Break out the patchouli folks, Ferrari’s developing a hybrid.

With Ferrari’s president Luca di Montezemolo pledging the brand will cut its fleet emissions by 40 percent by 2012, the race to design, refine and manufacture a workable performance-oriented hybrid system is well-and-truly underway.

But don’t think the Prancing Horse is going the way of the Prius. No, [...]

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We previously brought you news about the Ferrari 599 GTB HGTE last month, but now we finally have a picture of the car.

However, it turns out that the lighter, more nimble HGTE won’t be the only variant of Ferrari’s grand tourer being shown at Geneva. There’s another, and it, for those who love the track, [...]

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Classic versus contemporary! We are not sure how you choose between these two Ferrari thoroughbreds. If you want the latest and fastest then the gorgeous 599 GTB Fiorano would be your pick. If you prefer a good investment and love an 80’s classic supercar that still holds its own, then the F40 is the ride [...]

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Following Ferrari’s successful expeditions through China and the Americas, proving that the legendary super car makers products can go just about anywhere, Ferrari has announced that in 2008 it will explore India with two Ferrari 612 Scagliettis and a team of international media.

The “Magic India Discovery Tour’ will start in Mumbai on the 25th of [...]

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Ferrari has finished 2007 on a roll, reporting record breaking results that are unprecedented in the history of the marque. The icing on the cake was the success of their Formula One team which secured both the manufacturers’ and drivers’ championship titles. But, the real success lies within the ever indreasing popularity of their road [...]

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Our friends over at Automobiles De Luxe posted an interesting article on the 70’s cult classic C’était un Rendezvous, the short film made by Claude Lelouch in 1976 - you can check it out here

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Some interesting news bobbed up overnight with Autoweek claiming that Aston were in the process of making every school-boys dream a reality by dropping the DBRS9’s V12 into the Vantage to create the V12 Vantage RS. Sounds too good to be true doesn’t it…and perhaps it is as the original Autoweek article has now been [...]

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Edo Competition are hitting the news headlines again, this time with a record speed run in their lightly warmed over Lamborghini Murcielago LP 640 Versione Nardo. Taking its name from the Nardo high speed test track where the record was set, the Edo Competition Lambo joined a bunch of exotic tuner machinery for the annual [...]

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Exotic machinery often ends up butchered at the hands of the worlds various tuner firms. Huge wings, bad body kits and often little respect for the beautiful styling of the original car. The lunatics at Germany’s Edo Competition seem to be able to push the boundaries and get away with it. Their creations somehow blend [...]

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It’s not often that a diminutive Renault driven by a 76 year old can bring the latest V12 Ferrari to its knees. Overnight reports suggest that Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne has parked his 599 GTB into the rear of a 76 year-olds Renault at about 100kmh…thankfully there are no reported injuries. The accident occurred in [...]

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Where Lamborghini had the hard edges, Ferrari kept it smooth and sensual with the 612 Scaglietti, F430 Roadster and Coupe and my personal favourite the 599 GTB Fiorano. The Ferrari girls where beautiful, the cars sublime but for some reason there was always a fat fella hanging around trying to work out how he was [...]

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Holden Special Vehicles – Range in summary

HSV released their E-Series range of Holden Commodore based performance cars in 2006. They have met with wide acclaim from a design, ability and value point of view and record sales have been the result. It also appears that HSV are preparing to broach new export markets for their [...]

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