Following its fresh display at the LA Auto Show, Ferrari’s given the California’s website a nice upgrade. You can now go on and customize the Italian car maker’s latest beauty any way you want.  You can choose from 27 exterior color choices, 12 different leather hues, three wheel options with five brake caliper choices. That’s 4,860 different ways to build this stallion. Have fun at the office tomorrow.

Check the site here.

Saimak Ruhi Dehkordi, an Iranian mechanical engineer of 10 years has designed the Zobin Concept, a single seater aerodynamic sports car inspired by Ferrari’s F1 cars.

The exterior of the Zobin has a front structure with an attached metal band which holds the headlights and integrates into the front spoiler and fenders.

A mid-rear compact engine will power the concept and Dehkordi says that the Zobin Concept is the future of F1 racing.

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To commemorate their 16th F1 Constructor’s Title, Ferrari’s releasing 499 units of the Ferrari Scuderia Spider 16M. A 4.3L V8 engine that pushes out 510 horses will be propelling this special edition Ferrari.  With the 16M weighing about 1300 kg, the power to weight ratio’s an astounding 2.6 kg per horsepower.  This helps it to go 0 to 62 mph in 3.7 seconds.

That coupled with a top speed of 196 mph, Ferrari says that it’s the fastest open-top road car to go around its Fiorano circuit.

The new Ferrari Scuderia Spider 16M will also have a special plaque on its rear grille and the interior will also carry a “limited series” plaque denoting which of the 499 units you own. Some other features include a roll-bar with a carbon-fiber shell and a new generation audio system that can be combined with the removable 16GB Ferrari iPod Touch that can be docked in front of the dashboard.

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UK-based tuning firm Project Kahn has been known for their sensational work on the World’s most luxurious cars.  They’ve tuned the Aston Martin DB9 as well as the Bentley Continental GT.  Well, now they’ve got their hands on the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiarano.

The Project Kahn version gets Kahn Carbon F1-X 8.5×20 front wheels and 12×21 rear wheels and a few other enhancements.  It’s kitted with an enhanced exhaust system and a lowered suspension.  Ferrari’s V12 that produce 620 horses and gets the Fiarano going from 0-62 mph in 3.7 seconds is untouched.  What more do you expect when it’s factory features can make it top out at a whopping 205 mph?

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Amazing what money can buy these days.  We’re not talking about the exotic cars in the video.  As much as we love to see a bunch of Lamborghinis in such close proximity, we have to say that having a raising garage is something else.  “Hey look, I have two Lamborghini Countachs! Wait, just kidding, I have two Diablos, too! Oh, you didn’t see my Ferrari?  Look closer!”

Kudos to the ridiculously rich bloke with this.  We’re more impressed with the car collection than the hidden garage.

Acer and Ferrari have teamed up for another LCD monitor to end up in our homes.  Well, not our homes, but “our” homes.  I’m sure someone reading this will actually be able to afford it.  The team have collaborated on notebooks before, so they know each other pretty well.  Check out the specs:

The Connecticut State Police recovered an old school Ferrari that was stolen from a warehouse in Spain in 1993.  The 1957/58 250 GT Ferrari was one of only 40 built, 36 of which survive. The details of the car-theft have been in question for some time considering it took so long for anyone to do something about it.

The car’s serial number is 0799 GT and the buyer was not aware that it was stolen when he bought it in 2001 for $550,000.

The complete owner history has always been available, but apparently the buyer thought that it was never proven and it was all accusation.  Here’s the complete history put out by Sports Car Market about the period in question:

Owned by Dr. Andreas Gerber of Switzerland until allegedly stolen from his warehouse in Marbella, Spain in 1993.

1993, 07 July - Report of theft regarding Ferrari 250 Pininfarina Cabriolet s/n 0799 GT was filed, Interpol case #216543.

1994, June - For sale by a Mr. Mennino, Bologna, Italy. Allegedly Mennino lost 0799 to the bank.

1994 - The car was sold back to the United States, having been on consignment (along with two other classic Ferraris) at a dealer in Marbella, Spain, and offered via an Italian broker named Gianni Mennino.

Pretty cut and dry, but still with how long it took anyone to seize the car, who knows what to believe.

Source:  wheels

Wow, well that blows the tops off our heads.  A study done by a British insurance company, Hiscox, showed that engine sounds of certain sports cars - Maserati, Lamborghini, and Ferrari - can turn a woman on. The company did carry out research, playing a 20-minute tape of each car being revved to a group of male and female volunteers.

The researchers then collected the saliva of the volunteers and tested it for testosterone levels.  Every one of the women tested had a “significant” increase in testosterone level in their saliva after listening to the Maserati — compared with 50 percent of the men. For the Lamborghini, 60 percent of male volunteers showed increased testosterone levels.

Now, they also ran the same test for the Volkswagen Polo, which unfortunately is not as arousing as the other cars mentioned.  The women had increased levels of the sex hormone for all the cars, but for the Polo, the results showed that there was a DROP in testosterone levels.

Source:  eGMCarTech