Forza 2 Features Top Sport Cars
December 7th, 2007
Forza is a game that everyone looks forward to and is quickly becoming one of the most popular racing games. The great thing about the new Forza 2 is that you will get a chance to drive some of the fastest and best sport cars on the market today.
This is the best way for everyone to experience just how powerful one of these beauties can be even if we don’t have the money to buy one of our own. Ok so it isn’t the same thing - but at least it can give you a small taste of what to expect. Here are some of the best cars that you can expect to work with.
2006 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti
October 10th, 2006
The 2006 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti is powered by the latest development of the V12 used in the discontinued 575M Maranello. More important, though, is the 612’s all-aluminum space frame and body-panel construction design, the first for a V12 Ferrari. At 4,056 pounds, the 612 is no lightweight, but it’s still 600-1,200 pounds lighter than competitors like the Mercedes-Benz CL65 and the Bentley Continental GT.
The Ferrari’s V12 is mounted rearward enough that the 612 can be considered a front-midengine car and as a result has a 46/54 front/rear weight balance. Ferrari claims that 85 percent of the car’s weight is between the axles.The 612 Scaglietti is equipped with a 5.7-liter V12 that develops 540 horsepower at 7,250 rpm and 434 pound-feet of torque at 5,250 rpm.
Fiat To Buy Back Ferrari Shares
September 14th, 2006
Fiat is increasing its stake in Ferrari, buying back the shares it sold to Italian investment bank Mediobanca during Fiat’s financial troubles in 2002. The Turin-based auto conglomerate is the undisputed Don of the Italian car business, controlling Ferrari, Maserati, Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Iveco and Magneti Marelli (to name a few), and will exercise its option to buy back the 29% currently held by Mediobanca by the end of September.Together with the 56% it currently holds, this will bring Fiat’s stake in Ferrari up to 85%. Mediobanca sold 5% to Mubadala Development Company, a UAE crown corporation; shares which Fiat may or may not buy back. (Mubadala also owns stake in Spyker, fuelling rumors that the recently acquired Spyker MF1 team could switch to Ferrari power for next season.) The remaining 10% is still owned by the Ferrari family.