A Light Aero and Wheel Package for Ferrari 458 from Vorsteiner [w/Video]

Here's a tuning kit from Vorsteiner aimed at those Ferrari 458 Italia owners who would like a more individual look for their coupe without going haywire or messing around with the engine bay and/or interior.

Named the 458-V, the main package comes with three carbon fiber aero parts, including an add-on front lip spoiler, and add-on decklid spoiler and a replacement rear diffuser complete with taller fins and new rear fog lamp housing to accommodate the new bridge element.

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Surprise…FGearTV Says 12-Year Old Ferrari Owner Story Was a Hoax

As many suspected when the crew from FGearTV shared a video of a 12-year old boy from the UK named Callum, who purportedly bought three Ferrari models including a F355, a 458 Italia and a 599GTO, after selling an app to Google for £8.5 million (or $8.5 million, it wasn't made clear) at the age of just 9, the story was nothing more than a hoax. Read more »

12-Year Old Kid Buys 3 Ferrari Models After Selling App to Google, But Is It True?

Here's the thing with the story you're about to read and watch: we don't know if we're supposed to feel amazed, jealous or suspicious. To sum it up, the super- and sports-car loving crew over at FGear.TV on YouTube, posted a video interview of a 12-year old kid, likely from the UK judging by his accent, who currently owns not one, not two but three Ferrari models. If true, it would make him the youngest owner of Maranello's creations in the world that we've heard about.

The video description reads: "We met up again with 12 year old Callum who purchased a Ferrari when he was 10. Now, he has 3 Ferrari's including a 458 and a 599GTO and soon to be a star in a documentary series."

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Ferrari Enzo ZXX Evolution Born Again Following 2011 Dive Into the Atlantic Ocean [w/Videos]

You may remember that in 2011, a Ferrari Enzo XX modified by Edo Competition ended up in the Atlantic Ocean at the Targa Newfoundland competition. Needless to say, the car was badly damaged and had to undergo extensive repairs.

In order to do that, its owner shipped it to Germany so that Edo Competition could take care of it. The removal of the salt water and all damaged parts represented the basis for the rebuild.

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Ferrari California Replica with Real Folding Hardtop is Based on Lexus SC430 [w/Video]

From the makers of the admittedly convincing Aston Martin DBS replica based on a Toyota Supra with details inspired from the 2008 James Bond flick, Quantum of Solace, which we shared with you last year, comes a new project, this time of a Ferrari California roadster built on the Lexus SC430 convertible and named the Cali. Read more »

Justin Bieber Takes Down Photographer in Ferrari 458, Cops Clear Him of Any Wrongdoing

Young heartthrob Justin Bieber just doesn't seem to get a break when it comes to driving his notorious white Ferrari 458 Italia. In yet another mishap, Bieber was caught up in an accident in Los Angeles on Monday night involving a pedestrian, and which predictably, was captured on camera (see video below).

As reported by TMZ, 19 year-old Bieber was leaving the local comedy club Laugh Factory on Sunset Boulevard around 11:45 PM with his friend and rapper Lil Twist, getting ready to board his Ferrari. Not surprisingly, he was surrounded by paparazzi who turned the night into day with there strong camera flashes.

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BMW M5 Races Ferrari F430 Scuderia Through the Streets of NYC

We’d all love to own a car with over 500 hp, and drive it every day – there are lots of vehicles to choose from which fit these two criteria, at increasingly affordable prices. However, the danger is that you won’t have anywhere to really drive them, aside from a racetrack, which requires booking and is not necessarily cheap. Read more »

How to Turn a Ferrari 458 Italia Spider into a Family Car for Five

We could always be wrong, but from the little we know about Italian exotics, the creative minds in Maranello designed and developed the Ferrari 458 Italia Spider for two people - a driver and a passenger.

Perhaps the owner of this bright yellow 458 Spider in Dubai was in a time squeeze of sorts, or maybe his Rolls-Royce Phantom limousine and Range Rover SUV were both unavailable.

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Listen to the Raw, Spine-Tingling Sounds of the Ferrari FXX Evo

When it comes to obscenely expensive cars, few can compare with the track-exclusive Ferrari FXX Evoluzione. Imagine spending $1.8 million (€1.39 million) on a car you’re not allowed to drive outside race circuits – and even so, you can only drive it on special track days approved by Ferrari.

Based on the already exclusive Enzo, the experimental Ferrari FXX Evo cars are powered by a 6.3-liter V12 unit developing 848 horsepower (860 PS) at 9,500 rpm.

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Watch a Summary of the 2013 Gumball 3000 Rally

Do you want to see how it’s like to participate in the Gumball 3000 rally? Well, watching the following video may be the closest thing to actually being there during the event.

YouTube user Schmee150 followed the House Cartu team throughout the entire rally, starting from Copenhagen, Denmark, to Monaco, via Scandinavia, Sankt Petersburg and Eastern Europe. The 72-minute long (yes, you'll need a bag of popcorn and the appropriate drinks) video covers the entire trip from the Copenhagen start to the Monte Carlo finish.

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Chris Harris Sells Ferrari 599 Because it Was Too Expensive to Run and Maintain

Chris Harris seemed plenty chuffed last year when he bought his very own second-hand 2007 Ferrari 599 GTB. You may remember him making the argument for buying the car, and how 599s were plentiful and had come down in price – if your memory acting up, see the video below. However, Mr. Harris has now been faced with the brutish reality of actually owning one, and has sold the car.

In a posting on Pistonheads, he said it is a case of overestimating one’s financial power and underestimating the running and maintenance costs associated with a car like the 599.

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Lamborghini, Ferrari and Other Luxury Cars go up in Flames on Thai Trailer [w/Video]

Here's a story that's being making the news rounds in Thailand today, and all for good reason, because, while it's not uncommon for exotic supercars to catch fire on the road individually, having four of them turned into useless scrap metal on a transport trailer is a rare occasion, to say the least.

Yet it happened on a road in the resort district of Pak Chong, Nakhon Ratchasima, in Thailand when a fire that is said to have started on a BMW, which spread on a Lamborghini Mucilageo and then onto a Ferrari F430 and a Bentley Continental. A motorist from the opposite lane purportedly alerted the driver of the truck about the fire.

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Minimalist Architect Builds Entire House Around His Beloved Ferrari 512 BBi

Not all architects drive Saabs, apparently. Well, it’s either that, or the latest video from Petrolicious shows us the exception that proves the rule. Instead of Saabs, California architect Holger Schubert loves Ferraris and is the proud owner of a Ferrari 512i BB, which he views as a design masterpiece (so does Eric Clapton, by the way).

We obviously can’t argue with that, as one would have to hate Leonardo Fioravanti personally to say that his work on the 512i BB is anything but excellent. A minimalist architect, Schubert decided to create his studio-garage space by making the Ferrari BB 512i its centerpiece. The car shares the same space with Schubert’s working area, as he says he’s inspired by Ferrari’s perfect lines when he’s drawing.

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Holy Cop Cars! Watch Dubai's Crop of Super-Fast Police Interceptors

After watching the following videos, two of which come to us courtesy of GTV FZ-LLC, we won't blame you for asking where to sign up to become a police officer for the Dubai Police Special Car Unit.

In the clip, we see a 426hp Chevrolet Camaro SS Coupe, a 660hp V12-powered Ferrari FF and the 350km/h (218mph) Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4, but that's not the entire fleet, as according to GulfNews, the dream-team of Dubai's cop cars also includes an Aston Martin One-77 (yes, one of 77 made!), a Bentley and a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG!

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Ferrari F430 Scuderia Revisited by Autocar

It wouldn’t be a hyperbole to say that the Ferrari 458 Italia rules its segment as it has brushed off each and every gauntlet its rivals has thrown at it, beating even the ultra-sophisticated, and more powerful, McLaren MP4-12C.

That’s because it ticks all the right boxes: looks, handling, performance, sound, you name it, and the 458 Italia has it in spades. Surely, there’s no one out there who would dare call it dull, right?

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Indian Father Who Let Kid Drive Ferrari Could End Up in Jail

I am sure you'll agree with me when I say that there are many reasons why the wealthy Indian dad who recently made headlines after sharing a video of his young son driving his prized Ferrari F430 on a public street, shouldn't have done what he did.

Number one, his son could have been seriously injured in the V8-powered supercar, the pedals of which were almost out of reach – he could barely see over the steering wheel. Number two, the child could have panicked and killed somebody on the sidewalk. Number three, the risk of getting caught in the act and having to face the harsh punishment of the law, and number four: why on earth would you upload such a horrifically-illegal act on YouTube?

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Drift King Compares Philosophy Behind Honda NSX to that of Ferrari’s F430

Aside from a very insightful opinion into what makes a sports car great, by comparing an old Honda NSX to a Ferrari F430, the so-called "Drift King", Keiichi Tsuchiya, can also drive both of these cars closer to the limit than most of us could ever dream of. This is probably going to be some of the best onboard driving footage you’ve seen recently, all thanks to the all-important footwell camera, which captures each heel-and-toe downshift and really shows the skill that goes into it. Read more »

How a Lamborghini Aventador SV and a Ferrari F12berlinneta Handle the 'Ring's Bumpy Karussell

Here's a video that Lamborghini fans will no doubt love to share with their Ferrari counterparts.

Filmed by Nordschleife regulars from the YouTube channel "Bridge to Gantry", it shows what is believed to be a prototype for the Lamborghini Aventador SV (see our scoop pictures here) speeding through the Nürburgring's bumpalicsious Karussell bend, completely disregarding the painful and obviously costly scrapes to the extended front lip spoiler.

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Scoop Video: This Ferrari California Prototype is Likely Fitted with a V8 Turbo

We are not exactly sure why Ferrari is testing out turbocharged California prototypes, but they are real and undergoing testing at the Fiorano test track. Marchettino spotted one such vehicle about one year ago, and now a new and louder one has made its appearance in Italy. Read more »

Look at These Indian Kids Drive Around in a Real-Life Ferrari F430!

We had to rub our eyes and watch this video a couple of times just to make sure that what we're looking at here is real and not made up. If you're wondering why, just ask yourself, how many times have you seen kids – again, not teenagers, kids…- riding around in what looks and sounds to be a real Ferrari F430 (unless it's a very good replica) ?

This is the first time we've seen something like this, and one hand, we're completely dumbfounded by the recklessness of the adults supposedly supervising the two young boys, but on the other hand, there's also a little devil inside us saying, "wow, these youngsters are sure lucky…".

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