F1 World Champion Jenson Button picks up Mercedes C63 DR 520

On that note, current F1 champion and McLaren driver Jenson Button recently picked up the keys to his brand-spanking new limited edition AMG C63 DR 520 Estate at Mercedes-Benz World. The DR 520 comes from the Specialist Products Division with a modified 520-horsepower V8, extra fixin's, and is one of 20 units made for the UK market.

Most people who make calls to special divisions
of manufacturers to purchase unique vehicles tend to prefer anonymity. Thankfully there are people out there like Mark Carson, who got involved with showing people the process of customizing his M6. The other side of that coin is when superstars pick up (or are given) unique cars, at which point companies need to smack you in the face with an announcement.

Fiat 500 Abarth Ferrari Dealers Edition to 264HP

This is what happens aback Abarth and Ferrari accomplish love. Yep, this is the affiliated baby of the two Fiat Group firms and it looks like a fighty abridged rocket.


Based on a 500 Abarth, the Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari packs a 1.4-litre turbo acquainted by engineers from both companies to blaze out added than 180bhp. Out back, there's a snarly bankrupt with capricious flappy valves to accomplish it complete as alienated as possible. The flappy affair continues inside, with some paddles to change gear.


And of course, it comes in Scuderia Red with argent stripes like the ones on an F430 Scud.

The official blurb claims it could be a advancement car for Ferrari owners, a bit like the Aston Martin Cygnet. And why not? Why accident your 458 Italia on wet and glace anchorage aback you could be throwing this affair around?

Now watch Jeremy batter the 500 Abarth:




Pogea Racing Fiat 500 Ferrari Dealers Edition Later this year in the United States, we’ll get to adore the bunched Fiat 500 auto from Italy – however, there is no chat yet whether we’ll anytime get a Fiat 500 Abarth. If that didn’t make

2009 Ferrari California

Welcome with Ferrari California. Position the song of Eagles, because the cover was finally released from the newest caracolante offer of horse 'of S, and it 's what you 'd you wait until it is -- another powerful, expensive, and ultra-exclusive offer of Maranello.

Not, California isn 't Ferrari moins-cher in the tradition of Dino -- the manufacturer of cars stiffened with these comparisons during months now, shouting with all with range of voice that their newer model not to be cheap. Indeed, one expects that California, a machine of before-engine with a hardtop yielding out of aluminium, is more expensive than the F430 spider, which sells with the detail with approximately $210.000.

But mission of California 'of S is slightly different that other Ferraris; the model all-nine is aimed more one purchaser before whom cannot have considered Ferrari, one which wants high efficiency and the high luxury at end.

For this purpose, California comprises small back seats and space of luggage which makes echo the large philosophy of tourism of the 612 Scaglietti. It 's obtained more late in navigation, the communications, and the options of entertainment. And the top yielding was optimized in order not to disturb to the top of these $500 cuts.

Not, the didn of Ferrari 't forgets the execution. The power for California comes in the form of 4.3L V-8, which is based on the mill of F430, but with technology from direct injection. The power in horses is evaluated by Ferrari with 460 @ 7500 t/mn. The engine is joined to the new transmission of Ferrari 'of duel-clutch seven-speed of S -- the application of beginning of the new gear box. Gone up to the back, transmission of duel-clutch will be probably faster and smoothing tool that high-speed the F1 unit existing, and will make it possible Ferrari to compete with Porsche 'gear box of S new Dopplekupplung which beginning on the 2009 911. According to evaluations, 0-62 M/H concerns inside four seconds above, and when you must stop, Brembos carbon out of ceramics of standard-equipment will slow down California downwards but quickly.

Other interesting developments on California include a suspension of back of multilink instead of an installation of double-fork, and in addition to the aluminium roof, the major part of the body is also wrought in metal, using the same techniques of construction as F430 and 599 GTB.

Model external of California 'of S, parked by Pininfarina, naturally, is immediately recognizable like Ferrari. But him 's also distinctive beside Maranello 'of S of other offers. The car seems rounder with far and run that Ferraris recent. The apparent device is in advance the air intake designed in the cap, a selection of heritage no doubt originating in traditional Ferrari 250GT California. A fold in front of character starts with the version of passage on side of triple-hearing (smaller, replaced that found on the moose California) and above the handle of door, flattening outside above the aft wheels. The piled up exhaust ports dominate the left side and right of the back of the car, and the lid of trunk comprises a lip in front of spoiler.

Ferrari promises more groups of California throughout the summer bringing first world of car to 's with the Motor-show of Paris in September. The stay granted to motortrend.com as cover gives off the new car slowly