My Car Quest

June 26, 2024

Ferrari to Host Ferrari Only Parade at Pebble Beach

The Day before the Pebble Beach Concours. by Wallace Wyss - The Pebble Beach Concours announced two events on the day preceding their famed concours: a Ferrari Parade and Concorso Ferrari. Ferrari picked more than 60 historic and contemporary … [Read more...]

The New Ferrari Monza SP2

Expect the Ferrari Monza SP2 to appear during Monterey Car Week. by Wallace Wyss - Ferrari is going to go down in history as one of the most clever car marketers. In the Ferrari Monza SP2, named after a close by racetrack that is key to … [Read more...]

Media: A Ferrari Roma TV Commercial

by Wallace Wyss - I was a little surprised to see a Ferrari TV commercial. Not just on YouTube but on a regular cable channel. The commercial is not only unusual for Ferrari, but so is the car--it's very sedate looking coupe, more Jaguar … [Read more...]

Ferrari Introduces A Second Hybrid

The 2022 Ferrari 296 GTB is a V6 Hybrid. by Wallace Wyss - Almost 50 hears ago Ferrari premiered a mid-engined car powered by a V6 that used an engine started by a young designer named Alfredino, Enzo Ferrari's son. After Dino's death the … [Read more...]

Design: Another Ferrari Shooting Brake

by Wallace Wyss - First of all, what is a shooting brake? I have my own theory of how the phrase originated. When m'Lord would decide some morning to go off into the hinterlands of his vast landed estate and shoot grouse or pheasants or whatnot, … [Read more...]

Pininfarina’s Battista- Going Full Electric Before Ferrari

by Wallace Wyss - I respect Ferrari was stunned after they relegated Carrozzeri Pininfarina from their major design house and coachbuilder to a bidder against other firms. They shoulda figured Pininfarina would eventually figure out how to … [Read more...]