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DOTS Geneva: Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano
Wandering around Geneva, a couple of things become readily apparent. First and foremost, this is a rich-ass city. Banks and ultra high end luxury stores are as common as faux hawks, and the Audi RS4 is a commoners' car. Another thing you notice quite quickly is how a city situated between two mountain ranges at the bottom of a giant lake gets kinda windy. I'm not going to step on Chicago's toes, but there may be a lost ear on the Rue De Mont Blanc Bridge. The brutal cold wasn't enough to keep us from finding this Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano parked street side.More »
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The Vandenbrink GT Convertible, For When A Sub-$2 Mil Ferrari Is An Insult
Dutch custom car maker Vandenbrink, which specializes in cars we'll never be able to afford, has released the first image of its GT Convertible. Based on the 599 GTB Fiorano, this stallion for the well-heeled is going to feature a custom lightweight carbon fibre folding hardtop to keep things inside the cabin when cruising turns into shredding. Other than that we're a bit short on details, though it's rumored the engine will come out of the Edo Competition 599, which could mean power in the 650 to 750 hp range.More »
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From the mind of Davey G... First of all, yes, Herr Johnson and I actually have conversations about things like this. A lot. Constantly, actually. So you can think of this as settling a bet for us. Also, some of you may recall the last time we put the 308 up to a vote it handily beat out the Lamborghini Jalpa by a 20% margin. But that was then. This time the budget Ferrari is facing the heavyweight opponent of the French automotive scene, L'Goddess. So, which will it be? Mid-engine or hydro-pneumatic? Single spoke steering wheel or pop up lights? A Malaise Era Ferrari, or the pride of the French nation? And if you want to prevent Questions of the Day like this in the future, email tips@jalopnik.com with the subject "QOTD" and your suggestion.
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Ferrari 308 GTB vs. Citroen DS
From the mind of Davey G... First of all, yes, Herr Johnson and I actually have conversations about things like this. A lot. Constantly, actually. So you can think of this as settling a bet for us. Also, some of you may recall the last time we put the 308 up to a vote it handily beat out the Lamborghini Jalpa by a 20% margin. But that was then. This time the budget Ferrari is facing the heavyweight opponent of the French automotive scene, L'Goddess. So, which will it be? Mid-engine or hydro-pneumatic? Single spoke steering wheel or pop up lights? A Malaise Era Ferrari, or the pride of the French nation? And if you want to prevent Questions of the Day like this in the future, email tips@jalopnik.com with the subject "QOTD" and your suggestion.
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Ferrari 599 GTB by Edo Competition
What color was Enzo's white horse? It was the same color as this here 599 GTB tuned by Germany's Edo Competition. The company's released new information on the prancing tuner, including a top ECU tweak to 750 horsepower. Purists may balk, but Edo knows what he's doing. In a sense. [World Car Fans] More »
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Edo Competition Ferrari 599 GTB Teaser
World Car Fans cracked open the Ferrari message boards and came up with a teaser shot of Edo Competition's coming Ferrari 599GTB tuner. Not so much rossa as really freaking blanca, this tweaked out horse will likely be revealed in Frankfurt next month. Until then, we can go back through Edo's prior versions of Italian iron and wonder what might be lurking under the hood. [World Car Fans]
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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.Ferrari 308 GTB Pros:
- Tom Selleck pulled a lot of tail back in the day, and it wasn't the chest hair. Trust us.
- No one will ever accuse you of being a snob.
- Excellent gas mileage, as 308s are relatively light. Also they don't move much.
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Spy Photos: Is Schumacher The New Ferrari Chassis Macher?
Looks like Schumacher's not spending too much time away from cars now that he's retired from the sport of racing. According to the UK auto mag, Autocar, the German racer with the penchant for Italian race cars since '96 is helping Ferrari with testing its newest whip. It appears as though the recently retired racer was taking laps on the Nordschleife, giving the 599 GTB test car some track time on the Nurburgring. It's a new move for Ferrari, and certainly a new move for Schumi, but we're wondering how cool it'd be to see the race-macher taking the "Schumacher turn" in person.Schuey turns chassis guru [Autocar.co.uk] More »
8:22 AM on Tue May 29 2007
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