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Ferrari - the Ultimate Driving Machine
When we hear someone talking about "Ferrari" the first thing
that comes to mind is money. Ferrari S.p.A is an Italian
sports car manufacturer,
this company started by sponsoring drivers and race cars and
in its origins it was never thought of or intended to
manufacture their own line of high performance/quality
vehicles.
This company doesn't count with the vast history other
companies such as Ford count with but it nevertheless counts
with an extremely high reputation, top quality standards and
well known "super cars".
Today, Ferrari is a symbol of wealth among those who possess
such outstanding driving machines. Price tags on these
vehicles as we all know, are equivalent to full mortgages
and in some cases even more. This company has been known by
its active participation inFormula One racing where
it has earned great status throughout the years of success.
Ferrari, as a company has been voted as one of the best
companies to work for in Europe by the Financial Times,
which is a British international business newspaper which
comes in second to the Wall Street Journal. The founder of
the company was Enzo Ferrari who died at the age of 90, in
fact, one of the top models among Ferrari was named after
himself "The Ferrari Enzo".
In Formula One, Ferrari is one of the oldest teams in the
championship as well as one of the most successful, it holds
several Formula one Records and fourteen World drivers
championship titles. Among the most recognized drivers
Ferrari had in their team we have: Felipe Massa (from
Brazil), Michael Schumacher (Germany), Luigi Chinetti
(Italy), Alain Prost (France), Eddie Irvine (Ireland),
Rubens Barrichello (Brazil), Kimi Raikkonen (Finland), among
many others.
Around mid 80's Ferrari classified cars according to their
engine displacement such as: V6, V8 and V12; furthermore
Ferraris were also classified according to their body style
such as:
- "M" which stands for "modificata" meaning modified, an
example of this type of car is the 575 Maranello.
- "GBT" which are closed berlinettas or coupes.
- "GTS" which are convertibles recently using the sufix
"spider". Some examples of such vehicles are: F355 Spider
(going from 0-100km in 4.7 seconds) and the Ferrari 360 Spider which
can go from 0-62 mph in just 4.3 seconds using its 90 degree
V8 F131 engine.
Examined from every angle, Ferrari as a brand, company and
vehicle; is and will be a synonym of power, status and
quality.
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