(F70, enzo successor rendering by AutoExpress)

Okay, maybe the title is bit of an overkill, calling marquees such as Bugatti, Lamborghini, McLaren even new comers like Koeinigsegg and Pagani as ‘pretenders’ is quite preposterous. But when viewed against the sheer weight of Ferrari’s legacy, all the others do seem like wannabes. In the last few years however, things have been slightly differnt, as good as Ferrari has been with its cars, Bugatti makes the fastest car in the world, Lamborghini and Pagani fight it out for the maddest car-maker title and even Lexus has jumped into the fray with its super exciting LFA. Ferraris might still be the best cars but they are not the ones adorning kid’s bedroom walls. The oomph factor somehow went missing with them for over a decade.

Now Ferrari is fighting back, first came the frankly pronographic 458 Italia and rumours are abound the Ferrari are close to completing the Enzo succesor, the F70 (One might notice that they went straight from F50 to F70, but the Enzo was originally called the F60 and the 2009 F1 car is also called the F60). The F70 promises to take Ferrari into unchartered territories, with lightness being the main focus instead of massive power. The power figure is expected to be the same as the Enzo, but before you start groaning the weight is set to come down by as much as 368 Kg. The power will be delivered by a twin-turbo V8 instead of the traditional V12. This means, the F70 will be a throwback to the F40 (which incidentally TopGear thinks is the last great car made by Ferrari and we tend to agree!). Ferrari is hell bent on reducing the greatest drawback of turbine forced induction, turbo lag, a Ferrari is not a Ferrari without the instant response and the engineers it seems are confident of wiping it out all together using elctrical motors to aid the turos. The F70 will also be a landmark vehicle for Ferrari as it marks its first step toward reducing the CO2 levels and increasing (ever so slightly) the MPG numbers.

Mclaren might talk up its supposed ‘Ferrari-Killer’, Lexus may produce a car straight out of a video game and Bugatti might make a car with a zillion horse power but the allure of a Ferrari can never be ignored and the way things are shaping up, Ferrari will remain at the top of the pedestal for a long time to come. Check the gallery for some F70 renderings and let us know what you like the best.

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If you thought just the Red roof was mind blowing look what’s under it.

The first of its kind Ferrari theme park is getting geared up in Abu Dhabi for its opening in 2010. The roof of the theme park is claimed to be inspired by the classic double curve side profile of the Ferrari GT body but it could easily be mistaken for an Alien mother ship. It is painted in scarlet Ferrari red with the biggest Ferrari logo ever created with a dimension of 65m x 48.5m.

It is located at about 10minutes from the Abu Dhabi International Airport. With an enclosed area of 100,000 m2 it is the world’s largest indoor park. The theme park corners around the Abu Dhabi F1 GP race track, which can be over viewed from the park’s ultra exclusive gallery.

The attractions include 20 start-of-the-art rides. A roller coaster which plunges down from a height of 62 meters at a Ferrarish speed of 200mph, a G-force ride, driving school for junior drivers with expert training and racing simulators used by Ferrari’s F1 drivers plus hotels , gift shops and Pasta, it will make the Tifosi go more bonkers than a Ferrari F1 win!

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National Geographic TV channel is broadcasting this show named “Ultimate Factories” which is a documentary that covers the inside working of various factories. But what interests us about this show is the automobile factories it features. The program has seen factories like Ferrari, BMW, Harley-Davidson, Corvette, Lamborghini and Caterpillar.

We here at Indian auto talk will provide live streaming links of the complete episodes which you might find interesting. This time around it’s two episodes one covers the Ferrari factory with the making of the 599 GTB Fiorano and the second one covers the BMW factory with the making of the Z4.

with this we are starting a new category on Indian Auto Talk called “Factory tour” under which we will be bring you the coverage of various car and bike factory videos. next time it will be the Lamborghine factory, stay tunned to watch how they fix the scissor door of the Lamborghini Murciélago.

Ferrari as we all know is an Iconic brand as far as any Industry is concerned. The Company dates back to the 1950s when Enzo Ferrari started making race cars which raced in Formula1. Enzo decided to make road cars just to fund his F1 team. Now that decision as turned
out into the most recognized car icon in the world.

Not in the distant past, the only Ferrari I knew were the F40, 50, Enzo, f430 and the Testarossa. I for one always wanted to gain knowledge of old Ferraris. Questions like what was the F430’s predecessor, who replaced the Testarossa kept popping into my head. So I decided to make up a list of the Ferrari’s road going cars right from the 250gts till the latest 458 Italia.

Currently Ferrari is classified into 3-series:
• The Ferrari F family which started with the 250GTO and reached till the F60 Enzo
• The Ferrari sports couple Family which started with the Dino and with its latest offering 458 Italia
• The Ferrari GT family which started with the 250 GT and has come till the 599 GTB Fiorano

I have attached a presentation with this post which consists of pictures of Ferrari cars in the sequence of their launch. After you go through this, you will be able to identify most of the Prancing horses.

With the spot lights on, the star shines more. See for yourself in the Image Gallery