Ferrari’s Four-Seater Has Four-Wheel Steering, New Name. Ferrari is updating its FF four-seater, adding four-wheel steering to the four-wheel drive system, more power, and renaming it the GTC4 Lusso for its debut at the Geneva Car Show next month. “This is a car designed for clients wanting to experience the pleasure of driving a Ferrari […]
Ferrari’s New Berlinetta Is Called The F12tdf. Ferrari unveiled a new car Tuesday in Maranello, Italy, and called it the F12tdf. The F12tdf is named to commemorate the Tour de France, which Ferrari says was a legendary endurance race dominated by its cars in the 1950s and 1960s. “The F12tdf is the ultimate expression of […]
Somehow, Ferraris, McLarens, Bentleys Still Thrive In Geneva. “mainstream premium” qualifies as an oxymoron in my book” GENEVA, Switzerland – By 2015, you would have thought that car shows would be packed with boring little fuel sippers, drained of pizzazz by zealous politicians and po-faced regulators saying, sorry, they were just acting in our best […]
Ferrari 488 GTB Will Have Twin-Turbo Technology. “Is It More Beautiful Than The Honda NSX, Ford GT, Or BMW i8”. GENEVA, Switzerland – Ferrari’s breathtakingly beautiful new 488 GTB supercar, to be unveiled at the annual Geneva car show next month, might not look it but is a bit of a compromise. Yes it will […]
Ferrari Spin-Off Triggers Speculation About Value. Investors Undercut Marchionne Valuation By €4 Billion. FCA’s decision to sell 10 per cent of its Ferrari subsidiary and spin-off the rest to shareholders has triggered a debate about how much this storied luxury sports-car maker is worth and valuations are varying in a spectacular way. CEO Sergio Marchionne […]
Plan Will Reduce Debt, But Not By Much. “Spinning off Ferrari is another clever exercise in value maximization. The structure and timing of the deal is genius” FCA’s Ferrari Move Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) shocked investors with its decision to float off 10 per cent of storied luxury sports car manufacturer Ferrari and return the […]
Ferrari Upheaval Likely To Mean Sales Increase, More Models “Most likely is taking the restriction off of the brand’s output and meet as many orders as possible”. Recent shenanigans at Ferrari mean this exotic Italian sports car maker could soon be raising its output, extending its range, or both. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FAC) CEO Sergio […]
Selling Ferrari, Maserati Would Help Clear Decks. “Marchionne is a gambler. He likes to take risks but it’s paid off so far” CEO Sergio Marchionnne has finally nailed down the merger of Fiat and Chrysler and the next stage is creating an organisation fit to challenge global leaders like Toyota, General Motors and Volkswagen. Marchionne’s […]
