished members require when joining such a club.
In return for an annual membership fee 100 takes care of the substantial financial costs usually associated with direct ownership. Such costs include depreciation, insurance, storage, service costs and general maintenance.
