The Ferrari 250 GTO – #3851 GT – went across the auction block at Bonhams Quail Lodge Auction in California last night, but failed to reach its expected price. Last month, we reported that a Ferrari 250 GTO was due to hit the auction room at Bonhams Quail Lodge sale and was expected to hit […]
LaFerrari commanding £1 MILLION premium – and the McLaren P1 and Porsche 918 Spyder attracting premiums too
It seems Ferrari’s hypercar – the LaFerrari – is attracting premiums of £1 million as wealthy buyers desperately try to get hold of one of the 499 LaFerrari’s being built. Being at the top of the new owners list for a very desirable, and scarce, car can yield big benefits, and none more so recently […]
Ferrari 250 GTO hitting Bonhams in August – but how much will it sell for?
A Ferrari 250 GTO – chassis 3851 GT from the Violati Collection – is hitting Bonhams Quail event in California next month. But how high will the price go? The last Ferrari 250 GTO Series 1 to hit auction rooms in 2012, fetched a remarkable $35 million, and last year another 250 GTO – chassis #5111 […]
Chris Evans’ LaFerrari charity drives at Top Gear track (video)
Chris Evans is the owner of the first LaFerrari in the UK, and he’s used it to raise money for charity with £1,000 drives at the Top Gear test track. There are two sorts of car collectors in the world, those who buy rare and classic cars as investments that are kept locked away in […]
Ferrari F12 TRS revealed – but you can’t buy it
The Ferrari F12 TRS has been revealed as a one-off by Ferrari’s Style Centre for a Ferrari client, inspired by the 1957 250 Testa Rossa. When your pockets are deep enough, the special operation divisions of the world’s luxury and supercar makers are your playground. And one Ferrari client has spent a repute £2.5 million to […]
New Ferrari California T gets its UK debut
The new Ferrari California T – revealed at this year’s Geneva Motor Show – has now had its UK debut at a private event held at Somerset House. Ferrari’s entry-level model – the Ferrari California – was not the most loved of Ferrari’s, with Ferrari ‘Anoraks’ proclaiming it a cynical marketing exercise by Ferrari. That […]
Ferrari Power Extended Warranty can run for 12 years
Ferrari has announced extended warranty cover for Ferraris is now available for up to 12 years and a full manufacturers warranty can be extended to five years. It used to be that once your twelve months warranty on a car was done and dusted you were on your own. But things have changed massively in […]
New Ferrari California T gets new twin turbo V8 with 49% more torque (+video)
The new Ferrari California has been revealed ahead of a Geneva Motor Show debut with a new 552bhp twin turbo V8 with 557lb/ft of torque. It’s been a long time since Ferrari gave one of its cars a turbo charged engine, not since the late ’80s and the Ferrari F40, but that all changes – […]
Ferrari 149M Project for Geneva Motor Show – looks like a California update
Ferrari are teasing the ‘149M Project’ for a reveal on 12th February – and a debut at the Geneva Motor Show – which looks likely to be a revised Ferrari California. It’s was 2012 when Ferrari updated their entry-level car – the Ferrari California – with less weight, more power and a handling package, and […]
Ferrari SP FFX revealed – it’s not a looker
A one-off Ferrari from Ferrari Special Operations – the Ferrari SP FFX – has been revealed at a private event in Japan. It’s based on the Ferrari FF. Ferrari Special Operations is the division of Ferrari that relieves very well-heeled punters of vast quantities of cash to create one-off specials – just like Eric Clapton’s […]