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Tearing Down a Bugatti Veyron

Apr29
2012 Leave a Comment Written by Jeff
Tearing Down a Bugatti Veyron

You may think that Platinum Motorsport has gone a little nuts and you may be right. Purchasing a Bugatti Veyron, the creme de le creme of cars, would satisfy most anyone, but not the guys over at Platinum. As they were unable to spec out a standard Veyron to their liking from the factory, they decided to tear one of their Veyrons down and make it more one of a kind and exclusive than anything out there.

Items on the to-do list include:

Custom Matte White Paint Job
Gran Sport Headlights
Clear World Record Edition Tailights
Super Sport Wheels
Calipers
Black Suede Interior

And apparently other goodies which have yet to be divulged.
The car is supposed to be ready and debuted at SEMA 2011. Until then, enjoy pictures of a rare car in an even rarer state.

*Update – 20+ pictures have been added of the car as it’s was ready for SEMA 2011 and interior work.

[Source: Platinum Motorsport via Luxury4Play]

Abarth rolling in to Frankfurt with three new specials

Aug30
2011 Leave a Comment Written by Jeff
Abarth rolling in to Frankfurt with three new specials

Fiat’s performance division, Abarth doesn’t have a lot to work with. Just two models, in fact, but that hasn’t stopped the Scorpion marque from making the most of the 500 and Punto ranges. Clearly, there’s a lot of room for hot-hatch workings. Just take a look at what Abarth has in store for the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show.

On the floor of the Frankfurt Messe, Abarth will present three new vehicles. Well, new derivatives or editions of existing vehicles, anyway.

Abarth 500 Cabrio ItaliaHaving sold 1,695 examples of the 695 Tributo Ferrari – the fastest 500 to date – Abarth is moving on to the 695 Competizione. Packing the same 180-horsepower 1.4-liter 16-valve turbo four, paddle-shift transmission, 17-inch alloys and Brembo brakes as the Ferrari edition, the Competizione does away with the Ferrari logos and bridges the gap to the Assetto Corsa but legal for street use.
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Ferrari drops the top, full specs on new 458 Spider [w/video]

Aug23
2011 Leave a Comment Written by Jeff
Ferrari drops the top, full specs on new 458 Spider [w/video]

Engineering a mid-engined exotic with a retractable hardtop is a bit tricky. Which is why it’s never been done before – that is, until now. Feast your eyes on what Maranello’s crafty engineers have wrought.

Earlier this morning, we showed you the first video of the coming Ferrari 458 Spider, but now we have a batch of images and more information to share with you. The convertible version of the 458 Italia fills the space left by the F430 Spider and the 360, 355 and 348 Spiders before it. But whereas those went with cloth roofs, the newest variation on the theme uses a folding – or more accurately, flipping – hard panel.

The mechanism is similar to the one on the Superamerica, but whereas that model’s roof panel simply rests under the open sky on the rear deck, the 458 stows under the deck lid, protecting it from collecting dust or rain that would otherwise be deposited on the driver and passenger when deployed.
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Ferrari 458 steering wheel replicated as Xbox 360 controller

Aug23
2011 Leave a Comment Written by Jeff
Ferrari 458 steering wheel replicated as Xbox 360 controller

One of the most complex parts of a modern Formula One car is its steering wheel, which can be worth tens of thousands of dollars on its own and packing all the controls you’d expect to find on a dashboard right onto the wheel itself. Ferrari took a similar approach with the steering wheel on the 458 Italia, moving the starter button, chassis mode dial, windshield wiper controls, headlights, turning indicators… everything right onto the face of the wheel, while removing the usual stalks to allow for unimpeded access to the oversize shift paddles.
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Ferrari 458 Spider gets Superamerica-style roof

Aug23
2011 Leave a Comment Written by Jeff
Ferrari 458 Spider gets Superamerica-style roof

Today, Ferrari is unveiling the 458 Spider, and official video of the new sports car’s roof operation has already hit YouTube. It’s as simple as it is slick. The rear-hinged tonneau flips up, after which the Superamerica-style roof panel rotates back into the space behind behind the seats. After extending two small trim elements, the tonneau comes back down. It’s elegant and fast, and the car, predictably, looks beautiful. Keep an eye out for additional info on Ferrari’s newest addition later today. In the meantime, hit the jump to see the roof in action.
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Fiat 500 Prima Edizione rolls into Jay Leno’s Garage

Aug18
2011 Leave a Comment Written by Jeff
Fiat 500 Prima Edizione rolls into Jay Leno’s Garage

Most automobiles on this planet find their rubber resting on the clean floor of Jay Leno’s garage at some point in their life. The latest to get the Big Dog denim treatment is the Fiat 500, and Chrysler arrived in Burbank, California with a one-of-500 Prima Edizione just for the occasion. Jay lines the car up alongside his own 1937 Fiat Topolino, which looks like a toy car by comparison, albeit a rather handsome one at that.

Leno has enough room for more than the limited-edition 500, however, and two other Fiat subcompacts get camera time. One is the 500C, which receives a brief mention while the other is a Road Race Motorsports-prepped 500 hardtop that captures quite a bit more of Leno’s attention.
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Fiat likely to miss 50,000 U.S. sales target due to slow dealer openings

Aug18
2011 Leave a Comment Written by Jeff
Fiat likely to miss 50,000 U.S. sales target due to slow dealer openings

Turns out Fiat may have been a wee bit ambitious in setting a 50,000-unit goal for the first year that its diminutive 500 hatchback and convertible have been on sale in the United States. Through the month of July, Fiat had sold a total of 7,982 500s in the States in 2011.

That figure includes 3,038 units sold in the month of July, but the monthly tally should continue to rise as more and more dealerships open in markets expected to snatch up the cute and spunky little hatch.

Laura Soave, the woman Fiat chief Sergio Marchionne has put in charge of the Fiat brand in America, isn’t ready to completely dismiss the company’s original 50,000-sale projection, saying instead that it “probably” won’t reach that goal. Much of the problem can be traced back to early Fiat franchise dealer openings. “We missed the whole first quarter,” Soave told Bloomberg, referring to the fact that just 12 of the 130 planned dealerships were open to the public by the end of February.
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How to build a Ferrari 458 Italia’s body frame

Aug12
2011 Leave a Comment Written by Jeff
How to build a Ferrari 458 Italia’s body frame

As far as autoworker jobs go, putting together a Ferrari has got to be one of the plum gigs. The company is consistently rated as one of the best places to work in Europe, but if the pleasant atmosphere and long espresso breaks weren’t enough, you get to go home at the end of the day knowing that you put together a Ferrari. Not a pickup truck, not an economy hatchback, but a Ferrari.

Unfortunately for most of us, that job isn’t really feasible, but to give us a glimpse at what we’re missing, Ferrari is apparently releasing a series of videos showing us what it’s like inside its factory. Last week it was the engine assembly line, and this time it’s the facility where the workers produce the frame.
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Ferrari offering Winter Driving Program in Aspen to FF buyers

Aug11
2011 Leave a Comment Written by Jeff
Ferrari offering Winter Driving Program in Aspen to FF buyers

To help the well-heeled keep their 2011 Ferrari FFs out of the ditches in icy conditions, and give them something to plan a ski vacation around, Ferrari has announced it will hold a winter driving course for new FF owners in Aspen this winter.

The course is available with limited slots exclusively available for Ferrari owners over a six- or seven-week period this winter. The spots will be made available late this summer on a first-come, first-serve basis.

The American program is based on the Pilota on Ice programs Ferrari offered to European buyers in the Alps. Aspen may not be quite as shi-shi a setting, but an ice road laid down among Colorado’s famous “fourteeners” sounds like a good time to us. See all the details in the press release after the break.

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Ferrari to unveil 458 Spider in Frankfurt with new Scuderia, 599 and Enzo in the pipeline

Aug09
2011 Leave a Comment Written by Jeff
Ferrari to unveil 458 Spider in Frankfurt with new Scuderia, 599 and Enzo in the pipeline

A whole string of new models from Ferrari are in the pipeline. And once in a while, we get an insider’s glimpse at what to expect. This time, Automotive News Europe has what they believe is a handle on the Maranello marque’s plans for the next few years, and so far things look promising.

First up, reports are circulating that Ferrari will present the new 458 Spider at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show in September. The successor to the discontinued 430 Spider is tipped to get some sort of retractable hard-top, though we’ll have to wait to see precisely what form that will take.

ANE is also reporting that a more hardcore version of the 458 will arrive in 2013, though given that the lightweight model changed designations from the 360 Challenge Stradale to the 430 Scuderia, we’d expect the new model to carry a different name yet again. Following the California’s anticipated facelift in 2013, the 458 Italia itself is also rumored to get a refresh in 2014, though given that the car just went on sale last year, that timeframe could prove a little premature.
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