<![CDATA[Jalopnik: 308]]> http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png <![CDATA[Jalopnik: 308]]> http://jalopnik.com/tag/308 http://jalopnik.com/tag/308 <![CDATA[For $44,000, is this 308 better red than dead?]]> Despite a longstanding relationship with Pininfarina, Ferrari awarded the design of their first mid-engined V8 car to cross-town rival Bertone, a decision that Pininfarina then, and many since, have rued. The seller of today'sNice Price or Crack Pipe 308 GTB4 has tried to rectify the styling, but his price might also wreck-tify it for you. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5832985&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[For $46,900, is plastic fantastic?]]> Most of us likely owned an affordable plastic Ferrari when we were kids - made by either Revell or Airfix. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe 308 GTB is plastic, and there's no assembly required. But is its price a model of value? More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5791076&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Founders Of Sun Microsystems, Their Cars, And Their Giant Phones]]> The year is 1987, the place is Palo Alto and this is Bill Joy, Andy Bechtolsheim, Scott McNealy, and Vinod Khosla — the co-founders of Sun Microsystems. If you haven’t guessed it already, these guys have made it big. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5562572&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The World's First Reverse Fauxrarri]]> Here's a nice Ferrari 308 GTSi selling on eBay with a suspiciously low bid. Why? Oh, it's got a Pontiac Fiero engine. We present to you the world's first reverse Fauxrarri. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5542526&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Put Some Prance in Your Pants with a $25,900 Ferrari 308 GT4!]]> Alfredo Ferrari died at age twenty four. Today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe offers up a homage to his memory that has survived seven additional years, and with a price that might make it a fitting tribute in your garage. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5440885&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Hyper-Maintained Ferrari 308 Boggles Minds With Perfection]]> This 1979 Ferrari 308 GTB is for sale on eBay. It's probably in better condition now than when Maranello birthed it. The obsessively maintained car has not only been meticulously maintained, it's been updated to provide better performance and reliability. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5381831&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2010 Peugeot RCZ: Celebrate Bastille Day With An Emotional TT]]> Today's Bastille Day, and Peugeot is celebrating all things French by teasing the 2010 Peugeot RCZ ahead of the official Frankfurt Motor Show debut. What makes the RCZ special? Peugeot says "Emotion." More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5314227&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ferrari 308 GTB Rally Car Built By MAT]]> We've never heard of the Scandinavian speed shop Makela Auto Tuning, but we want to be their best friends. These guys are rally and exotic car aficionados of high order, and loving documentarians of their craft. As such there are over 200 images on their site of the transformation of a run of the mill Ferrari 308 GTB into a rip-snorting FIA Group IV spec rally machine. Our only question is why this package wasn't on the options list for the 308? [MAT Project Page] (Thanks Ed) More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=387981&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[PCH, Superpower Malaise Showdown: 1978 Ferrari 308 or 1980 Lotus Esprit?]]> While the 8-door '57 Chrysler limo almost beat out the stretched Ferrari 400i limo in our last Choose Your Eternity poll (and what an upset of reigning PCH Superpower, Italy, that would have been!), V12 power and Italian build quality seem to have triumphed over fins and rust. Today we need to see how Italy fares against its fellow PCH Superpower, Great Britain (with the winner moving on to take on France, of course). And, just to make things more fun, we're going with some serious Malaise machinery today, because Euro-Malaise is inherently cool-yet-hellish. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=374953&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[PCH, Fireball Edition: Ferrari 308GT4 or Hudson Terraplane?]]> Is there any Hell Project that can compete against a car with chain drive, one carburetor per 200cc of engine displacement, and pretty much zilch in terms of parts availability? We can't say for sure, but we now know that more than 60% of Jalopnik readers surveyed believe that the Honda S800 out-hells the Lotus Europa. Today we're going for a unifying theme that doesn't have much to do with the type of vehicles involved; instead, the theme is the cleansing by flame that each entrant has undergone prior to making an attempt to insinuate itself into your garage. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=361231&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[PCH, Cheap Ferrari Edition: 365 or 308GTS Plus Bonus Esprit?]]> Sometimes you need to ask yourself: How bad do I need a Ferrari? Actually, in Project Car Hell, the question goes: How bad can a Ferrari project be? Either way, the problem with Ferraris is that most of them are so expensive that you're spared the torment of actually owning one... that is, until now. We've managed to round up a couple of Ferrari deals that cost less than most Fiero-based Ferrari-influenced kit cars, and one of them even comes with a bonus Lotus Esprit! More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=353617&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ferrari 308 Group B Michelotto]]> Something new everyday. Did any of you know that there were in fact four Group B Ferrari 308s? We had no idea, and we thought we knew the Killer Bs. Davey G sent me info on these cars as part of our continuing fight over the Mustache Ride. Here's the skinny: More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=340215&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Peugeot to Build 308 RC-Z?]]> One of our favorite concepts from the Frankfurt Auto Show was the Peugeot 308 RC-Z. Based on the same platform that underpins the 308 and Citroen C4, we're big fans of the muscular shape. The concept is powered by the 218 hp 1.6 liter THC turbo mill out of the 207, which doesn't come close to matching the looks. Just to continue this transatlantic game of telephone: the Finns at World Car Fans have it from the Frenchmen at Motor Legend that it could see production. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=333576&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Who Would Have Won the Against All Odds Race?]]> Al Navarro Week will never die, it'll just fade away. Though, not today. And today is indeed good. Al digs up one of our most favoritest yet leastest well known hoon scenes of all time then asks the following:
Cars, drivers, and personal grudges considered, if it weren't for the garbage truck,who would have won the Against All Odds race?
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]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=321099&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ferrari 308 GTB Vs. Lamborghini Jalpa]]> We know, we know. The real duelists in the 1980s were the Countach and the Testarosa. We know. However, this is the Lost Jalpa Weekend, so we gotta go trolling through the second tier of 25-year-old Italian metal. You know, the mid-engined variety with traverse mounted V8s. And look what we done found! In the red corner, we have the Ferrari designed after the oil crisis, originally selling in Italy with 2.0-liter V8s, the car that smells like Magnum PI's mustache, the Ferrari 308 GTB! And in the (usually) white (though sometimes yellow and/or green) corner, currently valued between $18,300 and $32, 900, the "Baby-Lambo," the Lamborghini Jalpa! Here's some pluses and negatives to help you in your voting. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=285603&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Peugeot 308 RC Z Concept Car]]> Peugeot's just released images and a release on their new 308 RC Z concept car they'll be introducing at this year's Frankfurt Auto Show. The very TT-esque 2+2 coupé is powered by a 1.6-liter THP, the same as the one in the 207 RC. The only difference is Peugeot says the engine under the bonnet of this concept car's got some better engine management going on — bumping up the HP from 175 to 218 HP. Oh, and it's got multi-directional bi-Xenon headlamps too. Full press release below the jump. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=283938&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[GTO vs. GTS]]> Thomas Magnum takes on a pair of armed yahoos in a Goat and winds up ending the chase in a most unfortunate manner. Neither the Fezza nor the Poncho are injured, but fans of Mk. 1 Golf/Rabbits may want to avert their eyes. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=279084&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Adam vs. Enzo — More 'Manta Manta']]> Wherein two of our absolute favorite automobiles of the 1980s go head to head in a duel to the death. Also, we feel vaguely wrong for thinking the Mantafahrer's girlfriend is somehow ridiculously sexy, Jersey mall hair, cracking gum and all. We try to get out of the Central Valley; it pulls us back in! – Davey G. Johnson More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=266271&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[A N.A.R.T. Le Mans 308 GT4? Yes!]]> Holy wow. Extra wow. Wow with T ng t Sriacha sauce! Wow with an added dose of Old Man Chinetti. In 1974, this 308 GT4 was a factory entry from Modena at Le Mans in the Group 5 class. The next year, Luigi Chinetti brought it back, but yanked the whole North American Racing Team from the competition due to a political disagreement with ACO officials. Some folks look at the GT4 in the same way they view the Porsche 914. Not us. Not quite the sex machine the O.G. Dino was, and not the swooping pants-dropper the Pininfarina-penned GTB and GTS were, it nevertheless rocks the angular '70s-Bertone styling well, and in race trim, it simply looks as if it has come to beat you. Hard. Plus, unlike the GTS and GTB, the gas gauge read "Benzina." Too bad it placed 38th during its only outing in the Sarthe due to engine failure. – Davey G. Johnson More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=223170&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Thomas Magnum Outwits Higgins, Steals Ferrari]]> In which, Magnum doesn't look at the dogs, works the lock, absconds with the 308 and calls Higgins a "yo-yo" all while sweet-talking a pair of European blondes. Plus, dig on the original theme song. We're growing our mustache back. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=201804&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[More Flamin' Ferraris!]]> We knew that 308s had a reputation for burning up, largely because the cats would overheat and unburned fuel would ignite. But as reported earlier, 599s and F430s apparently are attempting to keep up the legacy of cavallino rampante flamb (and yes, we're aware that we're mixing our Romance languages). Not to be outdone, our pal Noah Lehmann-Haupt — who famously killed any chance of victory on a Bullrun stage for himself and teammate Rob Ferretti, as well as the kind, trusting ladies we were embedded with on the last four legs of the rally after giving us a helluva ride in a Ford GT — had a 360 go up in flames a week or so ago. Click through for the video of the tragedy. Says Noah: "Tubi is the best-built exhaust system ever made." After seeing the vids, we're inclined to agree. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=199200&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ferrari 308 vs. Dodge Challenger]]> "It'd take all night to explain to Five-O why a couple of yo-yos with a machine gun tried to kill me." More »
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