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 Why Ferraris 
 Are Getting Ugly 


Car Magazine Nov 10, 08 8:02 PM CST
(Newser) - The latest Ferraris burn up roads and handle like dreams, but their looks are fading, Gavin Green writes in Car Magazine . The California "has a fat arse," the 612 is "ill-proportioned," and the Enzo "is more bug than bird," grieves Green—who expressed his woes over dinner with Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo, "a man who oozes style." More »

More about:  cars • auto technology • Ferrari

 Car Lovers Pay $5K for a Spin 

140-mph ride is too much for one: 'I tossed my cookies,' he said

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Apr 26, 08 5:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Car nuts are flying to Los Angeles and coughing up nearly $5,000 to drive a Porsche 997 Turbo. Why the numbing bill? Because Supercar Life, a fantasy camp, lets motorists spend all day driving a host of pricey cars at outrageous speeds. For many, the 140-mph thrill ride is too much. “I tossed my cookies,” one driver said. “But what an amazing car.” More »

More about:  driving • auto racing • sports cars • Porsche • Ferrari • Lamborghini

Racing Team Docked $100M in Spying Flap

McLaren stole data from rival Ferrari to improve own car

New York Times New York Times Sep 13, 07 6:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Formula One auto-racing team McLaren Mercedes was fined a record $100 million today for using information from rival Ferrari to improve its own cars, the New York Times reported. Though McLaren's drivers—who are at the top of the F1 standings—will keep their points and remain in competition, the team was booted from the constructors championship this year. More »

More about:  auto racing • spying • Formula One • Ferrari

McQueen's Wheels Up for a Spin

Steve McQueen's cachet will be tested when Christie's auctions off his Ferrari

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Aug 15, 07 5:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Growling exhaust and a thumping V-12 engine doesn't usually garner $2 million at luxury auctions, but then this speedster was once owned by a movie star “synonymous with cars, horsepower, racing.” It's Steve McQueen who used to cruise in this ’63 Ferrari, a classic so polished that even the door trim screws are handpicked to perfection. But is McQueen’s name still strong enough to make this baby sell like a Bullitt ?  More »

More about:  celebrity • Hollywood • car • auction • Ferrari

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