BMW 3-Series E30 Leaves Ferrari 458 Italia Driver Wondering What the Hell Just Happened

What started out as cool two wins over a presumably stock Nissan GT-R and a Speedart BTR 600 Porsche 911 Turbo (997) in a straight-line race from a rolling start for the Ferrari 458 Italia driver (see the videos here), quickly turned sour once he faced a couple of older, but evidently, heavily modified BMWs.

After being defeated by a late 1980s – early 1990s BMW M5 fitted with a turbocharged engine producing more than a 1,000 horsepower, the owner of the Italian supercar tried his luck against another tuned bimmer, this time, a supposedly tamer, late 1980s 3-Series Coupe E30.

Oh, how wrong he was…

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Ferrari 458 Italia Spanks Nissan GT-R in Straight-Line, but Proves No Match for +1,000Hp BMW M5 E34

It's not every day that you see the all-conquering Nissan GT-R lose a speed race, even if said model happens to come from Maranello.

The Swedes at the M5Board forums recorded the race between the Godzilla and the Ferrari 458 Italia from a rolling start.

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Ferrari 458 Italia Spider Tinkered by Kahn Design

Following Kahn Design's tuning proposal for the coupe version of the Ferrari 458 Italia, the British brand has now turned its attention on the Spider model that sports an all-aluminium roof that rolls out from below the flying buttresses.

The first and probably only eye-catching changes made by Kahn are the new Monza forged wheels in sizes 21-inches up front and 22-inches at the back that come with original Ferrari caps and encompass yellow brake calipers.

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Mint Colored Ferrari 458 Italia Spider: What Do You Say?

While we're happy to see that at least one owner of the 458 Italia Spider broke the long-standing tradition of red-colored Ferraris, we're not sure what to make of the of this example finished inside and out in a teal (bluish green) tint that was filmed by YouTube user "Lamborghinisown" parked on the road.

In case you're wondering, the hardtop spider model was fitted with dealer plates from Connecticut.

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R&T Pits Corvette ZR1 Against Ferrari 458 Italia and McLaren MP4-12C in a V8 Showdown

The Corvette is one of the longest standing nameplates in the sports car world with a history that spans seven decades across six generations of models.

The current iteration of the Corvette (C6) has been in production since 2004 (as a 2005 model) and will soon be replaced by an all-new version set to appear at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show next January with sales to follow later in the year.

The pinnacle of the series, the ZR1, is the fastest and most expensive (at $112,600) production Corvette ever, but how does it compare against two of the newest and most capable V8-powered supercars in the world, the Ferrari 458 Italia and the McLaren MP4-12C?

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NYPD Officer Run Over by Ferrari Sues For Assault With Deadly Weapon, Asks For $10 Million

Life is smiling at you when you’re dating a reality show TV star and driving a sparkling Rosso Corsa Ferrari 458 Spider at the age of 28. But all this doesn’t mean that you’re above the law.

Unfortunately, Julien Chabbott thought otherwise, since he was caught on camera driving said Ferrari over an NYPD officer’s foot while being handed a parking ticket.

Now Felix Recio, the officer who was run over by Chabbott, has hired lawyer Sal Strazzullo and is upping the stakes. “Chabbott clearly had no regard for officer Recio’s life”, Strazzullo told The New York Post. “Hitting him with his Ferrari could have caused serious injuries or death”, he added.

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Japan's Office-K Gives the Ferrari 458 Spider a Makeover

As impressive as the relatively new Ferrari 458 Spider may be, there will always be owners who want a more customized appearance for the drop top model. Enter the world of Japan's Office-K that has presented a fresh styling take on the Italian supercar.

The tuning brand's makeover of the 458 Spider begins with the "Autoveloce" styling kit with parts available in fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) or clear-coated carbon fibre.

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Ferrari 458 Spider Owner Runs Over Cop's Foot, Gets Purple Cardigan Ruined

Oh, to be young… The owner of this Ferrari 458 Spider is a twenty something odd boyfriend of The Hills' Stephanie Pratt, and apparently owning a $257,000 (€207,000) makes you invincible to the law.

The real-life episode starts off as the NYPD officer writes the owner (David Osokow?) a ticket for what we assume to be an illegal park job or his choice of a purple cardigan and green shorts combo.

Either way, he decided the best thing to do to avoid a simple illegal parking ticket on his driving record would be to run over the officers foot, which we think is worse.

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