Video: Ferrari FF tackles every type of terrain

"Ferrari will ask all traffic signs and laws to obey," says the disclaimer at the end of this three-and-a-half-minute video used as part of the recent unveiling of the Ferrari Web-FF. For the internet coming out of the FF Ferrari showed of his skills with a video of the car is driven in a way that no one in their right mind would ever try (check it out after the jump). We visit the FF in the metal itself, if it makes her show stand debut at the Geneva Motor Show next Tuesday to see.
Ferrari was also shared by some important figures on the FF with the crowd and Internet viewers. The first number is 660, the PS developed by the direct injection V12. 3.7 is the number of seconds that elapse 0-62 miles per hour and four with a double meaning with the FF, is the number of seats and driven wheels. It is not only a Rosso Corsa cooker, either. Ferrari underlines its commitment to reducing fuel consumption by the unveiling of the FF 360 g / km CO2 emissions figure which is used 25 percent less than the previous V12 612 Scaglietti in the automaker.
The FF is a Ferrari, the intention is to change to things from his breadvan their all-terrain floggability looks. It also makes one heck of a video star, and we recommend that you check it out after the jump.

FBI being sued for crashing a Ferrari

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Department of Justice have landed in hot water over the destruction of a Ferrari F50. According to The Detroit News, the vehicle was made by a dealer in Rosemont, Pennsylvania in 2003, and the dealer and stole insurance claim for the sum of $ 750,000 at the time as reported. Based in Michigan Motors Insurance Corp. shelled for the cash, and in August 2008, the FBI recovered the vehicle in Kentucky. At that time, the FBI saved the car while waiting to pursue the thief, at least until someone decided to the Bureau to use it for a small local foliage.
The Ferrari F50 lost control and struck a tree with an FBI special agent behind the wheel in May 2009, and Motors Insurance Corp. subsequently filed a claim both the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice for the full year is $ 750,000. Both parties rejected the claim under the pretext that the Ferrari was being arrested by the FBI at the time of the incident.
The insurance company then on the filing Freedom of Information Act requests for documents relating to the storage, transport and handling of the Italian exotic, most of which were denied by federal law exceptions or put simply ignored. The company has managed a hold of an e-mail that the U.S. Deputy Attorney General J. Hamilton Thompson with Special Agent Frederick C. Kingston rode on the day of the accident and that the vehicle and slid sideways fishtailed shortly after leaving the FBI warehouse have said.
Motors Insurance Corp. is now suing both release the U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI on the rest of the records of the vehicle.

Ferrari working on its own version of Fiat's MultiAir?

The flow of technology under the umbrella of the control moves from Ferrari to Fiat to other brands. After all, between the road and race car programs Maranello spends an inordinate amount of time and money on research and development. But it looks like the last bit of technology is to go in Italy on the other way.

It is rumored that Ferrari are working on a high-performance version of the acclaimed Fiat MultiAir system - one of the largest asset that Fiat put the Chrysler deal. The system allows a variable valve timing setup on the fly by hydraulic actuators to optimize performance and efficiency changes. According to industry speculation about the supposedly leaked schematic top Ferrari system could also be the type used in the pneumatically actuated valve control from the Scuderia, that his F1 engines to the 20,000 rpm redline mark, far provide a conventional spring-based system could.

Together, the systems could be at the same time to improve the efficiency and the output of already high-speed drives Ferrari.

Boca Raton Concours scores 'first' sales: Ferrari FF, Benz SLS Roadster, Audi R8 GT, etc. *UPDATE

Are you a mega-wealthy car enthusiast that is always eager to be first in line when it comes to super sports car? Here's a tip for you: Buy a ticket (or fuel up the jet) and head on to Florida for the Boca Raton Concours d'Elegance.
Now in its fifth year, has this upper crust Auto Show was momentum in the concours community, in part, by scoring a lot of "firsts" for the auction part of their event. Auctiongoers in recent years have had to buy a shot at the first U.S. examples of the Audi R8 5.2 FSI V10 and Spyder R8, Ferrari California and 458 Italia and the Mercedes-Benz AMG SLS.
On the docket for this year's celebrations? How does the 2012 Ferrari FF, 2012 Audi R8 GT and 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster. After the DuPont Registry, any car the first of its kind in the United States will be sold. If you need pick up something for your kids or the woman also has a 2012 Mercedes CLS63 Limited Edition to take advantage of which only 30 are available - and of course this is also sold the very first.
* UPDATE: If you were booking arrival in Florida, with the aim of winning even the first example of Ferrari FF Shooting Brake ... not. Ferrari FF will not be available for auction - The Boys and Girls Clubs of Broward County (the organization to take advantage of the concours for the auction) has issued a formal withdrawal. Please read the official press release after the jump for more details.

Reuters: Montezemolo denies plans for Ferrari listing

Despite the predictions that many analysts in the past year, it looks like neither Ferrari Fiat still has any interest in the key list of the super sports car manufacturer as a separate entity from its parent company. According to Reuters, Ferrari CEO Luca Cordero di Montezemolo said that there are no plans to list the company, and that while such a project can appear in the next four to five years, it is not something on the table at the moment . Montezemolo made the comments while speaking with foreign media, and he added that it is possible that Ferrari can never ever be listed.

Just last year, analysts predicted that Fiat was considering a separate list for the Prancing Horse. Fiat currently has about 85 percent of the Maranello-based automaker, though, when the reports surfaced, the company announced that a separate list for Ferrari only one of several different strategies that at the time of the investigation.

Video: Ferrari P4/5 Competizione laps Vallelunga during test session

We have seen videos of James Glickenhaus 'daily driver' Ferrari P4 / 5 Pininfarina on the track and on the road, and we already know that his race prepared P4 / 5 Competizione is progressing well. While showing photos of the Ferrari P4 / 5 Competizione to be as sexy as the Enzo-based road vehicle that inspired it, nothing shows a race car is like chops, images of her in action.

This is now released on just-in-car video of the Ferrari P4 / 5 Competizione lapping Italy Vallelunga circuit. It is the latest exidence that Jim Glickenhaus is' new machine, in fact the business. Sounds as good as it looks, too. Follow the jump to watch. Thanks for the tip Don!

Report: Ferrari bows to Ford legal pressure, renames F1 car F150th Italia [*UPDATE]

According to AutoWeek, Ferrari is a recently filed suit Ford bow, renaming the new Formula One race of the F150th Italia.

Originally called "F150", the name quickly picked up the hackles of the legal team of the Blue Oval, the long-standing demand that alphanumeric names, thanks to its F-150 full-size pickup line. Ferrari F150 had chosen the moniker, in compliance with 150 years of Italian unification.

AutoWeek notes that the revised name was unveiled for the first time today published a new story about the car testing in Jerez, Spain on the official website of Ferrari.

So far Ferrari has no official opinion on changing the name, or the process that Ford lawyers filed on Wednesday in Detroit.

Report: Ford will attempt to stop Ferrari from using F150 name [UPDATE]

F150 is not to call logosPickupTrucks.com name, but according to "sources familiar with the matter," Ford is planning a court injunction against Ferrari F150 ask about the use of the name for its latest F1 car. And the Blue Oval legal team presentation of the relevant documents could be as early as this week. UPDATE: Ford has released a statement confirming the report. Make the jump for the explosion. [Source: Pickuptrucks.com]
Statement from Ford:

F-150 ® is an established and important Ford brand and the name of the bestseller in Ford's F-Series, America's best-selling truck for 34 years and best-selling cars for 29 years. Through extensive marketing and advertising and use only Ford has earned valuable goodwill value in the F-150 ® trademark. The hard-won goodwill is seriously concerned about the acceptance of the Ferrari threat "F150".

When Ferrari announced the name of his race car "F150" Ferrari asked Ford to change the name. Ferrari do not respond in time, that Ford no choice but to tread the courts to protect its major brand and trademark rights.

Video: Official Ferrari FF intro vid from unveiling

Ferrari shows the introduction video for the company, the new FF on the YouTubes and the short film from the extensive test was the four-seater on his way toward a fully fledged production model subjected. Engineers whipped prototypes of the FF in almost every corner of the earth, dirt roads and ways frozen in Argentina to tracks in France and Italy. The Prancing Horse even spent some time in Sweden, any kinks that may arise during the severe cold. The result of all this abuse is the member of the first all-wheel drive, V12, four-seat sports car.

Ferrari says its 4RM part-time four-wheel drive system is lighter than standard units, which give the FF support its 47:53 weight distribution. Speaking of weight, the newest horse in the stable Ferrari weighs less than 4,000 pounds and help packs a stop / start system saves fuel. Somehow, we advise that the fuel consumption not on the top of your priority list when you are stopped itching on one of those things in the garage. Hit the jump to see the whole video.

Chinese women buying disproportionate percentage of exotic cars?

The number of Chinese millionaires is growing rapidly, and women make up one third of the growing affluent population. This is good news to exotic car manufacturers as well-off Chinese women are tearing them like Italian pastries.

The sale of high-end cars by 60 percent last year and analysts are already pegging a 35 percent rise in 2011. Maserati reports that 30 percent of its sales in China are women, compared to only 10 percent for the European market. China is now passing on his way to Italy as the automaker's second-largest market.

It is not only Maserati, either, Ferraris and Lamborghinis are bought in large numbers. The wealthy women from China account for 20 percent of the local Ferrari sales, which is double the global average. The increase in exotic car sales has even received attention from Bugatti, and the Volkswagen Group is now discussing a possible sales plan for China.
Thanks for the tip, Art!

Vanity plate auction puts dent in Texas deficit

In 2009, Texas launched a plan to raise funds through fees to vanity plates increase. About the site MyPlates.com, could be a state resident to order the custom plate Lone Star's choice for a set fee. Hoping to bring in a few bucks on the back of the license plates, Texas recently had an auction at Cowboys Stadium for some very special vanity plates.
Thirty-three plates in all were built on the block and around $ 140,000 ultimately earned for the sale, even if only $ 78,000 will reportedly go to reducing the state debt. A plate with the name Michael was the lowest sales of the evening with a surcharge of only $ 800. The big winner must be an Enzo fan to be because he or she paid $ 15,000 to own Ferrari. Many of the other plates had sports-related words on them like Cowboys, Rangers and GO horns. These three for $ 11,500, $ 10,000 and $ 10,500 or sold.
The plates are 25 years and any valid right of first refusal if the owner if it comes time to renew. Families can also keep to the plates by transferring other family members. The custom sheets can also to new owners who earn a nice profit for the pair from the picture above, when the Cowboys won the Super Bowl are sold.

Report: Volkwagen Twincharger could be killed

Autocar reports that Volkswagen may soon drop the ax on its double-charged gasoline engine. Why? The automaker seems to refer to the shocking realization that the 1.4-liter mill is too complex and expensive to come to produce. In other news, researchers have discovered that water is still, in fact, wet.

The engine combines both to reduce a turbocharger and supercharger, increase the effect of turbo lag and driveability. In the future, the people said to automakers in the pursuit of a turbo engine, produce similar performance and fuel economy at a much lower manufacturing costs may be interested. If it's good enough for the Chevrolet Cruze, we suggest that Volkswagen engineers think that it's good enough for the company's products.

VW netted several awards for its 1.4-liter, twin-turbocharged four-cylinder engine, including the Engine of the Year Award in 2009 and 2010. Whether the rumors true dusting from Autocar demise of the lumps or not remains to be seen. Stay tuned.