Dubai nowadays is commonly associated with Sheikhs with unlimited wealth, making a lifetime fortune from Middle East’s seemingly never-ending oil supply. And of course with money being not a problem in the area, hyper-exotic cars become the choice for these Mid-Easterners to roam around the desert country, but not all of them will be willingly obey the speed limit; not with cars from Bugatti, Koenigsegg or Pagani.
For the thirty lucky customers who attended the Shell V-Power “Mixology Masterclass”, this was undoubtedly the highlight of their life when they were greeted by one of the Scuderia Ferrari official Formula One driver; Felipe Massa at an exclusive event in Kuala Lumpur’s Ritz Carlton Hotel.
Soon after Ferrari launched their limited-run Enzo back in 2002, it did not take long for Maserati to show interest towards the massive V12 monster and use it as a base to develop their own MC12. With the aim of entering a racing version of the MC12 in the FIA GT competition, only 55 of them were made; making it far more exclusive than the 400-unit Enzo.
Well folks, it’s finally reached us, the Ferrari F12 berlinetta has made its way to Malaysian shores and looking ever so delectable, almost as if screaming out to be driven instead of admired and its technical specifications simply doubles that temptation with a 8,700rpm red-lining V12 that’s good for 740bhp at 8,250rpm, mid-mounted up front and hidden by what seems to be an overly-vented hood and producing 690Nm of torque at 6,000rpm (552Nm already available at 2,500rpm), that’s all sent to the rear wheels via a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission.
While Formula 1 is both a serious business and a sport, it’s often times quite hard for F1 drivers to catch themselves a little time to have some fun in a road car – specifically a Ferrari 458 Italia out on Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya with a pair of Scuderia Ferrari F1 drives of Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa showing us how to manhandle the 458 as it should be while showing us their ‘molto grande’ smiles.
The wait is now finally over as of yesterday on 7pm Malaysian time, the piece of cloth covering the Enzo successor was finally removed, revealing Ferrari’s new four-wheeled masterpiece in combining both raw power and fancy aerodynamic. However for this highly-anticipated car, something tells us that Ferrari did not really have any fancy names to put on this new model, and simply called it the “LaFerrari”.
In a multi-year sponsorship deal that marks their entry into what is often known as the pinnacle of racing technology, UPS has sealed the deal with Formula 1 team, Scuderai Ferrari, having been announced in Barcelona, Spain where the UPS shield now has a spot of its own on Ferrari’s 2013 race car – the F138.
Have you watched the new episode of Top Gear UK? We thought that they had made a grand return not only with the awesome spectacle of the Huayra topping the Power Lap Board by setting a 1:13.8, but the sight of the new Bentley Continental GT Speed being driven hard on the Welsh Rally stage is just amazing. But if you think that is the most unfitting treatment given to a car with such stature, then surely you have not seen this video.
While the debut of Toyota’s TS030 at last year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans did not go well as expected, being plagued by mechanical difficulties and a major crash, they did prove that Audi now has a new and strong competitor to keep an eye on during endurance racing. During the 2012 Season of the FIA World Endurance Championship, the TS030 snatched a couple of victories that on some occasion really startled the Four Rings.
When Ferrari first announced the 612 Scaglietti’s replacement, I must admit I was a little miffed. The 612 Scaglietti wasn’t the slinkiest of cars, but when I saw press images of the FF (Ferrari Four – four seats, four wheel drive), I was taken aback by the successor’s shooting brake concept. While its looks will no doubt divide opinion, you’ve got to admit that Ferrari has discovered a niche within a niche – just have a look at Mercedes and Jaguar who’ve both come up with their respective shooting brakes variants.
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