Next time you spot one of the hottest eye candies around climbing out of that extremely hot Ferrari, we suggest you’d take a look at what his feet are wearing. You bet on it, it will be Tod’s. The Italian shoemakers friendship with the exotic car brand goes way back. So much so that the two are almost synonymous to each other. Now, that could be a possible consequence of the fact that Ferrari’s chairman sits on the board of Tod’s. We are not sure. It’s just speculation.

The companies’ reps tell us that the two kindred spirits have joined hands to create an exclusive line of driving mocassins that car enthusiasts will have a hard time resisting. The Tod’s for Ferrari line consists of three models that go by the names – the Lecetto with laces, Lacetto Tubi GT with tassels and the Mascherina  Griglia with a grille of the iconic 250 GTO emblem. The first one comes in colors red and blue while the latter two stick to black and brown suede.
Each pair has insoles ribbed like the seats of a Ferrari sportscar. Trust us, Tod’s has again been loyal to the playboy’s loafers style. The shoes sell for anywhere between 290 and 320 Euros.

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Come to think of it, it is a pretty good thing that our favorite prancing horse can be seen on pastures other than just the auto circuit. You must have guessed by now that we are talking about one of the most popular and widely recognised brand in world, Ferrari. Well, buzz is that the company is all set to live up to its reputation of offering an extravagant lifetyle to its loyalists, yet again.

Its latest venture goes by the name of Eyewear 2010. And as the name suggests, this one is a collection of some spectacular designs of sunglasses and fashionable eyewear. Like its previous products, the new feat too is remarkable for its embodiment of Italian design, technology and high quality.
There are eighteen models for one to pick his or her favorite from. Each of these goggles draw their inspiration from the lines and details of the signature car style of the brand. All the eyewear models are rather sporty and macho at the same time. Quite a good combo, if you ask us, and definitely, not one to be missed!

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I know, it sounds like a Photoshop gimmick that just made its way onto the net, but when we double checked this claim it turns out that it actually is true! So, there are many car fanatics across the globe (millions) and many others who specifically love the Porsche, but surely none can compete with the sheer craziness of Gil Dezer. This dud was wacky enough (and we mean that in a real good way) to actually take the help of a crane, go through plenty of trouble and let go of a driving option to put a 1950 Porsche Spyder 550 on the top of his 8,000-square-foot condo! And when you look at it, it does look like the work of Spiderman; just that there are no strings attached!

It took an entire team of technicians, a crane and plenty of modifications to get the Spyder 550 up there and now Gil can control its headlights and horn from a touchscreen placed besides the door. Cool and crazy at the same time Gil could obviously afford to hang a car for as an indoor decorative as he own another 7 Porsches too (We told you he was a fanatic!)

While obviously there are many across the globe who own a fleet of cars, none have tried this before making Gil and his condo damn special. So, the day yours truly can afford to but 4 or 5 Ferraris, he will try and emulate Gil… I did say try…

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What is astonishing about this beauty is not the realism that it brings to your driving or even the pin point accuracy with which it mimics actual F1 driving parameters but the fact that it can even duplicate the G-force that real-time drivers experience inside the cockpit. Sporting three 42 inch screens or stereo projectors to wrap the image around the user, the Hexatech occupies 2.3m x 3m x 3m of space.

Let us be very clear with this at the very beginning; the Hexatech is by no means a glorified video game. This £120,000 Formula1 simulator designed by Cruden provides those riding in its cockpit with what the company calls as ‘Six Degrees of Freedom’ (6DOF).

Coming with a 3 seat setup the software inside this astonishing piece of racing technology is both accurate and meticulous when it comes to giving you the exact same as what you get in an F1 race sand the danger of crashing and breaking your bones. Designed to probably test up and coming drivers before hiring them and putting the steering of a million dollar car in their hands the Hexatech should help both the drivers to improve their skills and owners by saving cash. Now only if we could get a test drive in this stationary speed demon!

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Ferraris will be Ferraris – exclusive and so spectacularly stylish! eBay is auctioning off one that was named in the honor of the auto company’s Italian founder Enzo. Yep, you heard it right, the Ferrari Enzos is indeed up for sale. Just so you know only 399 units were manufactured in 2003. So, that’s definitely rare but it gets more so owing to its color black, for when have we got a chance to spot a black Ferrari, not too often we can safely assume.

The sexy Enzo in eBay has a price tag of $1,325,000. And this black beauty and stunning black interiors to match. We are told that this dream machine is one of three with this configuration in the US.

The Ferrari Enzo comes with all the regular gimmicks like the original window stikcer, two keys, car cover, battery tender and luggage. Though we do realise that a true Ferrari die-hard would prefer the car in red but a black one too looks great and like we said, it’s very rare.

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The Ferrari never really does conjure the image of a stylish chopper mobike in our minds. It is always the famous Italian supercar that is known to have torn up the racetrack for so many years now. So, neither you nor we can be blamed. Because one very enterprising and, might we add, daring motorcycle bulder has devised a contradiction of his own. And he likes to call it the Ferrari Chopper.

The picture above showcases the machine in reference in its mechanical splendor. We are told that only two such bikes have been made. One has been powered by an inline-triple from Triumph. On the other hand, the second one makes use of an inline-four that has been yanked from a Yamaha R1.

And if it helps, both these bikes have been on the show circuit with a lot of mileage gained on both the Internet and in print. One of these bikes was recently auctioned off on eBay for a huge $40,000.

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Vintage cars are one of the few things that can demand any price and get it too. In fact, many a times there is a tough call deciding which higher price option to opt for! This time around, Bonham’s auction house is conducting its inaugural annual “Weekend de l’Excellence Automobile” in Reims on September 26. And we are told that a very exclusive 1912 model from Bugatti will be the high point of the auto affair.

The car has had the privilege of Ettore Bugatti as one its drivers at Le Mans and the Mont Ventoux Hill Climb. Other esteemed owners of this classic car also include the Duke of Bavaria and the UK-based classic car engineer Nigel Arnold-Forster. Relying on that very fact it has quoted a price of $3.4 million at the auction.

The Bugatti dreamboat is a two-seater with a 5-liter “Type 18″ is one of the three surviving machines that were originally manufactured by Ettore. Also, there is more than just Bugatti at Reims which will also feature a 1937 Merc Benz 540 K Cab. C and a 1968 Ferrari 330 GTS convertible at “affordable” prices.

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The Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano could possibly be the most customized car what with enthusiasts giving it a new makeover every other day. Well, if you the money you can very well waste it (not our philo really)! Yep, you guessed correct that we aren’t particularly ecstatic at the ridiculous ways that people have been decking this dream machine with. Last month, we saw the Fiat scion Lapo Elkann’s 599 that has a custom denim interior. And now there is the desert camouflage version that has been spotted on the famed Croisette in Cannes.

Our first instinct told us that the owner could be from the UAE for who would have so much extra money to spare but an oil baron. But then the new customized version also brings the avant-garde Japanese Bathing Ape designer Nigo’s camo Merc 300SL Gullwing to mind.

We think that this one is just another aesthetic travesty. If you went desert storming, this could be an option but we aren’t really sure. It’s hard to imagine exactly what the car owner was thinking, but we’re pretty sure it wasn’t “hide me.” Can we have some laws to protect the cars please?

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Audiophiles are not new to the sounds of Ferrari Art.Engine speaker systems. This one not only let us enjoy great music but it also raised the benchmark for music speaker per se. The immense care taken to meet the ambiguous needs of those with the discerning ears. The same production house has now engineered a new set of sonic speaker system called Art.Opera which is a terrific combination of latest in music technology with state of art stuff.

The finishing of the new Ferrari speaker system has been done by hand using anodized aluminum. It also marks the crossover of sonic signature components like high-purity copper wire and high silver content solder. This makes the Art.Opea work in a unique combination of the transient  accuracy of small speakers with large woofers. The 2-way bass drive system is a great idea.

As far the aesthetics go, the Srt.Opera comes wearing four layers of Ferrari factory paint that gives a whole new attitude of style to this Ferrari product. Make it yours for $39,000.

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The love of Ferrari will make you desire this new timepiece called the Lap Time Chronograph. Part of a limited edition, this one has been especially designed to meet the needs of the Scuderia Ferrari Formula One Team. Across a 44mm PVD-coated stainless steel case, you can see anadigit movement made by Isaswiss. This one tells you three different time zones as well as the timing laps round the race track. Of course, the ususal stuff like calendar and alarm functions too are there.

Then there is the tacho meter and the split times, not to forget the gorgeous electric red of Ferrari that we can’t ever get enough of. The watch strap is designed to remind you of a racing tire with the famous Ferrari logo horse prancing around. We are told that the Ferrari Lap Time Chronograph will be available for sale from August at an affordable $350.

We thought we’d give you a peek in the list of the Lap Time Chronograph features, other than the ones mentioned above, of course - main analog display, timer, full chronometer 1/100 sec, non-reflective mineral crystal, solid waterproof case and water resistace to 5ATM.

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