A Ferrari Sergio, one of just six special 458 Spiders with 458 Speciale underpinnings, has come on to the market for the first time, with a price tag of around £4,000,000. Ferrari and Pininfarina have a long history, and when Pininfarina came up with a Ferrari 458 special in 2013 – the Ferrari Sergio – […]
Want a Ferrari 458 Speciale? Then you’ll need to spec BIG
With the Ferrari 458 Speciale in big demand – and rapidly selling out – it seems the only way to make sure you’re at the top of the order list is to spec very big. It’s over a year since the Ferrari 458 Speciale was revealed at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show, and it’s a […]
One-off Ferrari 458 pays tribute to Niki Lauda
A one-off Ferrari 458 has been created by a client of Ferrari’s Tailor Made Programne paying tribute to Ferrari F1 driver Niki Lauda. Younger readers might not see the connection between Ferrari and Niki Lauda; after all, Niki Lauda is Chairman of the Mercedes F1 team, not Ferrari. But back in the 1970s, Niki Lauda […]
Ferrari 458 Speciale: Frankfurt 2013
The new hardcore version of the Ferrari 458 – the Ferrari 458 Speciale – has debuted at the Frankfurt Motor Show with more power and lower weight. Ferrari probably won the crown at the Geneva Motor Show in March with LaFerrari as ‘Star Car’, so whatever they brought to Frankfurt would be a bit of […]
Ferrari 458 Speciale revealed ahead of Frankfurt Motor Show debut
The Ferrari 458 Speciale, a hard-core 458, has been revealed ahead of a debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show with 597bhp and aerodynamic changes. It’s always been a given that Ferrari would make a 458 in the mould of the 430 Scuderia – a more focused and more powerful version of the stock model – […]
Ferrari 458 Spider & Ferrari California 30 debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed
The Ferrari 458 Spider and the new California 30 have made their UK debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The hugely appealing Ferrari 458 Spider has made its UK debut at the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed alongside the new, more powerful California – the Ferrari California 30. The new 458 Spider – which, if you could […]
Eric Clapton’s Ferrari SP12 EC ‘Official’
The Ferrari BB inspired Eric Clapton Ferrari – which is actually a 458 under the skin – is officially acknowledged by Maranello. Eric Clapton’s new Ferrari was all over the place in March as it sat in pride of place in a glass box at H.R. Owen’s in London. Except officially it wasn’t God’s new […]
Ferrari apologises for 458 burning rubber on Great Wall of China (video)
Ferrari hired a section of the Great Wall of China for a publicity event, but an employee damaged the Great Wall by burning rubber in a 458 Italia. China is a very big deal for Ferrari, as evidenced not only by rising sales but by the special editions Ferrari sells in to the burgeoning luxury […]
Ferrari celebrates 8 million Facebook Fans with a 458 burnout
More celebrations by car makers hitting social media milestones, this time Ferrari celebrates 8 million Facebook fans with a 458 burnout. We do wonder how long the latest car maker PR stunt of celebrating social media milestones will continue, but if it gets coverage – like this – the answer is probably that it won’t stop – ever. Yesterday we […]
Ferrari 458 (which MAY be Eric Clapton’s & ISN’T a V12) on video
A Ferrari 458 by Ferrari Special Projects which has been in H R Owen in London and may be Eric Clapton’s – and isn’t a V12 – caught on video. The interwebs have been ablaze the last few days with endless conjecture about a Ferrari 458 Italia said to sport a V12 engine and built […]