Category: Ferrari

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FERRARI 812 SUPERFAST

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Don’t you just love the way the uninhibited Italians at Ferrari do things? Our very favourite vehicle at this year’s Geneva Motor Show is the Ferrari 812 Superfast. That’s right, Superfast. No nonsense in shouting out what it’s all about here – the Italians say it’s Superfast because that’s what it is. It’s also bright red, has a big V12 engine and sensational styling. Superfast, there we’ve said it again, is here to begin the celebrations of Ferraris 70th anniversary. It’s the replacement for the much admired Berlinetta. The 6.5-litre… Read more

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FERRARI GTC4 LUSSO UNVEILED IN SYDNEY

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The Italian word ‘lusso’ translates into ‘luxury’ in English so Ferrari Australia’s choice of a multi-million dollar Sydney harbourside mansion as the venue for the southern hemisphere debut of its equally luxurious new GTC4 Lusso couldn’t have been more appropriate. Among the dignitaries at the launch was Flavio Manzoni, Senior Vice President of Design at Ferrari who penned the original sketches of the Lusso. He had previously worked on a range of models including the F12 Berlinetta and California T. The GTC4 Lusso replaces the previous Ferrari FF, so named… Read more

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FERRARI TESTAROSSA

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1985 Ferrari Testarossa

In 1956 Ferrari introduced the four-cylinder 500TR sportscar which was their first car to use the name Testa Rossa or Red Head because the cylinder head was painted a bright red. This was followed by the 250 Testarossa clothed in a body by Pininfarina. Not only was it a more powerful successor to the four-cylinder Testarossa but its 2953cc V12 engine was specially designed to enable it to compete in sportscar championships for cars up to 3.00-litres, which were expected to be introduced in 1958. These cars have been considered… Read more

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FERRARI 365GTB/4 DAYTONA

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1968 Ferrari 365 GTB4 Daytona

The name Ferrari has become synonymous with everything a fast car should be and conjures up a special magic whenever it is mentioned. This aura has been built up, not only by the range of exciting fast cars produced, but by the unrivalled success of the blood red racing cars in almost every branch of motor racing. Many people believe the 365GTB/4 Daytona to be the ultimate front-engined Ferrari, perhaps because it was the last of a classic line of front-engined grand touring cars. The ‘365’ part of Ferrari’s designation… Read more

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2015 FERRARI FF REVIEW

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The Ferrari FF is not the first car from Maranello to pop into the minds of a person with an average to middling interest in cars. When you tell people Ferrari are giving you an FF for the weekend, they screw up their nose and look at you a bit funny. When you explain it’s a four-seat, all-wheel drive V12 coupe, there’s a flicker of recognition before the light comes on. “Oh, you mean the one that looks a bit like a two-door wagon?” Yep, that’s the one. VALUE One… Read more

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FERRARI 308 GTB

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1975 Ferrari 308 GTB

The Ferrari 308 GTB is an obvious descendent of the brilliant 246 Dino and its square-rigged replacement, the 308 GT4, adopting the same nomenclature for the engine: 3.0-litre, eight-cylinder, initially with a dry-sump. Bertone was used as a stylist for the four-seater but, for the GTB, Ferrari went back to Pininfarina, which devised a clever update of the Dino theme on a GT4 floorpan, shortened by 210 mm to give the same 2340 mm wheelbase as the Dino, and retaining the transverse alloy four-cam V8. The first 200 cars were… Read more

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FERRARI’S STUNNING 488 GTB SETS NEW PERFORMANCE BENCHMARK

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With the type of fanfare that only the Italians can muster Ferrari Australia has launched its 488 GTB supercar. As a tribute to Ferrari’s iconic prancing horse logo the venue chosen for the launch was the historic Inglis Newmarket Stables near Randwick racecourse. There was even a real-live horse that, while it didn’t exactly prance, it did kick its front legs up a couple of times. The 488 GTB is a direct descendant of Ferrari’s first ever mid-mounted V8 the 308 GTB which was launched in 1975. Its immediate predecessor,… Read more

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2015 FERRARI CALIFORNIA T REVIEW

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Ferrari California T in its latest iteration was launched in Australia over a year ago. So strong was the instantaneous response by well-heeled Aussies that all were sold out. Now we’ve finally been able to get into one for a road test. STYLING Penned by the Ferrari Styling Centre in conjunction with Pininfarina, the California T is a sensational Italian supercar. The front has the narrow lighting housings that are a feature of the latest Ferrari range. These work extremely well on the long bonnet of this front-engined machine. The… Read more

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FEROCIOUS FERRARI FF

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Ferrari created a storm when it unveiled the FF at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. I know, because I were there – but couldn’t see the FF until half an hour after the covers were removed. That’s how long it took for the astonished crowd to clear. Keep in mind we are talking about a bunch of cynical seen-it-all-before car journos and you will really come to understand the sensation the FF created. Ferrari FF stands for Four-seat, Four-wheel-drive. It’s a big car aimed at the grand touring buyer. ‘GT’,… Read more

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CALIFORNIA DREAMING

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What better way to celebrate the first anniversary of the announcement of the California T than to spend a sunny weekend in one? We couldn’t think of a better way either, so settled for just that. It gave us the chance to see what Maranello has done to address the complaints about the first car while also previewing what’s in store for the future – forced induction V8s are going to be a big part of the coming models, the 488 GTB in particular. VALUE Yes, well. There’s no getting… Read more