July 30 2006
Ferrari announces 32,000km tour of Americas
Following its epic record-breaking journey around China last year in a pair of Ferrari 612 Scagliettis, Ferrari has announced that it has set its newest model, the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano, an even tougher challenge, a 32,000 kilometre crossing from South to North America ...
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July 27 2006Fiat links with IKEA
Fiat, which returned to Australian car showrooms this month, has announced that it is linking with IKEA to create a new approach to retail sales that will see the Swedish furnishing giant equip its showrooms as part of a global repositioning of the Fiat image under the title ‘Fiat: Playing to a different tune” ...
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July 25 2006599 GTB Fiorano now on sale in Australia
Ferrari’s range topping 599 GTB Fiorano is now officially on sale in Australia with the first car due to arrive in time for the Australian International Motor Show in October, however, demand is so strong for the all-new 456 kW V12 super car that the allocation for Australia and New Zealand in 2006 and most of 2007 already has the names of potential owners against it ...
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July 24 2006A Panda swims the English Channel
At around 10.15 am on Friday, (21 July 2006), a special breed of nautical Panda slipped into the sea at Folkestone, Kent, not merely with the idea of enjoying a refreshing swim, but with the specific intention of reaching the French coast and then travelling all the way home to Italy ...
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July 21 2006F430s on track at Monza stage of Italian and European Ferrari Challenge
The Italian and European Ferrari Challenge, featuring the F430 competing in the Italian and European championships of the Ferrari Challenge Pirelli Trophy took place at the Monza circuit on 9 July ...
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July 19 2006Postcard from Italy – a clutch of Pagani Zondas on the loose!
Adam Kaplan, Managing Director of Supercar Investments – official importer of Pagani Zonda in Australia (if you’ve been to a car show in Australia you would have seen the bright yellow Roadster) – sent us this report on the annual Pagani gathering in Italy. Adam still has the yellow Roadster for sale, and there’s still an opportunity to put your order in for one of the last three Zonda F’s scheduled to build …
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July 18 2006A Grande Punto wins
Another outright win for the Fiat Grande Punto at the Ypres Rally in Belgium which will count towards the International Rally Challenge and the European Championship ...
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July 17 2006Fiat Topolino’s 70th Birthday
On Saturday June 17 over two hundred Fiat 500 Topolinos invaded the streets of Turin in a parade organised to celebrate the seventieth birthday of this runabout ...
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July 14 2006Lamborghini LP640 – more photos
Here are a few more photos of the new version of the Murcielago. It may not look much different on the outside, but it’s a lot different on the inside ...
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July 11 2006Alfa back on podium in WTCC
The World Touring Car Championship made the first of two visits to Latin America at the week (2 July 2006) and Alfa Romeo finished both races on the podium but SEAT and BMW took the top spots in the Brazilian round …
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July 10 2006Maserati take top two spots in GT World Championship
Maserati has dominated the third round of the GT World Championship, with Maserati MC12s finishing in first and second places and Maserati drivers taking over the lead in the driver’s championship at the German round held at the weekend (2 July 2006) …
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July 7 2006$2.8M FXX debuts on the track in Belgium
More than 400 Ferraris, including Formula One cars, road cars, historic and classic cars, gathered at the Spa-Francorchamps race track in Belgium at the weekend (24-25 June 2006), but star of the show was the Ferrari FXX at its first public outing …
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July 6 2006Autodelta announces its “European Tour”
Autodelta – the UK based Alfa tuning specialist behind the supercharged Alfa GT and Alfa 156 – has announced a tour of Europe in September culminating in the launch of a new model in Monte Carlo …
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July 4 2006225 kmh spin puts Ferrari out of contention in Australian GT Championship
Bryce Washington (Porsche GT3) and Greg Crick (Dodge Viper) have staged an almighty battle for outright honours in the weekend’s (24-25 June 2006) fifth round of the 2006 Speed Energy Drink Australian GT Championship at Mallala Raceway, leaving Ferrari driver David Stevens to survive a 225 kmh spin to finish fifth …
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July 3 2006Paul Newman tests the Ferrari 599
Hollywood legend and car fanatic Paul Newman has visited Ferrari to test its newest model, the 599 GTB Fiorano, which will debut at the Australian International Motor Show in October …
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