Filed under: Etc. , Technology , Ford , Mercedes-Benz , Ferrari , Tesla Ford’s 1.0-liter EcoBoost is proving to be The Little Engine That Could, and it continues to acquit itself well, finding favor as one of the best powerplants in the world. To confirm it yet again, the tiny mill just won the International Engine of the Year award for the third year in a row, likewise also nabbing the title in the Sub 1.0-liter category.

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Ford 1.0L takes third-straight International Engine of the Year award

Filed under: Etc. , Technology , Ford , Mercedes-Benz , Ferrari , Tesla Ford’s 1.0-liter EcoBoost is proving to be The Little Engine That Could, and it continues to acquit itself well, finding favor as one of the best powerplants in the world

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Ford 1.0L takes third-straight International Engine of the Year award

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: Coupe , Performance , Ferrari We all wish we had an extra $300,000 just lying around that we could spend on a supercar. And if we did, we don’t doubt that the Ferrari 458 Speciale would be near the top of our list. It’s hard, after all, to argue with 600 naturally aspirated horsepower churning away right behind your seat

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Ferrari configurator lets you play 458 Speciale customer

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. 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: Convertible , Coupe , Performance , Ferrari Niche though its products may be, Ferrari typically rolls out a new model every year. 2009, for example, saw the introduction of the California . In 2010 came the 458 Italia , followed by the 458 Spider in 2011.

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LaFerrari Spider among Maranello’s future product plans

Filed under: Convertible , Coupe , Performance , Ferrari Niche though its products may be, Ferrari typically rolls out a new model every year. 2009, for example, saw the introduction of the California . In 2010 came the 458 Italia , followed by the 458 Spider in 2011.

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LaFerrari Spider among Maranello’s future product plans

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. For example, in 2011, a Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa sold for $16.39 million .

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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 , Audi , Chevrolet , Dodge , Porsche , Ferrari , Racing Two days after the flag dropped on the 2014 Rolex 24 at Daytona , people are still trying to figure out what it might portend for the rest of the season.

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The 2014 Rolex 24 at Daytona: What we learned, what we saw

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: Car Buying , Classics , Auctions , Ferrari All manner of vehicles change hands at the annual auction extravaganza in Arizona, but never has one sold for as much as the Ferrari you see here. The car in question is an (obviously) eminently desirable 1958 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider , one of only 50 ever made and purring onto the stage in flawless red over black livery with matching numbers of the coveted covered headlights straight from the factory.

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$8.8m ’68 Ferrari 250 GT California Spider highlights RM’s Arizona auction

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

Filed under: Coupe , Hybrid , Performance , Auctions , Europe , Ferrari If you haven’t laid down your $1.4 million to be one of 499 people to own the new Ferrari LaFerrari by now, then you’re already too late . Fortunately, Ferrari’s new hybrid supercar has just been listed by German auction site SEMCO Gmbh , meaning that you still have a shot at owning one, but it’ll cost you – dearly.

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First Ferrari LaFerrari hits the auction block

Filed under: Classics , Convertible , Performance , Auctions , Ferrari Vintage Ferraris consistently top the list of the most expensive cars ever sold. In private treaty sales, the 250 GTO is king, but even at public auctions, it’s the horses that prance the highest. After the Mercedes W196 grand prix racer that set the world record this past July at nearly $30 million, the list of eight-figure sales is populated almost entirely by Ferraris: a 275 GTB/4 NART Spyder for $27.5 million, the pair of ’57 Testa Rossas that sold separately a few years ago for $17 and $13 million apiece, the 250 LM recently went for over $14 million and the 250 GT SWB California Spider that sold in 2008 for $11 million.

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Ferrari 250 GT California could be your day off for $8 million

Filed under: Motorsports , Hirings/Firings/Layoffs , Ferrari , Rumormill The plot thickens and just keeps thickening when it comes to Ferrari’s potential return to Le Mans . Antonello Coletta, the head of Ferrari’s sports car racing program, first suggested that the new regulations being implemented by the ACO could potentially see the Prancing Horse marque compete in the top-tier LMP1 class

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Alonso and Rossi to field Ferrari at Le Mans?

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.

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

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: Motorsports , Ferrari , Rumormill , Racing Statements made by Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo may indicate that the Italian brand could return to a form of racing it’s been absent from for 40 years – prototype racing. That’s right, LMP1 could see a factory Ferrari team for the first time since 1973, if a report from ESPN F1 is to be believed. “We have won with the 458 GTE , but I also quite like the idea of racing at Le Mans in the highest category: who knows, maybe one day we can return and win, say thanks and come home,” Montezemolo said.

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Filed under: Convertible , Performance , Ferrari Ferrari hadn’t made a turbocharged engine since the F40 ended its production cycle in 1992. But that all changed when it helped Maserati develop its new 3.8-liter twin-turbo V8.

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Ferrari to debut new twin-turbo California in the spring

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Ferrari , First Drives Where the current roadgoing Ferrari coupe with its rear-mounted V8 can go beyond this Speciale edition, I don’t know. The 458 Italia and Spider already hold a very dear place in the hearts of anyone who has driven them on a sunny day over great roads or tracks, and I was pretty sure nothing could beat the heady sensory combo presented in the 458 Spider when I first drove it back in 2011 . I may have to change my opinion now.

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2015 Ferrari 458 Speciale

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: Performance , Hatchback , Ferrari , Luxury , Quick Spins Ferrari announced a panoramic roof option for its all-wheel drive FF at the 2012 Paris Motor Show , promising the new full-length glass panel would offer its well-heeled clientele “a genuine open-air driving feeling, while providing thermal and acoustic insulation.” That statement was intriguing, as my experience with glass roofs usually ends abruptly after I close the opaque shade – as a Southern Californian, I always find tinted glass panels too hot during the day and too cold at night. While the FF I reviewed in August was fitted with a solid aluminum roof, I was fortunate to catch up with a brand-new silver Ferrari FF (it only had about 160 miles on the odometer) with the optional panoramic roof (a $17,666 upgrade) at the Formula One race at Circuit of the Americas just last month. It was my lucky day, as I was about to spend about six hours with the four-place Italian, blissfully enjoying it during the warm day until long after the sun had set on the Texas horizon

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2014 Ferrari FF

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Videos , Ferrari What is it about slow-motion video that makes everything so much cooler? Whether it’s as simple as slapshot during a hockey game or as complex as a hypercar, filming in slow motion adds a new sense of depth, technicality and beauty to the subject.

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Tax The Rich goes slow-mo with a Ferrari F50

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 , Ferrari Retirees and Girls Gone Wild camera crews aren’t the only ones who go to Florida for the winter.

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Ferrari Driver Academy heads to Florida for the winter

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