The first accident we found on the crash-loving website Wreckedexotics reportedly involves a Chinese customer of Lamborghini who took a Gallardo roadster for a test drive out in the rain and somehow ended up killing a tree and parking it on its side…
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While driving his white-tastic Ferrari 458 Italia on a Los Angeles freeway, Bieber observed a paparazzi trying to catch up to him.
Further down the road, the photographer approached the Canadian-born singer and told him, "You're driving pretty crazy bro, I think you should slow down a little, don't you think?", which ultimately pissed off Bieber, who then stopped his car in the traffic to confront the chitty-chatty stalker holding the camera.
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But to answer the question we posed, it's all about the positioning of the seatbelt and the use of a safety helmet, as pointed out by several YouTube commentators including one who goes by the alias "TheWereBot", who wrote:
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It is a prototype of this model that the folks over at the Dutch forums Autogespot claim to have filmed racing around the Italian brand's Fiorano test track together with a prototype for the F70, which is what the media has been calling the Enzo's V12 hybrid replacement, due to be revealed next year, possibly as early as the Detroit motor show.
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Enter the virtual world of Aldo Schurmann, who you may remember from some of his previous design studies hosted on CarScoop, including the BMW X Roadster and the Audi RS Roadster concepts.
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After being defeated by a late 1980s – early 1990s BMW M5 fitted with a turbocharged engine producing more than a 1,000 horsepower, the owner of the Italian supercar tried his luck against another tuned bimmer, this time, a supposedly tamer, late 1980s 3-Series Coupe E30.
Oh, how wrong he was…
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The Swedes at the M5Board forums recorded the race between the Godzilla and the Ferrari 458 Italia from a rolling start.
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The first and probably only eye-catching changes made by Kahn are the new Monza forged wheels in sizes 21-inches up front and 22-inches at the back that come with original Ferrari caps and encompass yellow brake calipers.
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In case you're wondering, the hardtop spider model was fitted with dealer plates from Connecticut.
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The current iteration of the Corvette (C6) has been in production since 2004 (as a 2005 model) and will soon be replaced by an all-new version set to appear at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show next January with sales to follow later in the year.
The pinnacle of the series, the ZR1, is the fastest and most expensive (at $112,600) production Corvette ever, but how does it compare against two of the newest and most capable V8-powered supercars in the world, the Ferrari 458 Italia and the McLaren MP4-12C?
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Unfortunately, Julien Chabbott thought otherwise, since he was caught on camera driving said Ferrari over an NYPD officer’s foot while being handed a parking ticket.
Now Felix Recio, the officer who was run over by Chabbott, has hired lawyer Sal Strazzullo and is upping the stakes. “Chabbott clearly had no regard for officer Recio’s life”, Strazzullo told The New York Post. “Hitting him with his Ferrari could have caused serious injuries or death”, he added.
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The tuning brand's makeover of the 458 Spider begins with the "Autoveloce" styling kit with parts available in fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) or clear-coated carbon fibre.
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The real-life episode starts off as the NYPD officer writes the owner (David Osokow?) a ticket for what we assume to be an illegal park job or his choice of a purple cardigan and green shorts combo.
Either way, he decided the best thing to do to avoid a simple illegal parking ticket on his driving record would be to run over the officers foot, which we think is worse.
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For starters, the Italian sports car maker showed two UK debuts at this year’s event, the new 458 Spider and the lighter and more powerful California 30, both of which tackled the famous 1.16-mile hill climb route.
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The unknown Italian company would like to find an investor and car enthusiast willing to spend around $550,000 (~€440,000) to fund the development of a unique Fiat 500, one that is powered by the…Ferrari 458 Italia's running gear.
The proposed car is named Fiat 550 Italia, not only as a nod to its price, but also to the number of ponies produced by a slightly de-tuned version of the Ferrari's 4.5-liter V8, and we quote Lazzarini Design:
"The engine it was slightly detuned from 570HP to 550HP, this cause in the simulator the exeed of torque could badly balance the car during fast shifting operations."
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A. Kahn Design proposes front and rear bumper sections in matt pearl grey, rear diffuser, side skirts and roof also painted in matt pearl grey, ceramic brakes and yellow brake calipers.
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Fearing that the horses may hit their vehicles, the drivers of the two Italian exotic supercars decided to make use of their horns...
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