Ferrari-branded Meridian F80 entertainment system priced at $2,995
No automaker knows how to hock its brand image like Ferrari, perhaps because no automaker has a brand quite worth selling like the Prancing Horse. That stallion has been plastered on the sides of laptops, cell phones, home gyms and even Segways. And wherever the Ferrari logo lands, you can also expect a commensurate rise in cost to follow. Take the Meridian F80, for instance. We told you about this Ferrari red home entertainment system over a year ago. It receives all kinds of radio waves, plays CDs and...

Another Ferrari spontaneously combusts
Ferraris are best known for their looks, performance, and exclusivity, but lately, it seems one could add flammability to that list of attributes. The latest case of Ferrari flambé involves a beautiful black 599 GTB Fiorano, which self-ignited at a stop light while being driven by someone who wasn't even the car's owner. Martin Bullen, who works at supercar garage Romans International in Banstead, UK, was at the wheel when he heard a strange sound followed by a brilliant display of smoke and...

Ferrari 599 GTB goes up in flames on delivery drive
It was just another day in Martin Bullen’s rather fortunate work life - driving a Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano, and getting paid to do it. Of course, he was driving it to the repair shop, but still, there are worse ways to make a living. And then, while stopped at a traffic light the car made a noise, then burst into flames, destroying the Italian supercar right before his eyes. Bullen was then faced with the difficult call to his boss, made just minutes after firefighters arrived on the scene, too...

Design Exercise: Ferrari Concept 2008
Click the image above for more hi-res pics of the Ferrari Concept 2008We realize that not everyone will agree with us on this one -- passions seem to run highest over the cars that the fewest number of people will drive -- but if the Ferrari California looked like this concept, we'd put down a deposit right now. Once someone else gave us the money to do so.Sure, from the A-pillar forward is pure Maserati, and there's no way a front intake like that could or should make it onto a Ferrari. Still, it's a...

Ferrari California
The upcoming 2008 Paris Auto Show will present the new Ferrari. Due to big love of the manufacturers to the Pacific coast state, they named the auto Ferrari California. They even said all the American operations are going to be set up in Santa Monica, CA. The company has already launched a website devoted to the car. There they showed the first three pictures which reveal the outside view of the auto. The pictures of the interior and other details will be set there in a few weeks. 460 horsepower Ferrari...

Ferrari GT heading to Paris, teaser site launched
It's been photographed for months and referred to alternately as Dino and F149, but for now at least, the newest stallion from Maranello goes by the generic moniker, Ferrari GT. Today, the automaker launched www.ferrarigtcountdown.com where the car will be gradually revealed during the runup to the Paris Motor Show this September. Ferrari promises to feed us technical details, sound files and photos of the car between now and Paris. Right now you can see a few teaser images and hear the engine sing its...

Ferrari launches site for new GT, 10 days until preview
Despite its position at the apex of consumer and motorsport automotive technology, Ferrari has largely shied away from doing serious business via the technological medium of the new millenium: the internet. That’s all changing, as Ferrari has launched a preview website for a new Grand Tourer model to debut at the Paris Motor Show, with previews due in ten days’ time. The countdown clock on the website helps build anticipation, but nothing serves to whet the appetite of automotive aficionados...

Record first quarter profit for Ferrari and Maserati
Despite the downturn in the U.S. auto market - one of the most important for either brand - and the generally weak global economy, Ferrari and Maserati are measuring their profitability in the millions for the first quarter of 2008. Strong V12-model sales at Ferrari and GranTurismo sales for Maserati formed the foundation of the quarter’s success. Ferrari sold four percent more 612 Scagliettis and 599 GTB Fioranos than the same period last year, a total of 1,654 cars. Revenue jumped 20% despite...

Record first quarter profit for Ferrari and Maserati
Despite the downturn in the U.S. auto market - one of the most important for either brand - and the generally weak global economy, Ferrari and Maserati are measuring their profitability in the millions for the first quarter of 2008. Strong V12-model sales at Ferrari and GranTurismo sales for Maserati formed the foundation of the quarter’s success. Ferrari sold four percent more 612 Scagliettis and 599 GTB Fioranos than the same period last year, a total of 1,654 cars. Revenue jumped 20% despite...

Video: Ferrari 2+2 spied testing in Fiorano
Ferrari’s upcoming 2+2 GT has been spotted once again by spy photographers and this time we have a video of it doing some laps at the carmaker’s Fiorano test track in Italy. Many have suggested the new 2+2 will be positioned below the F430 but new reports claim the car will be bigger and feature a more powerful 4.7L V8 engine. It’s hard to gauge what the new model will look like given the heavy camouflage, but expect to see a traditional long bonnet and generous GT proportions. Onlookers claim the...