I have a love affair with Italy!
I suppose that in a country that hails beauty in all it’s forms and shapes like that one, I too feel a bit more beautiful (or less ugly).
I’m a sucker for Italian food and clothing, but most of all Italian cars!
The sleek lines of a Pininfarina designed Ferrari, the sheer monstrosity of a Lamborghini Murcielago and the finesse of a Pagani Zonda..
Truly the stuff of masters, and as an art form, it’s one that’s been perfected through the centuries, having all the great impressionist artists as forefathers.
But this week, I drooled!
Not over Monica Bellucci – pretty common drooling symptom on a male adult of the human species; but over the pictures of the new Ferrari 458 Italia!
Oh My God!
It renders all other cars before it common and, in fairness, quite blunt.
The prowess of it’s design is only surpassed by the technological achievements in it’s engine compartment.
The specific output; the torque, the acceleration figures, the consumption figures, and, to those green heads out there who only think in CO2 terms, the low emissions, they just keep me yearning, aching for one in my hands.
The price is high, of course.
But it’s a Ferrari for crying out loud.
It’s the epitome of automotive brilliance.
Ok, so there’s the Pagani.
But a Ferrari has heritage, history, blood, sweat and an Ocean full of tears!
It’s the story of a man towering above an entire industry.
And it’s red.
Red ones go faster after all.
And this new one….
Even it’s name is evocative of those great Ferraris of yore.
458, meaning it’s a 4.5 litre engine with 8 cylinders.
And then, as a tribute to the country that saw it become the stuff of legend, more than just mere childhood dream: Italia!
I love that country.
And I love that car!
I want one!
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