<![CDATA[Jalopnik: 612]]> http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png <![CDATA[Jalopnik: 612]]> http://jalopnik.com/tag/612 http://jalopnik.com/tag/612 <![CDATA[First image Of Ferrari GT Flagship, Debuts In Two Days]]> Select members of the Ferrari faithful will get an early preview of the new 612-replacing Ferrari GT flagship on Friday. Will the new 612 offer a hatchback, AWD, or another surprise? More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5737812&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ugliest Ferrari Mule Ever Continues Testing In Maranello]]> If Ferrari's intention in building camouflage for its 612 Scaglietti replacement was to make it so hideous nobody would want to photograph it, well, then, job well done. Despite a glorious engine wail we can barely look at it. [AutoExpress] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5603598&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ferrari 612 Scaglietti: Track-Tested, V12-Powered, Kid-Approved]]> We have looked at Ferraris, Lamborghinis and even a Maserati wagon in our search for the ultimate family super car. Let’s wrap things up with the overlord of them all: the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5256136&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Perfect Family Cars are Made in Italy With V12s Up Front]]> You don’t necessarily have to consign yourself to minivan hell when you have kids. Lamborghinis and Ferraris make for lovely ways to transport a growing family. Here’s how. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5224520&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[1000th Hong Kong Ferrari Delivered On Junk Ship]]> The 1000th Ferrari to be delivered to Hong Kong was presented to its owner on a faux Chinese junk ship. The Ferrari 612 Scaglietti was delivered via Victoria Harbor to owner Didier Li. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5168775&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2009 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti in Geneva; Don't Blink, It's the Same on the Outside]]> The 612 is the prancing horse's strong, silent type; it's about as edgy as a long weekend in the South of France, and just as pricey. That's been the extent of criticism leveled at Ferrari's luxurious tourer. With the 2009 edition, the company left most aspects of the 612 alone, but added a couple of quick updates. They won't likely alter that 612's nondescript feel, but is may make the experience of driving one more Ferrari-like by increment. Like the current model, the 2009 612 is powered by a 5.7-liter V12 producing 532 horsepower and 434 lb-ft of torque. New for next year include updated "Manettino" switch. That's the finagler of the 612's driving dynamics, by way of pre-set combinations of transmission, power output and traction control settings ("Ice," "Low Grip," "Sport," "Race," and "Off). It also gets a modified F1 semiautomatic gearbox, which the company says will provide faster upshifts and those luscious throttle blips for rev matching on downshifts. Those updates won't make a 612 into Mr. Hyde, but then again the 612 isn't the 599GTB. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=364011&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Strange Ferrari 612 Scaglietti Spotted Provides Us Opportunity For Endless Speculation]]> The Italian stallions of Autoblog.it happened to snag some shots of a very odd looking Ferrari 612 Scaglietti near the Maranello Ferrari factory. There's potentially some very weird stuff going on under the hood there if those odd-looking hood bulges are to be believed. Perhaps it's a facelift for the 612 Scag, or it could be it's an test mule for a Dino powerplant, or maybe even the new twin-turbo engine we've heard rumored will be under the hood of the next Enzo. Or maybe it's just an engine upgrade for the big V12. Whatever it is, there be strange things afoot in the stables of the prancing ponies. We'll keep our eyes peeled for any new developments. [Autoblog.it, and for added English fun - the Babelfish translation] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=302319&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ferrari 612 Scaglietti to Get Standard XM]]> What good is being a corporate lobbyist and having a fat, luxe Ferrari if you can't hear the "Ron & Fez" show on the way to the day spa? No damn good, we say. But take heed. Ferrari will include XM Radio and XM NavTraffic as standard equipment in the 612 Scaglietti flagship grand tourer, along with three years of service. I guess just listening to the engine won't cut it anymore. Maybe if XM had a channel that only played Ferrari V12s... Hmm. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=286783&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ferrari Prances Out 612 Scaglietti Sessanta Edition]]> Ferrari's big 60th is wrapping up, with the company's global relay race sliding into Modena this past weekend. But an anniversary be without an anniversary edition would just be another crap-ass birthday. And it's not like Ferrari needs another occasion to deck out its top-of-mast 612 Scaglietti with special two-tone paint and swank interior appointments. But the 612 Sessanta (60, get it?) also gets an electro-chromic panoramic roof panel with three transparency positions (like the Superamerica), carbon-ceramic brake package, and an electronics package from Bose that includes rear parking camera and TV tuner. Viscounts only, please. – Mike Spinelli More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=271817&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Only in Geneva: One Man's One-Off Ferrari Concept Is Another's Daily Driver]]> Seriously, if you were Giorgietto Giugiaro, wouldn't you drive your one-off Ferrari concept car across the Alps to Switzerland? And once you got there, wouldn't you just slam it into a parking garage, in sight of all the plebes' Ford Focus C-Maxes and Renault Twingos? The Winding Roadies caught Giugiaro's Ferrari GG50, which was a gift to himself on occasion of his family firm's 50th anniversary. It even has road mud. We'd imagine him saying something like, "The car, she is made to be driven, not kept like in a root cellar next to the dried cod, like grandmother." Maybe not exactly like that. – Mike Spinelli More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=242178&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Spy Photos: Ferrari 612 Scaglietti 4x4]]> Let's say this crazy Dr. Brown setup is a Ferrari 612 Scaglietti fitted with the Maranello boys' new part-time 4x4 system. Were that the case — and it probably is — it would be an early test mule for the system, which is destined for an updated Scag. Winding Road's Reilly Brennan explains what all that science junk is for. Who knew you tested wheel slip with a stethoscope? – Mike Spinelli More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=214979&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Post-Debut Pre-Debut of Peter Kalikow's Ferrari 612 Kappa]]> After we'd finished ogling the 599 in the Ferrari North America tent on Friday, we stepped outside for a dose of nicotine (it's the pause that refreshes, after all), and stumbled right into Peter Kalikow's Pininfarina-massaged 612 Scaglietti, dubbed the 612 Kappa. We shot the shit with some Ferraristi and gleaned that with the GTC exhaust, the ram-air effect caused by the functional hood scoop and the downforce provided by the massive ducts behind the front wheels, the revised Scag should be able to top 200mph. While it's been overshadowed by the radically altered Enzo-based James Glickenhaus P4/5, the Kalikow car betters the standard 612 in practically every way. This is the 2+2 Ferrari should've built. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=195951&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Happy Commemoration Day!: Japan's Ferrari Importer Celebrates 30th with Limited-Edition Scaglietti]]> In honor of it being big in Japan for three decades, Ferrari and Maserati importer Cornes and Co. is offering 20 anniversary-edition Ferrari 612 Scaglietti models to well-connected Nipponites. The special Scags, which will cost nearly $300,000, come with the optional handling package, a special "Blu Cornes" lacquer finish, indicative badging, carbon-fiber gas cap, and two-tone leather interior. Anyone care to figure out how many Yen that is? We tuned out at "gas cap." [UPDATE: April fool, or something! The "dumbass" switch got flipped at some juncture, and we inadvertently substituted "Maserati" for "Ferrari" in this post. We apologize for the stupidity, but it sure did make for lots of confused commentary — on display for all to enjoy. As for us, we're checking into some sort of institute, posthaste.] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=180330&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ferrari Allows the Badges on Modified Cars]]> The kidlets over in Maranello, after lending their badge to all manner of questionable tchotchkes (surfboards, cologne, etc.) have actually lent their blessings to the three high-profile coachbuilt cars to debut in the next few months, notable because it's a reversal of a 30-year policy. Peter Kalikow's Scag-based car, along with Yoshiyuki Hayashi's Zagato-bodied, 575-derived machine will both debut at Villa d'Este concours d'elegance in Como, while the much-debated James Glickenhaus P4 redux built by Pininfarina will bow at Pebble Beach. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=168455&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[That's Not My Car!: Collector Answers AutoWeek's P4/5 Speculation]]> James Glickenhaus, the Ferrari collector who's commissioning Pininfarina to build him a $3 million bespoke update of the Ferrari P4 over an Enzo chassis, the 612 P4/5, says AutoWeek's sea-mammalian rendering (above) completely missed the mark. He sent us an e-mail this morning to that effect.
The AutoWeek Computer Photo is NOT what this car looks like. It is quite different. They have NOT seen the styling model and their "photo" is a complete guess that is far off.
Whew. Multimillion-dollar mistake averted. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=165783&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[AutoWeek Reveals New P4/5 Prototype]]> AutoWeek put up its feature piece and digital illustrations of the Pininfarina-designed one-off commissioned by a Ferrari collector, the 612 P4/5. Granted, it's only a mock-up of what the custom job will look like when it's unveiled in Pebble Beach later this year. Still, the original P4 was arguably the most sultry track Ferrari ever built, while this ungainly creature looks like someone grafted the front section of Orca on to the rear section of a 1987 Testarossa. If this is what $3 million buys these days, we'll stick with ex—cop cars. More »
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