EVO’s Jethro Bovingdon Tests The Ferrari 458 Speciale Aperta With The Roof Down In The Pouring Rain

Driving the brand new Ferrari 458 Speciale Aperta in the Modena hills with the roof down is the perfect way to experience the glorious sound from the 4.5 V8 being unleash at its 9,000rpm redline. Sadly on the day when EVO’s Jethro Bovingdon was set to go out in the new Ferrari, there were heavy clouds over Modena accompanied by torrential rain. Despite the weather, Jethro conducted the test in the way it should be which is to go roofless in the new 458 Speciale A. The video below would give you an idea how wet the weather is, watch it below.

Liberty Walk Owner Wataru Kato’s Reaction Towards The Ferrari 458 Crash At SEMA 2014

Earlier we reported of an accident outside SEMA 2014’s exhibition hall which involves a Liberty Walk tuned widebody Ferrari 458 Italia being rear ended by a modified Jeep. It appears that Liberty Walk’s founder and CEO Wataru Kato was present at the scene and had reacted to the incident in a remarkably positive manner. Video footage shown Kato-san was cheering and posing for photographs with the crowd with a wide smile over his face after the crash. Kato-san’s calm and positivity even after someone rear ended his expensive modified Ferrari had truly amazed us all! Watch it all in the video below.

Liberty Walk Ferrari 458 Italia Rear Ended By Modified Jeep At SEMA 2014

A Liberty Walk tuned Ferrari 458 Italia was rear ended by a modified Jeep at SEMA 2014 today outside the exhibition hall. The action was caught on video and was uploaded to Instagram by user iridestyle. The 15 second clip begins by focusing on the baby blue Liberty Walk Lamborghini Aventador when a loud crunch is heard and the cameraman swings lefts to focus on the baby blue Liberty Walk Ferrari 458 Italia where a modified Jeep had rear ended into. The Jeep did not suffered any visible damages but the widebody Ferrari’s rear was badly damaged from the impact. Despite the Ferrari only suffered from cosmetic damages, it may involve an expensive and long repair process where the original Ferrari parts have to be replaced before the Liberty Walk widebody body kit could be riveted onto the car. Liberty Walk’s Kato Wataru further discussed about the incident on his Instagram account ‘During SEMA ending parade, the car beside us hit the rear wing on the LB 458. But nobody got injured and the guy hit our 458 did not do that on purpose. We are happy we had a great time with all people helped us at SEMA. See you guys next year again at SEMA.’

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Bad news at #sema2014 #libertywalk got rear ended #Ferrari#458

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During SEMA ending parade, the car beside us hit the rear wing on the LB 458. But nobody got injured and the guy hit our 458 did not do that on purpose. We are happy we had a great time with all people helped us at SEMA. See you guys next year again at SEMA. #libertywalk #lbworks #libertywalkkato #lbperformance #ferrari458 #ferrari #forgiato

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Ferrari 458 Italia Crushed With A Sledgehammer In New Forgiato Wheels Advertisement

As the title above suggests, a bright red Ferrari 458 Italia was crushed by female model with a sledgehammer in Forgiato Wheels’ latest advertisement for their new ‘Unbreakable’ series wheels. The bright red Ferrari 458 Italia suffered dents from the blows of the sledgehammer but the Forgiato rims appears to be undamaged from it. Ferrari might not be very pleased about this advertisement. Watch it below.

The Streets Of Japan

Japan is home to some of the craziest car cultures in the world. As the sun goes down, Tokyo transforms from a busy metropolis to a wild and exotic playground for those who like to pour on the speed. As a method of expression, the custom vehicle scene thrives in Japan. GoPro’s latest film now allows you to ride along with Lamborghinis, Hayabusas, RWB Porsches, and some Kaido Racers make up a feast for the eyes on the streets of the Japanese metropolis at night. Watch it in the video below.

Ferrari Announced The New Ferrari 458 Speciale A

Ferrari had officially announced the Ferrari 458 Speciale A (A as in Aperta) ahead of its world debut at the upcoming 2014 Paris Motor Show. Limited to just 499 units, the 458 Speciale A is the most powerful spider in Prancing Horse history. The Ferrari 458 Speciale A has the same aluminium retractable hard top as the 458 Italia Spider which only requires a mere 14 seconds to deploy or retract. The lightweight aluminium roof also means that the Ferrari 458 Speciale A is only 50KG heavier than its coupé sibling. The Ferrari 458 Speciale A shares the identical performance hardwares as the Speciale coupé and is capable of completing the century sprint in just 3.0 seconds as well as the ability to lap Fiorano in 1’23”5. Ferrari had premiered the 458 Speciale A in a unique triple-layer yellow livery with a Blu Nart and Bianco Avus central stripe as well as five-spoke forged wheels in Grigio Corsa. Ferrari had also replaced the finish of the dash, the moulded door panels, treadplates and central tunnel in an exclusive blue carbon-fibre. There is no official price announcements from Ferrari yet, stay with us for more updates.

Photos via Ferrari.

Ferrari 458 Speciale Spider Spotted Without Any Camouflage

After being spotted testing outside the outside the Ferrari factory in Maranello numerous times under camouflage, the world finally got a glimpse of the upcoming Ferrari 458 Speciale Spider as Cars and Business had recently shared two photos of a yellow 458 Speciale Spider without any camouflage on the internet. The photos show that the yellow 458 Speciale Spider has the identical metal folding roof found in the normal 458 Italia Spider matched to the more aggressive body of the 458 Speciale Coupe with a Blu Nart stripe running along its body. The rear spoiler also appears to be finished in dark blue, not in the car’s body colour as the 458 Speciale Coupe. It was speculated that Ferrari will officially launch the 458 Speciale Spider at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month. Stay with us for more updates.

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Ferrari Enzo Prototype Spotted For Sale

A Ferrari Enzo prototype was spotted up for sale in Germany. The seller claims that this is the only Ferrari Enzo prototype to be sold by Ferrari. Built on an extended Ferrari 348 chassis with parts from the later 355 and 360, this Frankenstein Ferrari is said to have the mechanicals of a Ferrari Enzo which includes the V12 engine and a 6-speed transmission. The V12 engine in this Ferrari Enzo prototype actually produces 20 more horsepowers than the production version. Modena Motorsport did not list down a price for the Ferrari Enzo Prototype, but it was expected to fetch a whole lot more that when it was listed back in 2011 for €750,000. View the advertisement here.

Photos via Modena Motorsport.

Furious Ferrari 458 Speciale Jumps And Powerslides

A while back Marchettino filmed a red Ferrari 458 Speciale being driven to the max by its owner. The owner did not hesitated to push the car hard and powerslided around a roundabout. The owner did not even slow down when the road conditions worsen and eventually damaged the rear diffuser when the car jumps around on the poor countryside tarmac roads.

One Of The World’s Greatest Ferrari Collection

The signature colour for Ferrari may be red but Phil Bachman thinks otherwise and that is why his huge collection of Ferraris are mainly in his favorite colour, yellow. Phil Bachman owns one of the largest and greatest collection of Ferraris in existence and all of them are kept with him in his garage in Greeneville, Tennessee, a small city of around 15,000 located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. A few Ferrari models found in his garage include the 275 GTB/4, 512 BBi, 599 GTO, FXX, etc. Another unique thing about Phil Bachman’s collection is most of the cars wears the last production series number of their model as he likes them. Read more about Phil Bachman and his Ferrari collection in the interview between him and Forza here.