The Ferrari F430 is dead. Long live the Ferrari 458 Italia. The latest creation from the Maranello, Italy-based automaker further draws from the company’s racing pedigree. The Formula 1-inspired steering wheel, powerful V8, and aerodynamic styling makes the 458 the closest most people will ever get to driving an F1 racer. Assuming, of course, you’ve got a few hundred thousand dollars to spend on a car. Continue Reading
Fast, sleek, beautiful, classic. These are all words that perfectly describe the 1959 Ferrari 250 TR59, yet even they don’t do this car justice. And you can add ultra-rare to that list, as there were only five of these cars ever made, with only four of those still around today. The TR59 (the TR stands for Testa Rossa, which translates to “Red Head” in English, and should not be confused with Ferrari’s Testarossa, a sports car from the 1980s and 90s) proved to be a monster on the track, picking up quite a few wins in its two seasons on the circuit. Continue Reading
The Ferrari Enzo is the very definition of a supercar. The basic idea is to take a Formula One car and adjust it just enough to make it legal on the road. But that description fails to encompass the technological and engineering feats that characterize the Enzo. When the limited production run vehicle hit the roads in 2003, it represented the peak of automotive engineering, and even the most advanced supercars of today aren’t all that much better, despite the extra six years of know-how. Continue Reading