Filed under: Motorsports , Classics , Coupe , Performance , Videos , Ferrari , UK , Racing The Ferrari F40 has become one of the iconic cars of the last 50 years. It presaged the supercars of the future with its extensive use of carbon fiber and turbocharged engine, but it was also old school with no traction control, stability control or even anti-lock supervision to save the driver if they got in over their head. In its latest video, XCar Films takes a look at the F40 through the lens of a man in the UK who specializes in keeping them on the road and occasionally races these quintessential sports cars

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Celebrating the Ferrari F40 and the man who raced it

Filed under: Motorsports , Hirings/Firings/Layoffs , Ferrari Though his irreverent demeanor party-goer image might suggest otherwise, make no mistake about it: at 34 years old (and with 37-year-old Mark Webber out of the race), Kimi Raikkonen is the oldest driver in Formula One . He’s three months older than Jenson Button , a good year older than his former wingman Felipe Massa , three years ahead of Adrian Sutil and a good decade beyond the latest crop of up-and-comers on the grid. So it’s only natural that we should start wondering how much longer he’ll stick around, and now we may have our answer.

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Raikkonen likely to retire from F1 after 2015 [w/poll]

Filed under: Classics , Coupe , Performance , Auctions , Ferrari , Racing It’s not every day that a Ferrari 250 GTO changes hands. It is, after all, one of the most highly coveted cars ever made, and there were only 39 of them built in the first place. So when one goes up for sale, it tends to fetch millions.

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Ferrari 250 GTO heading to The Quail with no reserve

Filed under: Classics , Coupe , Performance , Auctions , Ferrari , Racing It’s not every day that a Ferrari 250 GTO changes hands. It is, after all, one of the most highly coveted cars ever made, and there were only 39 of them built in the first place

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Filed under: Classics , Auctions , Ferrari , Racing Among all the action at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this past weekend, Bonhams held its classic car auction, bringing in a massive $38.4 million in sales. And this was undoubtedly the highlight. Bearing the chassis number 0384 AM, this 1954 Ferrari 375-Plus has a storied racing history, competing that year in such events as the 24 Hours of Le Mans , the Mille Miglia and the Silverstone endurance race, where the late Jos

Filed under: Motorsports , Classics , Convertible , Videos , Ferrari , Racing Whether it’s Mozart, Beethoven or The Beatles, they all (arguably) pale in comparison to just the right engine note for many auto enthusiasts.

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Ferrari 312PB looks amazing, sounds like you’re ripping sheets

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Ferrari Ferrari’s Special Projects division has apparently been keeping busy. We’re sure that we don’t even see half of the special one-offs Maranello’s customer skunkworks unit produces, but we’ve been seeing quite a few lately. The last one that popped up on our radar screens was the F12 TRS revealed at the recent Ferrari Cavalcade in Sicily, and now it seems that the Prancing Horse marque has delivered another.

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Ferrari delivers one-off F12 SP America in New York

Filed under: Convertible , Performance , Ferrari , Rumormill The Ferrari 458 comes from a long line of mid-engined V8 supercars to roll out of Maranello, from the 348 and F355 to the 360 and F430. Each has also bred a Spider version, and starting with the 360 Challenge Stradale (through the 430 Scuderia and 458 Speciale ), a hardcore performance version

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Ferrari planning 458 Speciale Spider?

Filed under: Performance , Technology , Ferrari , Luxury In the late 1970s, performance cars suffered a huge blow when the necessity for better economy and lower emissions crippled their power. It took nearly a decade for the horsepower to return

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Ferrari looks to cut 20% total C02 emissions over 7 years

Filed under: Convertible , Performance , Europe , Ferrari Every year Ferrari owners gather from all corners of the globe for the annual Ferrari Cavalcade. This year’s edition just wrapped up in Sicily, where over 90 proud owners from 27 different countries brought their prides and joys. Some of the participating supercars were more rare and notable than others – included among them several LaFerraris – but the extravaganza included the reveal of one very unique Prancing Horse.

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Ferrari reveals one-off F12 TRS at Sicily cavalcade

Filed under: Motorsports , Europe , Mercedes-Benz , Ferrari , Racing , McLaren The last time Formula One raced in Spielberg, Austria the track was called the A1 Ring, Juan Pablo Montoya and Ralf Schumacher were the pilots for Williams , the field contained other not-so-venerable names like Ralph Firman and Justin Wilson and V10 engines were bolted to the bulkheads – the only Mercedes units being in the backs of the two McLarens, one of which was driven by Kimi R

Filed under: Motorsports , Mercedes-Benz , Ferrari , Racing The 2014 Formula One season opened with one overwhelming complaint – the cars didn’t sound right. It sapped the excitement, despite the fact that this season has seen a number of truly thrilling races ( Bahrain , Spain and Montreal all come to mind). Attempts have been made to restore some of the audible thrill of the cars, although efforts have remained unsuccessful

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F1 teams to test titanium skid plates to reignite spark in series

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , China , Ferrari For most people, buying a new Ferrari – heck, even a used one – would be a special occasion all on its own, not to mention a rare privilege.

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Ferrari reveals pair of tailor-made specials in Shanghai

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , China , Ferrari For most people, buying a new Ferrari – heck, even a used one – would be a special occasion all on its own, not to mention a rare privilege. But to make the experience all the more special, the Prancing Horse marque offers its Tailor-Made personalization program.

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Ferrari reveals pair of tailor-made specials in Shanghai

Filed under: Classics , Convertible , Performance , Ferrari , Racing This might not come as a shock, but ultra-rare vintage cars are only going to get more expensive as time rolls on, particularly if there’s a prancing horse on the car’s nose.

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1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa sells for record $39.8 million

Filed under: Convertible , Performance , Geneva Motor Show , Ferrari The updated, turbocharged Ferrari California might be the Prancing Horse’s worst-kept secret ever.

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Ferrari to reveal California-based 149M on February 12

Filed under: Motorsports , Ferrari , Racing Ferrari CEO Luca di Montezemolo said of the 2014 Formula One season, “It’s time to win.” This is the chassis that’s meant to do it, and it is also Exhibit C in this wild, function-over-form F1 pre-season: the Ferrari F14 T. The low, trunk-like snout is another imagining of the year’s regulations, after the probing proboscides found on the McLaren and in the image of the coming Williams . The public name of the chassis internally called 665 was chosen by Ferrari’s social media fans, F14 T referring to the brand, the year and the turbocharged powerplant, not the McDonnell-Douglas F14 Tomcat.

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Ferrari launches F14 T and yet another Formula One nose

Filed under: Motorsports , Ferrari , Racing After its first ever race at the Rolex 24 at Daytona , we can already tell that there should be plenty of excitement in the newly formed United SportsCar Racing series. Of the four competing classes, three of the winners came down to close last-lap performances, but perhaps none were as close – or controversial – as the GT Daytona (GTD) winner. Spoiler alert.

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Daytona decision reversed, Level 5 Motorsports reinstated as class winners [w/video]

Filed under: Motorsports , Audi , Chevrolet , Porsche , Ferrari , Racing If you don’t wish to know who won the 2014 Rolex 24 at Daytona , you should avert your eyes right now. We’ll even give you a double-space to skedaddle… For those of you still with us, the first race in the United SportsCar Championship (USCC) is done, but the discussions about it certainly won’t end for a while.

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Conquest and controversy conclude the 2014 Rolex 24 at Daytona [spoilers]

Filed under: Videos , Chevrolet , Ford , Lamborghini , Maserati , Mercedes-Benz , Nissan , Ferrari , Peugeot , Toys/Games The team at Turn 10 Studios have released another car pack for the Xbox One -exclusive Forza Motorsport 5 , and have elected to show the new entries off with a new video chock full of in-game footage. First and foremost, those that pay $10 for the IGN Car Pack (or have a season pass for downloadable content) will be gifted a 1961 Maserati Tipo 61 Birdcage, the stunning open-topped racer that used a 2.9-liter four-cylinder to haul about a meager 1,323 pounds

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Forza 5’s latest car pack includes Lamborghini Reventón, Caterham Superlight and more

Filed under: Spy Photos , Coupe , Ferrari , Racing Rumors have been circulating for a few months now that Ferrari could be gearing up to challenge for outright victory at Le Mans once again with an LMP1 racer of its own.

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LaFerrari racing prototype spotted in Southern Europe

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Ferrari planning special Schumacher tribute to mark injured racer’s 45th birthday

Filed under: Motorsports , Videos , Ferrari , Racing Ferrari is the last of the three engine manufacturers remaining in Formula One to reveal its 2014 power unit. Called the 059/3, like the Mercedes and Renault units it is a turbocharged, 1.6-liter V6 further boosted by an energy recovery system that is twice as powerful as before. The 2013 KERS was good for 80 horsepower, could power the car for six seconds and reduce a lap time by about 0.3 seconds.

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Ferrari launches 2014 Formula One engine, tests it in a LaFerrari? [w/videos]

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Videos , Ferrari , Racing He may not have known it at the time, but James Glickenhaus started a small revolution when he commissioned Pininfarina to turn his Ferrari Enzo into a tribute to the legendary 330 P3/4. The P4/5 is what resulted, and Ferrari gave its blessing for it to wear the Prancing Horse emblem – something it hadn’t done for a coachbuilt custom in decades. A slew of rebodied Ferraris followed, prompting the factory to launch its own coachbuilding division

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James Glickenhaus teases sleek SCG 003 supercar

Filed under: Classics , Convertible , Performance , Videos , Ferrari , Fiat In the modern industry, there’s a clear distinction between Ferrari and its parent company, Fiat . Confusing the two is virtually impossible, although that wasn’t always so.

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Fiat Dino does a sexy Ferrari impression

Filed under: Car Buying , Coupe , Hybrid , Performance , Ferrari If you look at the stratospheric sticker prices on the latest generation of hypercars and wonder how an automaker could possibly justify it, bear in mind a few factoids.

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Is the $1.4M LaFerrari sold out?

Filed under: Spy Photos , Coupe , Performance , Videos , Ferrari , Racing If Ford went and tested a NASCAR engine in a production Ford Fusion , it’d just be silly. Ferrari testing its new 1.6-liter, turbocharged V6 Formula One engine in a LaFerrari hypercar is not silly – it’s excellent.

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LaFerrari testing with turbo V6 F1 engine?

Filed under: Motorsports , Infiniti , Mercedes-Benz , Ferrari , South America , Racing When the grid lined up at the Aut

Filed under: Motorsports , Coupe , Performance , Ferrari Though Niki Lauda may today be chairman of the Mercedes F1 team, anyone who’s seen Rush will know that he’s inexorably tied to Ferrari . And it’s that bond that Ferrari has celebrated with this special-edition 458 Italia .

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Ferrari pays tribute to Niki Lauda with one-off 458

Filed under: Classics , Auctions , Ferrari , Racing If you’re one of the very fortunate souls that has $12 to $15 million burning a very large hole in your pocket, we’ve found the perfect way to liberate yourself from the burden of so much money – buy this Ferrari , which is being put up for auction. It’s a supremely rare Ferrari 250 LM, the 24th member of a 32-car run, that rolled off the assembly line on what we imagine was a brilliant, sunny Italian summer’s day in July of 1964. Officially known as Chassis 6107, this 250 LM is rare because unlike its brothers, it wasn’t originally bought to be a race car

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1964 Ferrari 250 LM expected to net $12-15 million at RM’s NY auction