Ferrari 550 maranello

THERE’S always a sense of trepidation when you approach a ‘hardcore’ supercar, especially one with prancing horses on its front wings. These cars take no prisoners. They’re intense, uncompromising and

There are facts the first-time 296 Speciale pilot needs to consider. One is that this car has the lowest polar moment of inertia of any current Ferrari. Another is that it is the most powerful purely

Resolutely unconventional, Porsche stuck to the rear-mounted engine for its fastest sports cars – despite experts claiming it was fundamentally unsound for good handling – and consistently outsold the

FERRARI 296 SPECIALE

I N THE LONG HISTORY OF PERFORMANCE CARS, there have been few tougher acts to follow than the 458 Speciale. The holy grail of hotted-up mid-engined Ferraris, this exquisite V8 screamer – light, beauti

ASKING £39,995 PRICE ENGINE 3499cc/V8/OHC POWER 200bhp@5800rpm TORQUE ...