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Ferrari Magic India Discovery Tour
Posted Wednesday April 2, 2008, by Staff
Maranello, 21 February 2008 – Ferrari is delighted to announce the start of a new Prancing Horse adventure, the Magic India Discovery Tour, which gets underway from Mumbai on February 25 and returns to the same city on May 8 having covered a route stretching more than 11,000 kilometres. The car featured in this tour is the 612 Scaglietti, Ferrari’s flagship GT model. Two of these gorgeous Prancing Horse berlinettas will embark on the voyage which comes in the wake of the China 15,000 Red Miles tour completed in 2005 and the Panamerican 20,000 tour of 2006, both of which were hugely successful.
Ferrari is offering a total of 50 journalists from across the world the unique opportunity to take turns behind the wheel of a V12-powered 612 Scaglietti in the course of the 12-stage 72-day voyage of discovery of the delights and richness of India. The journalists will explore this fascinating country which combines modernity and tradition. India is currently enjoying an exciting period of rapid economic growth and a boom in its advanced technologies sector yet remains rooted in the traditions of its ancient culture. This is a nation in which innovative infrastructure exists side by side with areas of completely unspoilt natural beauty.
Of course, Ferrari isn’t new to this kind of marathon voyage. Its last such adventure was the Panamerican 20,000 tour during which two 599 GTB Fioranos travelled from the beaches of Brazil to the East Coast of the US, taking in tropical rain forests, arid deserts and snowy peaks as they traversed an entire continent. In 2005, we staged the spectacular Ferrari 15,000 Red Miles tour when two standard 612 Scagliettis covered an incredible 24,000 km route through China in what was a first for any automotive constructor anywhere in the world. To mark our 50 Anniversary in 1997, a F355 completed a round the world tour that took in the five continents with no less than 147 journalists from the various nations visited, taking turns behind the wheel.
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Ferrari Unveils the F1 2008 Formula 1 Car
Wednesday April 2, 2008, by Staff
Ferrari has taken the wraps off what will be undoubtedly the car to beat in the 2008 Formula One World Championship, the Ferrari F2008 to be driven by Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa, starting with the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on 16 March 2008.
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THE FERRARI 430 SCUDERIA THE FASTEST GREENEST FERRARI TO STAR AT MELBOURNE MOTOR SHOW
Wednesday April 2, 2008, by Staff
Ferrari will display a unique performance car at the 2008 Melbourne International Motor Show (29 February 2008), a car that is both the fastest ever production Ferrari and the one with lowest ever fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions: The Ferrari 430 Scuderia.
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Recent gathering of Ferrari F40s in Japan
Thursday February 14, 2008, by Staff
Recent gathering of Ferrari F40s in Japan
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Ferrari 612 Scaglietti
The most important objective for the new 2+2 612 Scaglietti project was to ensure the car would have the handling and road-holding normally expected of Ferrari’s more sporty models. To achieve this the body has been built entirely of aluminium, which provides extremely high structural rigidity while significantly reducing weight.
GTB
Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano Hamann
Fiorano after the famous private track Ferrari uses to hone its F1 and road cars; GTB as in Gran Turismo Berlinetta, after the most famous Ferrari berlinettas ever built, and 599 for the displacement of its V12 engine divided by 10. This stunning all aluminium coupé delivers everything that this promises. The Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano sets a new benchmark of excellence.
F430
Ferrari F430 Spider
The latest in Ferrari’s long line of V8-engined sporting roadsters, the F430 Spider offers a unique combination of extreme performance and open-air motoring. Equipped with the same competition-inspired 4.3-litre flat crank power unit as the F430 coupé, the Spider provides a true 310 km/h top speed along with formidable acceleration, covering the 0-100 km/h sprint in just 4.1 seconds.
430 Scuderia
Ferrari 430 Scuderia
With the 430 Scuderia, Ferrari has confirmed its vocation as a manufacturer of road cars that combine sophisticated technology. The 430 Scuderia boasts 20 more bhp than the F430 (503 bhp compared to 483 bhp at 8500 rpm) while shaving 100 kg (220 lb) off the dry weight. The 430 Scuderia is, in fact, virtually on a par with the Enzo Ferrari supercar, with 0-62 mph acceleration in under 3.6 seconds.