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1955 Ferrari 857S Scaglietti Spider

August 26, 2015

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1955 Ferrari 857S Scaglietti Spider

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Ferrari’s new model wave will get edgier styling and smaller, more powerful engines

What is Ferrari cooking up for its next generation of sports cars? According to a report from Automobile, the Italian automaker is planning much more aggressive styling and a range of smaller-displacement, more potent engines. Fear not, though, the V12 will live on … for now. Ferrari is working on an all-new modular vehicle architecture to serve as the foundation for many future models. The new, adaptable platform will cut costs and aid in production efficiencies. The chassis will be all-aluminum, and designed for front and mid-engined models, including electric components. The first vehicle to adopt the new architecture will be the next-generation California, due in 2017. Along with new bones, the redesigned California will be the first to showcase Ferrari’s new design language. Edgier and lower bodywork will cover the higher performance body. Engine options should include a new, entry-level 2.9-liter twin-turbocharged V6 and the present 3.9-liter turbocharged V8. Also in the hopp

1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Spyder Pininfarina

1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Spyder Pininfarina While Ferrari dominated the Formula 2 class in 1949 with their 2-litre V12 engine, Enzo Ferrari had his eye on HWM's four cylinder Alta engine. One of the biggest advantages of the 'four' was its superior fuel efficiency compared to the gas-guzzling V12. Ferrari's new chief engineer Aurelio Lampredi set out to design a four cylinder to replace the Gioacchino Colombo designed V12. When the sports governing body decided that the World Championship would be run under Formula 2 regulations, the development of the 'four' got top priority.

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FERRARI 365 GTB/4 DAYTONA (1967) As a direct response to Lamborghini’s Miura, widely considered the world’s first supercar, everyone expected Maranello to respond with a similar mid-engine layout. Instead Ferrari did what it did best: front-engined, V12 Grand Tourers. The resulting 365 GTB/4 “Daytona” earned its name by sweeping the podium at the famed Florida track in 1967. It also gained mainstream shine when Sonny Crockett selected it as his vehicle-of-choice in the first two seasons of Miami Vice.

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