VIDEO: Ferrari 612 Scaglietti Prototype Spied at Fiorano

Aside from the F430's successor, Ferrari is also working on other projects including this prototype model of the 612 Scaglietti that was spied on the Fiorano test track near Maranello. There's no way to be certain if it's a test mule hiding new mechanical hardware or if it's a facelift version of the four-seater Prancing Horse model, but a closer look at the spy photos, courtesy of 'CzechFerrari', does reveal a modified bonnet with something that resembles a hood scoop as well as new set of vertically stacked exhaust tips, just like the ones found on Ferrari's latest model, the California hardtop convertible. Take a look at the video after the jump and tell us what you think.

Via: Czechferrari

VIDEO: Ferrari 612 Scaglietti Burns to the Ground in Moscow

The unrecognizable mass of metal you see pictured above used to be a new Ferrari 612 Scaglietti. If we are to believe the reports coming in from Russia, the owner of the Prancing Horse model was driving somewhere in Moscow when he noticed smoke coming out from the engine bay. The driver is said to have stopped on the side of the road in an attempt to extinguish the fire himself - obviously his efforts went down the drain. The corpse of the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti was towed away in a rather unfashionably (some may say ironic) way by a local dump truck. Click through to watch the scorching videos.

Via: Mreporter

Ferrari Delivers 1000th Car in Hong Kong on Junk Ship

To mark the occasion of the delivery of its 1000th car in Hong Kong, Ferrari organized a special ceremony at the Victoria Harbor yesterday (March 10, 2009). In what is believed to be a 'first' for any automotive company in Hong Kong, Ferrari presented the new 612 Scaglietti 'One-To-One' to its Hong Kong owner, Mr Didier Li, on board 'Huan', a Chinese Junk ship - for the record, that's how these sailling vessels are called.

True to its elitist nature, Ferrari summoned more than 65 international media from Hong Kong, Macau and the adjacent markets to report the event. The Italian firm delivered its first model to a Hong Kong customer in the early 1960's. In 2008, Ferrari sold 115 cars in Hong Kong. That's compared to 433 cars delivered to clients in Japan the same period, an increase of 15%, while more than 200 cars were delivered in China for the first time, an increase of 20% on 2007 to 212 units.

Ferrari Delivers its 500th Car in China

We don't intend on being mean or anything, but seriously now, does this guy look like he just received a brand-new Ferrari 612 Scaglietti OTO that was delivered to him personally by the Scuderia's Formula One driver F1 Felipe Massa? We swear that the last time we saw a facial expression like this was from a fella who was asking us to buy him dinner. Who knows, maybe it was because Mr. Lu bought the Ferrari as a birthday gift for his wife... -Continued

But whatev. Fact is that Mr Lu who is president of a well know Shanghai investment company happened to be Ferrari's 500th customer in China since it formally established operation in the country in August 2004. Mr Lu took delivery of the blue 612 Scaglietti at a special ceremony during the Shanghai GP F1 week held in the Italian automaker's Shanghai showroom.

The ceremony was attended by Jean Todt, President of the Board of Directors of Ferrari Asia Pacific and Marco Mattiacci, CEO of Ferrari Asia Pacific, along with more than 60 journalists from all over China.

Mr. Mattiacci commented, "With over 60% of market share in the luxury sports car segment and through various creative customer relationship programs, Ferrari has established a solid loyal customer base in China and become increasingly popular. The number '500' not only demonstrated what the prancing horse has achieved in China but also indicates the beginning of a new journey, when Ferrari will speed up its pace in this market."