You’ll probably ask what difference does that make, but I have to admit, it’s a beautiful thing to watch. There’s something fascinating about seeing a Ferrari Enzo doing donuts in an unlikely place in slow motion. I can’t explain it, but then again, I can’t explain why I like watching a burning fire either. I just do.
So, without further ado, let your mind unwind by watching the Enzo slowly and spectacularly burn its tires.
By Dan Mihalascu
As you may know, slower cars and trucks that are late in changing lanes, and sometimes standing water too, are the two biggest speed-impeding factors when attempting to go flat out in these situations.
However, with 740 hp on tap, the average F12 driver can, with relative ease, get the car up to and just over 300 km/h or 186 mph even with some traffic, as you will undoubtedly have seen upon scrolling down to until after the virtual jump.
It’s actually an enjoyable piece of footage, and luckily the passenger doesn’t need to diagonally film across the car, as Ferrari has gone the extra mile and added a monochrome digital display showing gear, speed and revs just above the glove compartment.
By Andrei Nedelea
It shows the aftermath of a pretty severe-looking accident in Belgium, where a grandfather and his grandson were out and about in the now wrecked F12 – the ahem loaned wrecked F12berlinetta, that is…
Apparently, the older gentleman overcooked one of the corners, and completely unsurprisingly, the back is believed to have broken loose and landed the front-engined supercar on its side, leaning against a tree.
As previously stated, the car withstood the (probably relatively) low-speed crash well, and both the driver and passenger walked away unscathed; physically, that is, as grand pappy’s wallet will never be the same again.
By Andrei Nedelea
Video: YouTube/FotoMiche, Story References: Regio14 via Jalopnik
Currently powered by a naturally-aspirated V8, the next one would enjoy the benefits of such a move, according to the firm’s CEO, Amadeo Felisa. This had been speculated before, and it was Felisa again who made the statements - back then, he also mentioned that it may have six instead of eight cylinders.
Ferrari is one of the last automakers to resist the turbocharging and downsizing trends one notices throughout the industry, even if they had dabbled with the idea before; the F40 was turbocharged and has a relatively small displacement, yet none of the two detract from its historic value for the brand and its manic performance, even by modern standards.
The California replacement (which will be called something else) won’t be a hybrid, though, as the kind of tech used in the flagship LaFerrari would be too expensive to viably offer at the latter’s much lower expected retail price. However, there is the promise of very low turbo lag and instant throttle response, as well as an excellent sound signature to boot, but after turning our ear towards the prototype filmed last year around the Fiorano, we hope they improve it in production form, at least from an acoustic point of view…
In regards to naturally-aspirated V12s, the same source states that Ferrari doesn’t want to rid itself of them in the foreseeable future; this will undoubtedly please the fans who will buy even more theme park tickets, caps and t-shirts because of this.
By Andrei Nedelea
A YouTube user has filmed a yellow LaFerrari at the carmaker’s Mugello race track in Italy on the occasion of the Finali Mondiali Ferrari, an event dedicated to customer racing. The car was driven by Ferrari test driver Dario Benuzzi, with Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo joining him for a lap around Mugello.
The video also includes the superb sounds of the 789HP (800PS) 6.3-liter V12 engine as it is fired up and as it passes by on the circuit’s straight line. As a reminder, the hybrid LaFerrari has a total output of 950HP (963PS) and sprints from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in less than 3 seconds. Enjoy!
By Dan Mihalascu
Case in point, Ukrainian football (soccer) striker Artem Milevsky, who already has a bad reputation in regards to alcohol abuse, confirmed his addiction and mindless ways by crashing his Ferrari California this week in Turkey.
Police said that the 28-year-old player of Turkish club Gaziantepspor was found to be well over the legal drink-drive alcohol limit. Milevsky's Ferrari, which he had purchased just last year, suffered extensive damages and will likely be a write-off, but fortunately, the striker came out unscathed.
Check out the recovery videos along with an older clip of Milevsky having some…fun in his BMW X5.
Few of its current owners probably treat it as badly as a rugged rally car should be, understandably preferring to wax its body in the garage, then just look at it chiseled 1980s good looks.
Still, there are those who know what it was intended for, and aren’t afraid to use it as such, like the people behind the increasingly renowned YouTube channel TaxTheRich100 who recently made their own British countryside interpretation of Gymkhana in a pristine-looking 288.
Naturally, since it’s shot in the same style and cued to the same music, it’s just as spectacular as their other videos, though it does not top the Rolls Royce rally car one they uploaded a while back. It’s still up there, though – nothing beats seeing a red Ferrari from back in the day, using its 400 hp to powerslide around hairpins, on a surface as loose as dewy grass.
By Andrei Nedelea
It all makes sense, right? Well, to some it doesn't as a genius brought along his Ferrari F430 Spider and tried to navigate through the narrow cobbled streets and footpaths, which, obviously, were never designed with cars in mind.
In what was clearly a nerve rattling procedure, which according to YouTube author Haris Mauroudis, took 20 minutes for a distance of no more than 100 meters (close to 300 feet), the Ferrari and its driver found their freedom, albeit not without the F430 sprouting smoke out of its distressed rear end.
Video follows below.
As usual, when it’s an exotic supercar we’re talking about, the many little performance enhancing changes that engineers think up really do seem to work; Sutcliffe appreciates the extra power, 90kg (198lbs) weight saving and excellent brakes that are reportedly the same as on the hybrid flagship.
It looks like a real hoot to chuck around, a trait we knew its less powerful and less special standard brother also possessed, but in this case, all the mods should bring that out even more so. All I can think about, though, is how they extracted 600-ish horsepower from a 4.5-liter V8, by adopting a crazy 14:1 compression ratio, while still keeping it civilized and clean enough for use on public roads.
By Andrei Nedelea
Well, the answer lies in the video description from YouTube author cvdzijden: "Best carwash in the world? I have filmed the Ferrari LaFerrari in the carwash at the Ferrari factory". Moreover, the wraps on the rear end of the Italian hybrid model suggest that it might be a test prototype.
Still, call us crazy, but we kind of cringe whenever we see any classics, exotics or nicely maintained vehicles use the car wash.
Perhaps the strangest and most saddening part of this video, is the group of young men, possibly Ferrari workers, who walk by without giving a single glimpse at the mid-engine model.
So much so, that it has already found at least one imitator in the guise of the crew from TrueStoryASA, who performed a similar prank of trying to pick up ladies on the street with a Ferrari 458 Spider.
The young team of pranksters stated: "We went out with a 2013 Red Ferrari Italia 458 to go on a social experiment and see if it can pick up ladies no matter how you look and this is how it went.:)"
Staged or not, if you haven't done so already, put your pennies away and click play on the video below.
The only part of the Ferrari's front end that remained on the body was the passenger side fender.
If it the engine turned out to be in good condition, would you try to fitting it in another Ferrari or would you attempt a crazy engine swap in the likes of the F360-powered 1960 Nash Rambler Wagon or the Lamborghini-powered Ford Mustang, and if so, which donor car would you prefer?
