People who love the Ferrari know that every Ferrari is the ultimate story of class, speed, and splendor in itself, and there isn’t much room for improvement on any of those since they are already so perfect. However, nobody is going to complain when they get to enjoy the same class, splendor, and speed at 66 pounds lighter. How is that possible? Thanks to the constant improvements in the alluminium body making process for cars.

The 490 HP of the car is a result of the fitment of a new exhaust manifold and tweaking the ECU. The result is a 0-62 mph run in 3.8 seconds with a modified torque curve.

Along with the upgrades, Ferrari is also offering a new Handling Speciale package that packs magnetorheological dampers (similar to those initially developed for the 599 GTB Fiorano) that can more rapidly adjust the suspension on the fly, coupled with a quicker steering ratio and stiffer springs.

While GM is not willing to let go of Opel, the company will have to ring in more job cuts and pension losses in the coming years since Opel is the biggest contributor to the company’s losses in Europe. Considering GM made more money in the past one year as a whole, the people looking forward to GM’s reports for the last quarter are pretty hopeful this trend will continue.

It added market share in the U.S. while cutting discounts and took back the title of world’s largest automaker from Toyota Motor Corp.

The Opel saga is undoubtedly hurting GM’s US profits in a big way and needless to say, the investors are not too happy about it.

Audi’s upcoming car, the A3, is a car that is left very little to imagination. One, because we all know that the Audi basically uses pretty much the same design so we know what to expect, and secondly, there have been more leaks of the car than any other car that has shown promise of going into production. The car is said to be ready for unvieling at the Geneva Motor Show next month.

European cars do have an excellent track record for fuel efficiency and user-friendliness, and looks like now the police cars will sport the same virtues. Scotland Yard has been rooting for the Vauxhall Ampera for a while now and might have just decided on it being its car of choice for police purposes, come 2015.

The car has won at a competition created by the Association of Chief Police Officers Intelligent Transport Systems (ACPO ITS) to “demonstrate an electric vehicle that uses cutting-edge crime-fighting technology that could be introduced into active Police service by 2015.”

The car packs in a lot of excellence at:

Four external-mounted cameras for evidence gathering, internal camera for facial recognition linked to the Police National Database, the standard Ampera display screen modified to provide all information currently available to Police officers, a second screen mounted on the passenger sun visor to allow the passenger to access all Police information, and new police software that has been loaded with previous incidents and historic data that is run through complex algorithms to predict potential crime hotspots.

If you are wondering which one that amazing sturdy car in the video is, it is an ’89 740 Turbo. It is a middle class family car with over 300,000 miles to its name. But watch it slide in that suave and sexy manner through the snow in rear-drive perfection.

Automakers make billions of dollars every year selling cars. Needless to say when there is that much money at stake, automakers definitely want the largest audience possible to catch their attention, and what better way to do it than advertise during the Superbowl? Therefore, it is no surprise that despite the fact that advertising rates have gone up by 40 per cent since 2007, automakers continue to be taking the lead when it comes to advertising during the Superbowl.

Ratings agency Nielsen broke down the advertising numbers over the past five Super Bowls and found that automakers cumulatively spent $172.2 million, versus beer companies investment of $126.9 million over the same period.

For those who have been painstakingly awaiting the details of the Fiat 500L, Fiat has finally decided to end the anxiety and release a few key details prior to the Geneva Auto Show. The car is likely to be a 162.9 inches long smidge over 70 inches wide and 65.3 inches tall. Fiat says the four-door 500 combines an SUV driving experience with B-segment fuel efficiency and could easily serve as a first car for those who like the 500 but need a little more functionality. Not much has been said other than that aside from the fact that Fiat will begin production in Europe in the last quarter of 2012. Click here to read the complete press release.

If you’re way past the period of marital bliss, you probably know what it feels like to be locked in, in a relationship where your spouse is always wondering what you do for a living and really doesn’t understand how hard you work. So if you are stuck in a situation like that just like  Rolex Sports Car series driver João Barbosa is, then he will tell you exactly how he found his way out of the situation. He decided to take his wife on a racecar drive and needless to say, from the video, it looks like the wife definitely had her share to a visit of hell and back. Enjoy the video untill you plan your next escapade with your wife.

While the mention of style and functionality might bring to your mind several names of modern day cars, but when it comes to beauty, elegance, and class, you and I both know we would prefer to go retro than modern. The Huet Brothers know exactly how to tantalize those tastebuds of ours, and after enticing us with limited quantities of the Triumph TR6 that they rolled out several years ago, they are now busy developing a fixed-roof coupe design that is likely to be a true blue classic.

The car is likely to pack a 3.0-liter inline-six of unspecified origin – presumably BMW – mated to either a six-speed manual or seven-speed dual clutch transmission. So equipped, the drivetrain is said to be good for 306 horsepower, an anticipated 4.3-second run to 62 mph and a 155 mph top end. A 2.0-liter, 204-horsepower diesel four (with six-speed manual or automatic) is also scheduled to be available for a 5.6-second sprint. Needless to say, it sounds to me like a mix of the beauty and gorgeousness of the classics teamed with the functionality and modern day appeal of the present.

Looks like the Ferris Bueller comeback was not the only one to hit the Superbowl fiesta this year. We now have leaked videos on Youtube of a Doc Brown’s “Back To The Future” DeLorean comeback. The ad starts with a Time Machine landing up in a repair shop and all mechanics dreaming and discussing everything that they would do if they could travel back in time. It is quite a hilarious account but also seems like a deliberate one. Either way, enjoy this one.