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Jul
8th

Review: 2009 Ferrari Scuderia Spider 16M

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Review: 2009 Ferrari Scuderia Spider 16M
2009 Ferrari Scuderia Spider 16M - Ferrari Exotic Sport Convertible Review - Automobile Magazine
Think the yellow paint scheme is loud? Wait until you hear the Scuderia Spider 16M at full-throttle...

Your retinas may be reeling from the visual assault of the blinding yellow Ferrari Scuderia Spider 16M, but that optical barrage doesn't pack half the wallop this Italian inflicts on your cochlea. There is nothing graceful, respectful, or restrained about the Ferrari's exhaust note. In response to any quick stab of the aluminum accelerator pedal, the engine-control computer tells valves in the exhaust to bypass the mufflers. I call those baffles valvole di vaffanculo, because to open them is to raise an acoustic middle finger to anyone within earshot. (Valvole in Italian means valve. Vaffanculo, if you have never watched The Sopranos, is Italy's favorite NC-17 way of telling you to go fly a kite.) Luckily, the 503 rambunctious horses under the glass cover provide sufficient thrust to make the car disappear in an invisible cloud of hydrocarbons before anyone has the chance to flip the bird back at you.


Photo Gallery: 2009 Ferrari Scuderia Spider 16M - Ferrari Exotic Sport Convertible Review - Automobile Magazine


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Jul
8th

Bentley teases us again and an F1 update from Japan, in News Brake for Wednesday, July 8:

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In News Brake: Bentley reveals another shot of the Arnage; the Honda crossover gets a name; and the Japanese Grand Prix has a murky future...But Wait, There's More! Full story...
Jul
8th

SOUTH KOREA: Parallel importer scales back

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SK Networks will downsize its automobile parallel importing business, company officials have said. Full story...
Jul
8th

SOUTH KOREA: Minicar sales slump

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City car sales in Korea have dropped for two consecutive months, industry data showed. Full story...
Jul
8th

SOUTH KOREA: Hyundai launches domestic LPG hybrid

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Hyundai Motor has launched its first hybrid car in South Korea using LPG and lithium ion polymer batteries for the Elantra LPI. Full story...
Jul
8th

CANADA: Ford asks CAW for same deal as rivals

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Ford has asked the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union to match recent concession-filled labour deals with General Motors and Chrysler so the company can remain competitive, the union has said. Full story...
Jul
8th

CANADA: CAW union agrees healthcare trust with Chrysler, GM

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The Canadian Auto Workers union has reached an initial agreement with General Motors and Chrysler to create a new healthcare trust that will manage the health benefits of more than 50,000 retirees. Full story...
Jul
8th

Audi Q3 scooped

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Exclusive images of Audi's long-awaited BMW X1 rival


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Jul
8th

US: AAM amends credit deal as investors fret

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American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings has amended a credit agreement but its shares fell over 30% as investors worried about a continued risk of bankruptcy. Full story...
Jul
8th

US: Federal-Mogul reportedly readying another Delphi bid

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Federal-Mogul Corp is readying a renewed bid for the assets of Delphi after breaking off talks with the parts maker - bankrupt since 2005 - late in May, three people with knowledge of the situation have said. Full story...
Jul
8th

BELGIUM: ACEA lambasts EU-Korea trade proposals

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The European carmakers' association ACEA has warned that current proposals in free trade negotiations between the EU and South Korea give an unfair competitive advantage to Korean industries. Full story...
Jul
8th

Vauxhall Astra: full story

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The build-up to the Astra's world debut at the Frankfurt show in September is gathering pace with new pics and even more details


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Jul
8th

London’s GPS-based speed-limit trial puts Big Brother’s foot on the gas pedal:

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A fleet of 12 Toyota Priuses in London have been fitted with GPS-linked speed limiters to measure how drivers respond to having their speed controlled by a computer rather than their own feet. Full story...
Jul
8th

CHINA: No further cut in vehicle purchase taxes coming

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According to a report in China Daily the Chinese central government has no plans to slash a tax on vehicle purchases this year. Full story...
Jul
8th

New Bentley headed for Pebble Beach debut:

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Bentley is one of the featured marques at this year's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, and the British luxury-car maker will use the event as the stage to roll out the successor to the Arnage. Full story...
Jul
8th

GERMANY: Idling Opel Eisenach would ruin productivity

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The Chinese Opel bidder Beijing Automotive's (BAIC) plan to idle production at the company's Eisenach plant in Germany for two years following a takeover could effectively ruin productivity there, a senior labour leader has said. Full story...
Jul
8th

GERMANY: Multiple bids must not delay sale – Opel chief

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Interest by several potential investors is generally positive as it strengthens the automaker's negotiating position, but it must not delay the sales process, Opel's chief has said. Full story...
Jul
8th

JAPAN: Nissan US battery plant to cost $1bn

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Investments to produce batteries at Nissan's US car plant site in Tennessee would exceed US$1bn, accounting for the bulk of the government loans it was granted last month, a senior Nissan Motor executive has said. Full story...
Jul
8th

SWITZERLAND: Nissan exec doesn’t see full recovery till 2013

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The global car market will take until 2013 to return to 2008's sales levels, a senior Nissan Motor executive has said. Full story...
Jul
8th

RUSSIA: June sales off 56%

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Russian car sales shrank 56% year on year in June but the rate of reduction reduced slightly from the 58% slump seen the previous month, the Association of European Businesses said on Wednesday. Full story...
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