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If it seems expensive to change the battery in an electric car, wait until you see what it costs in a Ferrari LaFerrari: more than 200,000 euros

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For the majority of mortals, considering costs such as consumption or maintenance are a must when purchasing a car. And if we talk about buy an electric carAlthough the maintenance is less, there is one operation that makes the difference: changing the battery. Depending on the brand and model, prices vary. between 4,000 and more than 30,000 euros. That’s for EV cars, but those of hybrids They are not exactly cheap either. But there are cars and cars and obviously, The Ferrari LaFerrari plays in another league. The firm’s first hybrid hypercar offers performance typical of its range: it is capable of going from 0 to 100 km/h in 2.9 seconds and exceeds 350 km/h thanks to its 963 HP. But no matter how Ferrari it is, it does not escape suffering from the weak point common to hybrid technologies: the battery. If we take into account that there are only 499 examples of the Ferrari LaFerrari and that each one was launched with a base RRP of 1.3 million euros (over time, it has gotten worse: it is around four million on the second hand market), the price of its battery is not far behind: exceeds 200,000 euros. Ferrari’s lucrative solution: replace the entire battery With just 1,440 kilometers traveled, one of the few and exclusive owners of a 2014 Ferrari LaFerrari in Croatia discovered how his precious car ran out of traction battery. The first diagnosis indicated that the hybrid battery was out of service. The solution proposed by Ferrari was to replace the entire battery pack at a reasonable price: from 213,000 euroswithout counting on labor. So the owner decided to explore other more economical options, arriving until EV Clinica Croatian workshop specializing in electric and hybrid vehicle batteries. After an exhaustive analysis of the state of that group of batteries, with 120 cells and weighing about 60 kilos, they identified two failures: defective cells and a defect in the manufacturing assembly. Good news. The battery was not a brick, but had a localized fault that could be fixed without having to perform a complete replacement. Although the price of this meticulous and precision work has not been released, the owner had his LaFerrari back saving the price of the entire package. What of ask for quotes from other workshops It is always a good idea, whether you have a Dacia Sandero or a Ferrari. And if they don’t tell the owner of this Bugatti Veyronfrom whom the company asked him for 11,000 euros to change the button for the electric adjustment of the rearview mirror when the workshop in his town did it for less than two euros. Fortunately for those who own a hybrid Ferrari, last year the Italian firm launched an additional guarantee extension, so it will replace the traction batteries of the cars covered in this service in years 8 and 16 of their life. In Xataka | China has discovered another front to elevate its electric car: competing face to face against Ferrari and Lamborghini In Xataka | They are founders and ultra-rich, but they have not always driven luxury supercars: a review of the cars of tech millionaires Cover | Ferrari, EV Clinic

In 2010, the owner of a Ferrari missed a radar in Switzerland at 137 km/h. He took home the most expensive fine in history

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The fine for speeding highest ever recorded did not come from a German road or a French motorway. It arose in Switzerland, and they gave it to the driver of a Ferrari Testarossa. The most curious thing is that they did not put it in for pushing the power of this 90’s classic to the limit since it was traveling at 137 km/h. The result was a fine of more than 247,000 euros, an amount that officially appears in the Guinness World Records as the biggest fine for speeding. A record fine. The highest speeding fine officially recorded was imposed in Switzerland in January 2010. A court in the canton of St. Gallen sentenced the driver of a Ferrari Testarossa to pay about $290,000 (more than 247,000 euros at the exchange rate) after being detected by radar traveling at 137 km/h in a section limited to 80 km/h. The amount of the fine was not arbitrary. In Switzerland, judges do not set fines based on rigid tables according to the infraction, but rather based on the real impact they must have on each driver’s pocket. A system designed so that everyone hurts equally. Swiss legislation contemplates a model of fines proportional to the driver’s income, instead of establishing a table of fixed amounts as happens in Spain. This applies an equivalence factor with respect to economic capacity, making the sanctions truly have a deterrent nature. A fine of 200 euros for a person who charges a salary of 16,000 euros It can be a compelling reason for you to take your foot off the accelerator when you don’t play. But that same figure is insignificant for someone with a net worth of several million euros. Sanctions in Switzerland are at another level. In the case of the driver of the Testarossa, the sanction was triggered because the driver declared assets that exceeded 22 million dollars and accumulated a record for similar violations. For the Swiss authorities, the fine should reflect not only the risk committed, but also the economic impact it should generate. The 2010 record is not an isolated case. According to collects the local newspaper 24hourslast August a billionaire resident in Lausanne was fined 90,000 Swiss francs (about 96,500 euros) after exceeding the 50 km/h limit on the road while traveling at 77 km/h. Although the violation was not extreme, the final calculation was, and was justified by evaluating income, assets, and family circumstances. 96,000 euros for exceeding the speed limit by 27 km/h. Switzerland is not the only country that applies it. Finland shares a sanctioning philosophy similar to that applied in Switzerland. There are also fines calculated according to income, with precedents that have exceeded 120,000 euros. One of the best known cases It is that of a businessman who was traveling at 82 km/h in an area limited to 50 km/h and ended up facing a fine of 120,000 euros due to his level of income. In Austria, for example, a millionaire They took away his driving license and the Bugatti Veyron was immediately seized for traveling at 123 km/h in an area limited to 60 km/h. Spain will never come close to these figures. The Spanish traffic legislation is located at the opposite extreme. The fines depend exclusively on the margin exceeded over the speed limit, not on the financial capacity of the offender. Thus, the case of the Finnish driver fined 120,000 euros, in Spain would be resolved with a fine of 400 euros and four points less on the driving license. In fact, you would even have a 50% discount on the fine if you pay it in the first few days. In Spain, the most serious sanctions are penalized with a maximum of 600 euros and the withdrawal of six points on the license, without there being a link between the sanctions and the level of income. This implies that someone with high purchasing powermay consider the cost of the infringement to be minimal, thus losing its deterrent nature. In Xataka | The DGT allows legal circulation at 150 km/h without being an emergency vehicle. The secret: a sign Image | Unsplash (Noah Boyer)

Since I know that combustion cars will survive 2035, there is one that I dream about. And it’s not a Porsche or a Ferrari

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If you are one of those who like the world of automobiles, it is almost impossible that you have not heard about it. The European Commission has proposed maintaining cars with combustion engines. Indeed, we have not been wrong. Europe has not approved anything yet, the European Commission has made its proposal and now it has to be approved by the European Parliament and the Member States (the Council of the EU). Seeing how positions within the European Union have evolved in the last three years, everything indicates that if this proposal is not approved we will see something very similar to what has already been published. This proposal, as we tell in this article, anticipates a future where, indeed, we will have combustion cars. But they will be restricted to a few exceptions. With the obligation to maintain the average emissions below 11.6 gr/km of CO2 in its fleet To avoid possible fines, brands will have to continue selling enormous volumes of electric cars. The measure has been called by some analysts such as Mathias Schmidtt of “Porsche amendment”. And it is these types of vehicles that will continue to have combustion engines at exorbitant prices. Luckily, if everything goes the same, we can continue to see a Porsche 911 with a combustion engine or a Ferrari with its good V12. But it seems almost impossible for us to see affordable cars with this type of technology. Does that mean that every sports car will be electric? Most probably will be. But if this new regulation is approved, at least the door will be open to seeing a type of vehicle that we have little studied in Europe. One with which Mazda wants to keep alive a sports option in its range. The new wording opens the door for our dream of seeing the Mazda Iconic SP becoming a reality to be closer. Why does an electric car have less autonomy than advertised? Let’s dream about him It was November 2023 when Mazda dropped a bomb at the Tokyo Motor Show. It was at that time when he presented the Mazda Iconic SP, a beautiful prototype with retractable headlights and proportions halfway between the Mazda MX-5 and the Mazda RX-7two of his legendary cars. Very few details were given about the car but enough to understand that its return may be viable even with the expected emissions reduction. It was said that it was an extended range electric car. That is, a kind of plug-in hybrid where a rotary engine supports the vehicle to generate electricity and send it to the battery. The electric motors are what drive the wheels by taking electricity from the battery. A battery just enough for daily trips in electric mode but supported by a rotary motor allowed the car to have 370 HP but, above all, a weight of 1,430 kg. A low figure for an electric car, in line with Mazda’s philosophy of always trying to keep weight at bay. And the company has made it very clear on repeated occasions that they do not believe in electric cars with long ranges, among other things because of the excess weight it causes in their cars. He Mazda MX-30 electric and its 1,720 kg weight is a good example of how batteries affect this aspect. But its extended range version is also a good example of how they are already using this technology. The passage of time, however, seemed to be making things complicated for the company. In a recent interview with Coachhis Masahi Nakayama, head of the sports car’s design, said that it was the car of his dreams and that “technically it is viable” but the problem was in the costs. It has logic. For a brand as small as Mazda, putting a vehicle that will presumably be niche on the road is a huge risk. The eccentricities, the different cars, are reserved for huge companies like Toyota or vehicles that can remain on the market. If the company could not emit CO2 emissions in Europe in 2035 it would be another market that would be closed. The European market is, in fact, the most interesting market for this car. In China, customers They have looked at another type of vehicle more technological inside. In the United States the electric car is not taking off and There doesn’t seem to be any intention for it.. Only Europe and Japan seem to be areas where sales can be made, but the first market still has a ban on selling cars with combustion engines approved, which prevents a commercial life long enough to guarantee its viability. However, approving the European Commission’s proposal leaves the door open to seeing this sports car on the street. First because it would be complying with the regulations and second because, given that it is a niche car with few sales expected, it would be easy to offset the emissions with other vehicles from the firm or with the purchase of emissions credits. It remains to be seen, however, the future of Mazda in Europe. The restrictions are so tough over the next 10 years that they threaten to thin the firm’s product portfolio. Right now, its only competitive electric comes from China and the second model It will also be a purely Chinese car. The rest of its range is made up of cars with large combustion engines with emissions that go well above the 93.6 gr/km of CO2 with which they have to comply in 2027. What is certain is that a change of this type in the regulations paves the way for a different car. One of those cars that are worth dreaming about to break the monotony of an increasingly standardized market. Photo | Mazda In Xataka | Mazda wants to reinvent the electric car with an electric car that is not entirely electric. In China they have improved the idea

“Let’s put a Ferrari V8 in a motorcycle,” no one ever said. Until someone put a Ferrari V8 in a motorcycle

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We could call him genius. We could call him crazy. We could call him a visionary. We will call him by his name: Maxwell Hazan. Let’s leave aside interpretations and qualifications. Let each one find their own. Because when someone takes a motorcycle and puts the V8 engine of a Ferrari there is little to say. Some will say there is little Well what to say Others will say that how are we going to say something bad. For our part, we will limit ourselves to showing it. A 375 HP motorcycle The story is brought to us by our colleagues Motorpassion Motorcycle. Maxwell Hazan is a particular fan. Because one can have a lot of passion for motorcycling. One can make motorcycling the hobby of his life. But few have the luck, talent and hands to make motorcycling their livelihood and way of life. Hazan has achieved it, specifically by tuning and modifying motorcycles. It’s what counts on the website where you show the world what you do. “Every bike I make is one of aI make them with my two hands here in my workshop. Each bike is unique and will never be replicated,” explains. Following this philosophy, on its website and in its Instagram account you can see the jewels it creates. From beautiful classic motorcycles launched directly into the future to vehicles that seem to have arrived from that future to the present. Without a doubt, it is worth spending a while and getting lost in his works. Already in 2017 he explained to Los Angeles Times how he had been evolving and how from his passion he had created his own business (actually, Hazan is specialized in psychology). He said then that his works always start from the same origin: an engine. From there, once you have the engine, you look for the chassis that can fit. That’s when he draws the finished bike and gets to work fitting the engine into the bike and achieving the desired look. In the case of the HF355 it also started like this. But in this case we were talking about bigger challenges. The engine was a 3.5 V8 with 375 HP signed by Ferrari for a F355. Little joke, considering that a Moto GP moves at 250 HP. The block, of course, is a work of artisanal art, with five valves per cylinder, titanium connecting rods, and a compression ratio of 11:1. For a car from the 90s we are talking about an engine already of some renown. But of course, putting this on a motorcycle is truly crazy. The first reason is that the power is excessive. The second is that you have to get that engine that does not cause the bike to become overweight and become unmanageable. Aware that the latter was his greatest challenge, Hazan did not hesitate: everything expendable had to be dispensed with. The chassis? Unnecessary. How unnecessary? More or less. And the engine and gearbox act as the structure and everything is bolted directly to them. Francisco de Quevedo would say that it is a motorcycle attached to an engine. The engine, says the creator, already weighed 107 kg “without accessories or flywheel.” All parts have been designed to create the lightest possible assembly. Thus, the tank also maintains that concept of a structural piece. From there, it was about creating something manageable but as lightweight as possible. Also something that would not burn whoever took control. Hazan assures that the engine generates less heat than expected as it is constantly cooled by the air. Despite everything, a radiator has been installed under the engine and four electric fans. “It works perfectly,” this genius congratulates himself in statements to Bikebound. In total, the HF355 weighs 250 HP and the engine has been dressed in a completely handmade carbon fiber body. Piece by piece, it is a unique creation. And, of course, it has an absolutely delicious sound, as hypnotic as it is different from what one would expect from any motorcycle. You can check it in this video. Photos | @maxwellhazan In Xataka | If the question is how to reach 250 km/h in just 6 seconds, the answer is very simple: with a steam motorcycle

The prince of Brunei asked to be made a Ferrari so secret that not even Ferrari knew it existed: the F90

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At the end of the eighties, a very special order knocked on the doors of the Pininfarina study. Prince Jefri Bolkiah, brother of the Sultan of Brunei, wanted to be designed a new exclusive Ferrari. The only condition was that this project be kept completely secret. In fact, it was kept so secret and for so many years, that not even Ferrari knew it existed until a series of photographs revealed them to the public and the brand itself decades later. This is the story of the only six Ferrari F90s that exist in the world. a car so mysterious They haven’t even seen it in Ferrari. The prince’s secret order The incredible story of this peculiar model came to light according to an interview that Speedholics made Enrico Fumia, director of design and development at Pininfarina in the late 1980s. In those years, Prince Jefri Bolkiah was one of Ferrari’s best clients, where I bought cars by the dozen to feed your large collection of cars made up of more than 7,000 cars. In 1988, an intermediary of Prince Jefri contacted the Pininfarina design studio, the Italian company responsible for designing some of the most famous Ferraris, with models such as the Ferrari FF, California, F12 Berlinetta or 458 Italia, among many other. The request was clear: I wanted six exclusive units of a Ferrari that only he would have. In exchange, the studio would receive an indecent amount of money, just at a time when the studio was not having a good financial streak. Without going into specific figures, the studio’s design manager only indicated in his interview that, with that commission, Jefri Bolkiah became the studio’s main source of income, above brands such as Ferrari, Maserati or Alfa Romeo. There it is nothing. The only condition that the prince set was that everything had to be done in the most absolute secrecy. So much so that not even Ferrari found out until 16 years later. Tap on the photo to go to the original message The project was baptized “F90”, so named because it was “the Ferrari of the nineties“. The design was built on the chassis of the Ferrari Testarossa – which was the star of the moment –, but with a completely new and original design in terms of body, cabin and roof, retaining only the engine, wheels and mirrors of the base model. Innovation and complexity in design In his interview, Enrico Fumia assured that “without a doubt, the F90 has been the most difficult and spectacular project we have ever done.” Among its most notable innovations was a unique sliding roof that slid over the rear window, becoming fully integrated to turn it into a convertible supercar. This solution was something completely unprecedented for the time and a major technical challenge, Fumia explained. But the fees paid by the coffers of the Sultan of Brunei more than covered the development cost. Making a Ferrari without Ferrari knowing was not easy. Fumia claimed that they tested the car at night, without any emblem of Prancing Horse and with the body completely camouflaged. As they did not have test drivers, the designer acknowledged that “sometimes I participated in the tests and, since the car was right-hand drive, when I was driving, another person had to sit in the passenger seat to pay the tolls at the highway exits.” In its design, Fumia was inspired by classic Ferrari models like the 1964 500 Superfast, with its peculiar oval front grille, the Ferrari 365 or the Ferrari 330 with its smooth and aerodynamic lines. Under the hood they mounted a 4.9-liter, 390 HP twin-cylinder V12 engine. After many difficulties, the six units of the F90 were delivered directly to Brunei and in the most absolute secrecy, where they have remained hidden in the royal collection of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. They remained this way until 2002. Ferrari, what Ferrari? It was in that year when some mysterious photos began to circulate on the Internet in which the unprecedented silhouettes of an unknown Ferrari. Finally, in 2005, Fumi met with Ferrari and Pininfarina to reveal the project. The design manager was surprised by Maranello’s reaction. “It was better than we ever imagined,” Fumia said. “Ferrari officially recognized the F90 as an authentic Ferrari, without ever having seen or touched it,” confessed the former Pininfarina manager. As of today, and only by reference to the leaked photos, it is known that the Ferrari F90s were painted in black, blue, gray, red, white and green. But none of these cars have left the royal collection nor has it been used publicly, thus maintaining the aura of mystery and exclusivity that surrounds them to this day. In Xataka | In Dubai they don’t know what to do with so many abandoned luxury supercars: the less shiny side of getting rich Image | Nano Banana

That’s why only one Ferrari SC40 will be manufactured

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The Ferrari F40 is one of the most legendary and recognizable models of the Maranello brand, considered by many to be the last “pure” Ferrari, given that it was the last one that Enzo Ferrari approved before his death in 1988. A client of the brand asked Ferrari to make one of his dreams come true: a car that maintained the essence of the F40, but adapted to current trends and technologies. This is how the Ferrari SC40 was born, a unique creationcustom designed and with the guarantee that no more units will be manufactured because, like dreams, each one is exclusive to the person who owns it. A Ferrari F40 version 2.0 Ferrari has launched a new unique supercar called SC40, which is not just another car, but an exclusive creation designed to fulfill a personal dream of a very special client. Instead of mass-producing a model, this one-off represents a tribute to the legendary Ferrari F40, one of the brand’s most iconic supercars presented in July 1987. This initiative shows how Ferrari is dedicated to “fulfilling the dreams of its customers” through of unique projects in its Special Projects Program. The Ferrari SC40 is not a simple reissue of the F40, but a modern reinterpretation influenced by the design and essence of the model approved by Enzo Ferrari, but manufactured with the latest technology and contemporary materials. The closest that Ferrari fans will be able to get to this supercar will be in the model that will be exhibited at the Ferrari Museum in Maranello, since the only real unit that will be manufactured will go directly to the garage of the person who commissioned it. The SC40 project lasted approximately two years, during which the proportions and details were designed together with the Ferrari Design Center. “It does not seek to be a literal replica, but rather a reinterpretation with personality,” they say. from the brand. In its mechanical base, the SC40 shares the chassis, the eight-speed F1 DCT transmission and the hybrid propulsion of the Ferrari 296 GTB. A 3.0-liter biturbo V6 engine has been integrated along with a 122 kW electric motor and a 7.45 kWh battery, adding a total combined power of 830 horsepower and torque close to 740 Nm. These figures make it possible to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in just 2.9 seconds and reach a maximum speed of over 330 km/h, significantly faster than those of the original F40, which had 478 horses that catapulted it to 320 km/h. Reminiscent of the F40, but it is not The design of the SC40 stands out for its long, low nose, a short rear overhang and a raised fixed spoiler, elements that combine style and functionality. The headlights, located at the ends, take us to the peculiar front of the F40, although they dispense with the retractable headlight mechanism of the original model. Like the model from which it is inspired, Ferrari has used carbon fiber and Kevlar. The same materials that allowed the Italian manufacturer to reduce the weight of the F40 to only 1,100 Kg and provide it with sufficient torsional rigidity so that will not disintegrate under its power. The “SC40” lettering embossed on the side of the spoiler is a clear nod to the one sported by Ferrari’s legendary supercar. The brand of The Prancing Horse has designed a specific color for this exclusive collector’s item: Bianco SC40. Direct and at the foot. Ferrari’s commitment to exclusivity creating unique cars for its best clients represents a growing trend in the automotive luxury sector. Other supercar manufacturers, such as Lamborghini with his Opera UnicaRolls-Royce or Bentley offer authentic bespoke works of art, turning each car into an exclusive collector’s item. Dreaming is freebut having a unique and unrepeatable Ferrari piece in your garage doesn’t have to be cheap. In Xataka | A $700,000 Ferrari F40 spent a decade parked in a Munich garage: its owner had forgotten where he had it Image | Ferrari

If you are looking for a Ferrari the cheapest way to get it is bidding for a requisitioned to a drug boss: it costs 150 euros

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Not every day One can bid For a Ferrari FF or a Mercedes-Benz G 63 AMG Second hand. But much less common is that these luxury cars can be achieved by a departure price of just 150 euros. However, there is a reason for weight behind: these high -end cars are goods confiscated to drug trafficking or seized to those responsible for those crimes after firm judicial sentences. A Ferrari FF and a Mercedes G 63 at a symbolic price As surreal that seems, the departure price for both cars is only 150 euros. We do not lack any zero in the amount. The main inconvenience is that both cars have been affected by floods in the judicial deposits in which they were kept. He Ferrari FF in Madridwhile the Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG was affected by the Dana of Valencia that flooded the facilities of the judicial deposit in Cheste. The auction is based on a symbolic figure, far from the real value in the Spanish second -hand market, in which a similar FF FF, with 660 hp V12 engine and registration around 2012, can be found in concessionaires or platforms specialized by about 145,000 euros. This Support is a real red bullet capable of accelerating from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.7 seconds and reaching 335 km/h that in its original sale price did not fall from 280,000 euros. For its part, the Mercedes-Benz G. 63 AMG with 5.5 -liter v8 biturbo engine, it is a luxury SUV whose 2014 to 2016 version is around a price of between 75,000 and 95,000 euros In the occasion market, also part of those 150 euros in the public auction. Both models are considered objects of desire both by collectors and by conductors that seek exclusivity and power. Auctioned to reverse the damage caused Once requisitioned, the seized assets, such as the Ferrari FF and the Mercedes-Benz G 63 to which we referred to, become managed by the Ministry of Health through the Government Delegation to finance the National Drug Plan. The “low cost” sale of these jewels on wheels responds to an auction policy that seeks to convert the money and resources of illegal activities into prevention and social help projects. According to Memory of the National Drug Plan, in 2024 1,881 seizures were registered from which some were obtained income of 28.35 million euros from Background of goods seized for illicit drug trafficking and other related crimes. Only in this electronic auction format, the seized goods fund obtained 3.22 million euros for several lots of machinery, vehicles, jewelry, boats, etc. As indicated in the report, 70% of the income obtained by the auction of goods seized to drug trafficking is used to reduce demand (prevention and attention to drug dependence), while the remaining 30% finances police and judicial projects for Fight drug trafficking and related crimes. The auction process is already open in the Escrapalia portal and will end on September 25. To be able to participate, those interested should register, present their documentation and pay a refundable bond that supports you in the bids. In addition, vehicles can be visited face -to -face on September 24 in Coslada (Madrid). In Xataka | Social security has entered the housing market. He is auctioning seized houses and floors from 10,000 euros Image | Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz

Mat Watson, expert in Supercars, about the Purosangue Ferrari

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To a Kia Ev6 GT and a pure Ferrari They separate 340,000 euros and four victories. Specifically, those achieved by Mat Watson, Carwow journalist, in Milla’s room. The medium has faced to two rivals who seem to arrive from different galaxies in the classic test of the mile room (400 meters). He Ferrari Purosangue It is one of the most anticipated products of the Italian company in recent years to enter the SUV market. It is sold for almost 400,000 euros to which we can add innumerable extras that, evidently, make the final bill. Some, if you want to skip your huge waiting list, are Selling in Spain for more than one million euros. Although seeing the success that everything has had indicates that the Purosangue Ferrari was going to be an immediate sales success, the Italian company wanted to save him a huge Atmospheric V12 motor of 6.5 liters of displacement to make it clear that we were not facing a second -important Ferrari or an unimportant model for the brand. Of course, its 725 hp did not seem. He KIA EV6 GTon the other hand, it has been recently updated with some aesthetic and, above all, mechanical. It was the most powerful electric car or with a more sporty vocation of KIA with its 585 hp but the Koreans have wanted to take it to a new level by raising its power to 609 hp but can sustain a 650 hp peak for a few seconds. However, it is still a car that is sold for just over 60,000 euros. That is what breaks the schemes because, as you can imagine, yes, the KIA has been winning in the acceleration test with the Purosangue Ferrari. Of five occasions, the KIA won in four of them. And the fifth did not do it because from Carwow they aware of the Korean electric. “At least it’s as fast as a kia” Two SUVs, a line and something to show: who was going to be faster. And from the first moment it was seen how Ferrari was going to have many problems to pass over an electric car, less powerful and much less large. So many difficulties that, in fact, they reduced Ferrari to the second position (of two opponents) all the occasions in which the exit launched was given. In fact, only once the Purosangue Ferrari managed to overcome the Korean electric SUV. It was when Watson, aboard the KIA, activated the Simulated march change that the company is introducing its sportier models and that it is controlled with some cams on the steering wheel. There, the Ferrari devastated. “Ferrari can already say that he has a faster car than a kia,” Watson joked for Walkie Talkie with his partner who responds between laughs that “surely in Maranello they are super happy.” If we are going to concrete figures, the Kia Ev6 GT weighs 2,200 kg, 50 kg heavier than the Purosangue Ferrari and its power is lower but its motor torque is significantly higher, generating up to 770 nm by the 716 Nm of the Ferrari. And that is seen in the video. That overweight subtracts competitiveness in the first meters from the Kia but very soon manages to put ahead with each start thanks to its huge torque but, above all, that an electric car can manage much better the power it sends to the ground. From the first moment has all the power at your disposalNot as a combustion engine, so it only remains for software capable of managing that brutal power so that the wheels do not lose traction. The duel is especially bleeding because we are facing a car that costs almost 350,000 euros less than a Ferrari and that takes the colors despite facing a huge V12, the jewel of the crown of the Italian engines. Although we had already seen similar evidence, such as The McMurtry Spéirling passing over the Ferrari Laferrarithis time is different because that electric car is designed to get the most possible performance, with a very light cabin that allows you to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 1.4 seconds or Stay mouth. The test of Carwow It is, in short, the confirmation of how the electric car has made us break schemes of what was considered fast. How excessive power (a good example is the Xiaomi Su7) is at your fingertips with the electric vehicle. Ferrari, at least, will show him that always sweet and hoarse sound to V12. Photo | Kia and Ferrari In Xataka | Ferrari has won on land, but now points to the ocean. His new challenge is a ship that works without a drop of fuel

Ferrari had been demanding a toy company for 10 years. Everything for Testarossa to be a car and not a bicycle

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To whom we already comb some gray hair, the name Testarossa transports us directly to the Miami of the late 80s, when Sonny Crockettand Rico Tubbs they jumped from the yachts of the drug traffickers and put themselves at the wheel of a Ferrari Testarossa Blanco in the Mythical corruption in Miami (Miami Vice). In a good part thanks to that series, Ferrari turned the Testarossa in a legend Departure from Pininfarina pencils, causing all the children of the time to sigh to see the unmistakable lateral air intakes (they were known as cheese gradators) of this model. However, in an act of monumental awkwardness by Ferrari, the Italian firm lost commercial control of the Testarossa brand. According The published by Reutersa judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (TJUE) has been returned after more than a decade fighting for them. “A toy” that one day set up a V12 The nightmare for Ferrari with the Testarossa brand began just over a decade ago. AUTEC AG, a German toy company, appealed to the expiration of the Testarossa brand registration proving that Ferrari had not used it in any product between 2010 and 2015. The European trademarks They establish that, although trademarks have been registered, they must use them within five years since their registration. This loophole allowed to request the rights of uses on the Testarossa brand before the Office of Intellectual Property of the European Union (EUIPO) that accepted the petition. From that moment, the name of the Ferrari engineering jewel of the 80s, which mounted a 390 hp V12 engine That allowed him to touch the 300 km/h, it could also be an electric bicycle, razor machinillas or a radio -controlled car. In the late 80s, the new Ferrari Testarossa had an approximate price of about 145,000 euros, which is equivalent to about 419,000 today. Today, some of those cars They have come to auction for up to 241,000 euros. Not bad for a car with more than 35 years. The Ferrari Testarossa are eternal According to assured Andrea Scioletti, director of Used Vehicles of Ferrari A Drivemore than 90% of the Ferrari who have left the Maranello factory They are still in circulation. Paradoxically, That reliability It is the one that has saved the Italian manufacturer from losing his most legendary brand. The 7,000 units of the Ferrari Testarossa were manufactured between 1984 and 1996. Since then, that model has only been marketed through second -hand concessionaires or Distributors authorized by Ferrarias well as that of its spare parts. According to The criterion of the Court of Justice of the European Union, those resale of products under that brand can already constitute an effective use of the brand, either directly through its distributors, or authorizing your sale When it comes to third parties. With This sentencethe European Court revoked an earlier ruling of the Regional Court of Düsseldorf that, according to The published In the German Spiegelgranted AUTEC AG the right of use of the Testarossa brand by denoting the argument of second -hand cars and the spare parts that Ferrari wielded. “The use of the brand to guarantee the identity of the origin of the products for which it was registered, by reselling second -hand products, can constitute effective use,” the new sentence details. The cultural imprint that left in the young people of the time the iconography of the series, made years after the end of its production, continue to sell figures at the Testarossa scale graduated by Ferrari. Which has also been considered by the TJCE as a form of use of the brand. In Xataka | The Rocambolesca History of Ferrari 512 TR of Michael Jordan: 15 years lost and has appeared among the ashes of a fire In Xataka | Ferrari will expand its blacklist prohibiting “tuning” and other extravagances: it is not for bad taste, they are just business Image | Ferrari, Wikimedia Commons (Janderk1968)

Ferrari has won on land, but now points to the ocean. His new challenge is a ship that works without a drop of fuel

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Ferrari has already conquered the circuits. Now he wants to do the same in the ocean. Its new project has no wheels, nor ailerons, nor a V12 engine. Is called Hypersail And it is a Monohull of regattasalthough that description barely scratches the surface. The Italian brand has decided to build an extreme boat, designed to challenge resistance and engineering. The challenge is not less: to create a 100 -foot monoccasco that literally rises on water, driven only by renewable energies. Without a drop of fuel. A brand that is no longer limited to asphalt For decades, Ferrari has been synonymous with competition, engineering and prestige. Its history has been written in the most demanding paths and in the most select garages in the world. But times are changing. The brand continues to manufacture sports cars, yes, but it is also expanding its playing field. Today Ferrari not only innovates in his vehicles, he also does it in his strategy. Part of that evolution It has to do with the public. The Z and millennial generation They already suppose 40 % of their new buyers. They are younger customers, interested in design and technology, but also in impact and sustainability. And Ferrari is adapting. In that context, Hypersail It does not seem to be a whim or a marketing maneuver. It can be a way to apply everything learned in the asphalt to a different environment, although later also carrying that experience obtained in the water to their cars. Ferrari describes Hypersail Like a floating laboratory. And it is not an exaggeration. The boat, designed by the Naval Architect Guillaume Verdier and directed by the navigator Giovanni SoldiniIt has little to do with a conventional ship. Its structure is designed to keep the helmet out of the water by means of three support points: a foil coupled to a tilting keel, another in the rudder and one side that acts alternately. This provision Reduces friction to a minimum and literally allows “flying” on the waves. The most radical aspect of the project is not seen with the naked eye: it does not carry a combustion engine. All the energy necessary for its operation – from the control of hydraulic systems to navigation computers – is generated on board while sailing. The source is exclusively renewable: solar, wind and kinetic. It is not just about installing panels or captors, but of redesigning each system to be as efficient as possible. There are no hidden generators or plans B. According to the company itself, for many, this combination of total autonomy and oceanic navigation It seemed unfeasible. Ferrari wants to demonstrate that it is perfectly possible. Ferrari not only contributes his name, he actively participates in development. The equipment has applied to the sailboat many of the tools already used in its cars: aerodynamic simulation, advanced structural calculations and a flight control system adapted to the marine environment. That joint work has already resulted in nine patents, with another six in preparation. The ship reacts in real time to sea conditions, adjusting its position as a racing car would make it trace a curve. According to Ferrari, the development of Hypersail is also contributing to the evolution of its sports. The company has not specified specific models, but this technological approach would fit with its current hyper -sports linelike him Ferrari F80a hybrid of 1,200 hp called to continue what Enzo and Laferrari left. Hypersail It is not a finished product. It is an idea under construction. His assembly has already begun in Italy and the launch is scheduled for 2026. For now, Ferrari has shared very few images of the project, and everything indicates that we will have to wait to see more details of its development. Until then, the sailboat will continue to evolve as an open innovation platform. Images | Ferrari In Xataka | In Australia they already have the ‘infinite train’. To batteries, without catenary and unlimited autonomy, but with a great asterisk

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