Editor’s note: This is the first in an occasional series. Enzo Ferrari. You probably know who he is, thanks to the eponymous car brand he started in 1947 — but what you probably don’t know is that il Commendatore was already a legend, years before he hung out his own shingle … and the twin-engine, […] The post Twin-Engine Terrors #1: 1935 Alfa Romeo Bimotore appeared first on The Truth About Cars ..read more

Last week, news broke that Ferrari was plotting a third assembly line in Maranello dedicated entirely to EV production. But this turned out to be little more than a preamble for the obligatory announcement that the company would eventually transition toward building electric vehicles. On Thursday, the Italian automaker told investors that all-electric and hybrid models […] The post Ferrari Says Majority of Sales Will Be EVs, Hybrids by 2030 appeared first on The Truth About Cars ..read more

Ferrari is rumored to be preparing a third assembly line in Maranello, Italy, dedicated for electric vehicles. The automaker has already purchased land near the facility and is presumed to make an official announcement on June 16th when it’s scheduled to present its four-year business plan. As usual, this comes from a major media outlet that […] The post Report: Ferrari Plotting Italian EV Assembly Line appeared first on The Truth About Cars ..read more

Our Abandoned History coverage of the Turbo-Hydramatic transmission series continues today. The THM was a singular solution to two different automatic transmissions in use by Oldsmobile, Cadillac, and Buick in 1963. Turbo-Hydramatic arrived at a time of modernization for the automatic, which prior to the mid-Sixties was regarded as inefficient and less than smooth. The […] The post Abandoned History: General Motors’ Turbo-Hydramatic Transmissions (Part II) appeared first on The Truth About Cars ..read more

Ferrari has released a short teaser video of a new V12 engine. While speculation is that it will be marked for the Purosangue SUV, the company is mum. Motor1 points out that Ferrari uses the phrase “the heart of a thoroughbred” to advertise the engine, and “Purosangue” translates into “thoroughbred.” Ferrari also says the engine is […] The post Is Teased Ferrari V12 Meant for Purosangue SUV? appeared first on The Truth About Cars ..read more

A few weeks ago, we concluded Abandoned History’s two-part coverage of the Chrysler UltraDrive transmission. Within the comments was a request for more transmission coverage of an equally abandoned nature. Let it be so! Come along as we discuss the vast automatically shifted expanse that was the Turbo-Hydramatic transmission family, by General Motors. The Turbo-Hydramatic […] The post Abandoned History: General Motors’ Turbo-Hydramatic Transmissions (Part I) appeared first on The Truth About Cars ..read more

The Eighties were the decade that saw the dawn of the hot hatchback. Today’s little red hatchback is really very hot, because it’s entirely a Ferrari 308 underneath. Called the Super Eight, the ride you see here was a custom creation of Francisco Sbarro, whose work we featured for the first time the other day in the […] The post Rare Rides: The 1980 Sbarro Super Eight, Not Your Standard Hatchback appeared first on The Truth About Cars ..read more

Beset by electric vehicle announcements and planned fueling restrictions, your author has scoured the internet for something you might actually enjoy from the realm of internal combustion. Instead, you’ll be settling for an update on the Ferrari 812 Superfast you couldn’t possibly afford. The company has opted to make the model a little faster and will […] The post Ferrari Introducing 818 Horsepower V12 for Limited Edition 812 Superfast appeared first on The Truth About Cars ..read more

Today marks the second time we’ll feature a Ferrari 599 on Rare Rides. While our first example was a standard GTB with a very questionable color palette, today’s 599 was transformed by Italian coachbuilder Zagato into a very different-looking car. Rare Rides is no stranger to Zagato-bodied vehicles and has featured the company’s designs on […] The post Rare Rides: The 2009 Ferrari 599 GTZ Nibbio Spyder, by Zagato appeared first on The Truth About Cars ..read more

Today’s Rare Ride is a big, front-engine V12 Ferrari in the company’s fine grand tourer tradition. While its exterior color is nothing to write home about, its interior is absolutely a one-off. Once you get a look at it you’ll see why. The 599 GTB Fiorano was introduced for the 2007 model year, as an […] The post Rare Rides: A 2008 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano, With the Worst Interior Colors Ever appeared first on The Truth About Cars ..read more