[Video] Ferrari 599 China Edition for 1.2 Million Euros

A one-off Ferrari has been auctioned off for €1.2 million, including taxes. The Ferrari 599 China was snapped up by an anonymous, silent auction participant based in Shanghai.

Chinese artist Lu Hao designed the 599 with pottery patterns from the Song Dynasty before it was shown off at the automakers' fundraising dinner at the Red Gate Gallery in Beijing. The automaer has distributed a 2:23 video detailing the entire process. The video is insightful, but uses somewhat overly dramatic music for a relatively lighthearted affair.

Proceeds from the sale provide funding for Tsighua University auto engineering students and teachers to study at the Politecnico di Milano university in Italy. Scholarship winners will also get the opportunity to intern at Ferrari.

Other items auctioned off included a Michael Schumacher-signed helmet and model car, and race-worn overalls from F1 driver Giancarlo Fisichella.

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Video: BMW M6 vs Ferrari 575 vs Audi RS6

At a first glance, this might not be the most appropriate comparison, but a group of guys decided to shoot some footage of their street race…well, if we can call it that way.

In stock version, the BMW M6 packs a V10 5.0 liter engine which produces 500 horsepower. The M6 is this video is the 5.8L Noelle Stroker with its 630 horsepower.

Next, Ferrari 575. In stock format, it uses a V12 engine with 515 horsepower. No upgrades for the car in this video.

And last, one of Audi’s “monster” cars: the RS6. With a twin-turbocharged, 5.2-liter V10 engine under its hood, the RS6 has 580 horsepower, stock version. And if that wasn’t enough, the RS6 owner ups the horsepower to 720 with the 5.0 T Evotech.

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VIDEO: Ferrari 458 Italia Teaser Race Track Film

Yep, it's time to pump up the volume on those pc speakers as Ferrari has released the first teaser film on its spanking new 458 Italia supercar. The promotional video is only 21 seconds long, but that's more than enough to get a taste of what the F430 replacement's 570-horsepower V8 engine sounds like. Without further ado, just hit the jump to watch the film or click here to read our detailed post on the latest Prancing Horse model.

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VIDEO: Ferrari Shows Off 599 GTB with HGTE Sport Kit at Millbrook

For those existing 599 GTB Fiorano owners that are still not convinced about the benefits of the Handling Gran Turismo Evoluzione sport kit that just became available as an aftermarket package, Ferrari has released a new video of a 599 GTB GHTE lapping the Millbrook Proving Ground test center in Bedfordshire, England. Watch the three-minute long video that was shot with an inboard camera right after the jump, and by the way, don't forget to turn up the volume.

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Agnelli Grandson's Haute Couture Ferrari 599 GTB Blue-Jean Edition

When you're an heir to the Agnelli and Fiat fortune, you can have whatever car you want customized to your own personal - even bizarre- tastes. Take for example this Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano that is said to be owned by Lapo Elkann, the son of Alain Elkann, the writer, and Gianni Agnelli's daughter Margherita. The one-off Ferrari features a special two-tone matte paint job as well as a unique interior trim.

But while we can overlook the 599's unique paint scheme that combines a flat aqua color for the body with a flat dark blue finish for the rooftop, exterior mirrors, alloy wheels and the rear apron - diffuser, there's something definitely wrong with the interior. It's one thing seeing a blue-jean denim upholstery in a Fiat Panda and another in a high-performance and exclusive supercar like the 599.

Lapo, besides being uber-wealthy and constantly featured in gossip columns for his playboy lifestyle, also made world headlines in 2005 after a drug overdose with some middle-aged cross-dressers in a Turin apartment.

[Via: Autogespot]

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VIDEO: Ferrari Scuderia Spider, California and 599 GTB HGTE Tackle the Goodwood Hill Climb

One of the most popular events at the annual Goodwood Festival of Speed is the Sunday Times Supercar Run which sees some of the fastest and most powerful cars in the world race up the 1.16 mile hill climb. At this year's run that was completed on Sunday, June 5, Ferrari showcased three of its latest supercars - the limited run 510HP F430 Scuderia Spider 16M, the new California hardtop-convertible that's moved by a 460HP V8 and the 599 GTB Fiorano equipped with the HGTE sport package.

Below you can watch all three Prancing Horse models at the Sunday Times Supercar Run through an inboard video camera while we've also added an additional "over-the-shoulder" film of the California. According to the Italian sports car maker, the Scuderia Spider 16M was the fastest of the bunch completing the Goodwood hill climb in just 59 seconds.

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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 ]

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