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CarsWeb - Stars from the world of music will feature alongside four-wheeled automotive legends from Ferrari at the Galleria Ferrari this summer with a themed exhibition bringing together famous names to the home of the Prancing Horse.

The latest exhibition entitled ‘La Ferrari e la musica’ (Ferrari and the music) has just opened and runs until 30 June 2006.

Singers and performers from all over the world who were attracted to Ferrari’s racing heritage, and loved the style of the road cars, have expressed this admiration in their songs and videos. With three rooms entirely dedicated to the exhibition, the Galleria Ferrari pays tribute to the link between Ferrari and artists who left their mark on the world of music.

More than thirty international music artists and their representatives accepted the invitation to participate: Italian singer and song-writers as well as world-renowned artists from the most important musical genres: classical, opera, jazz, rock and pop music.
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CarsWeb - Italian design house and coachbuilder Zagato has released a preview photo of its newest creation, the one-of-a-kind Ferrari 575GTZ.

While the development of the custom Ferrari was announced at the Geneva Motor Show this spring, Zagato decided to unveil the car at the famous Villa d’Este concours d’elegance in Italy later this month, where the car’s iconic predecessor, the Ferrari 250 GTZ, debuted 50 years ago.

The new Ferrari GTZ was commissioned by Japanese car collector Yoshiyuki Hayashi (pictured), who specifically requested that Zagato make a unique 575 in the style of the famous 250 GTZ berlinetta. The aluminum-bodied car incorporates a host of styling cues from Zagato’s classic custom sports cars of the ’50s, including the two-tone color scheme of the 250GTZ.
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CarsWeb - Italian designers Zagato create a brand new body for the 575 Maranello

Based on the 575 Maranello, the GTZ is styled by Italian designers Zagato to emulate the classic 1960s Ferrari 250 GT coupes.

The car has been commissioned by a prominent Japanese collector, Yoshiyuki Hayashi, who owns several historic Ferraris and wanted something unique.

The two-seater 575GTZ’s bodywork is made from aluminium and has subtle two-tone paintwork.

Zagato has only released a teaser image of the car as yet, but it already looks like the 575GTZ is going to be one of the best-looking Ferraris ever created.
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CarsWeb - The Geneva Motor Show provides the venue for Ferrari’s unveiling of the new Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano, the most powerful 12-cylinder berlinetta ever developed at Maranello.

This new model combines the most innovative and technologically advanced features ever applied by Ferrari to a front-mid engined two-seater, and sets a new benchmark of excellence in terms of handling, driving pleasure and design.

The Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano boasts absolutely stunning performance: its 6-litre V12, which was developed from the engine that powered the Enzo supercar, punches out 620 hp at 7,600 rpm and combines with an all-aluminium chassis and bodywork for a weight-power ratio of less than 2.6 kg/hp.
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CarsWeb - To celebrate the only minivan that allows scrapbookers to take their hobby on the long haul, the Dodge brand has broken the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest photo album. Presented at a scrapbookers’ convention in Orlando, Fla., the record-breaking album measures approximately 9 feet wide by 12 feet tall, contains 20 pages of photographs and requires at least two adults to turn a single page. The Dodge brand’s album trumped the previous record, which was set in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and measured 3.9 feet wide by 7.8 feet tall.

The Dodge Minivan Page in History record-breaking event recognized the mass appeal of scrapbooking – a more than $2.6 billion industry – and the arrival of the all-new 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan in dealer showrooms. Following the official Guinness announcement, consumers, who had come to Orlando to participate in a 72-hour scrap-a-thon, helped “scrap” the record-breaking album by adding their own unique touches using oversized embellishments such as ribbons, stickers, buttons and more.
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CarsWeb - Dodge designers and engineers have answered the needs of the global passenger car market, as well as the needs of individual drivers, and delivered the all-new Dodge Journey: a global vehicle that meets life’s changing demands by offering a unique combination of versatility and flexibility in a sporty, sexy package.

This all-new vehicle takes the practicality of a minivan, the capability of a sport-utility vehicle (SUV) and the overall efficiency of a passenger car and blends all the best attributes of each into an all-new “right-sized” crossover for the Dodge brand.
“The all-new Dodge Journey gives our customers the entire package,” said Michael Manley, Executive Vice President – International Sales, Marketing and Business Development, Chrysler. “With its unique combination of purposeful versatility and bold, youthful styling, this new vehicle from Dodge delivers safety, quality and reliability at a great value. Journey also blends innovative technology, entertainment features and useful storage, all wrapped together with an attitude that can only be Dodge.”
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CarsWeb - The Dodge brand is running on all cylinders in the UK with the introduction of the Dodge Avenger – an all-new four-door family saloon that combines bold, aggressive Dodge styling with power and performance, fuel efficiency, innovative interior features and high levels of safety and reliability.

The Dodge Avenger will launch in the UK in right-hand drive in September 2007, with a choice of diesel and two petrol engines. It is the Dodge brand’s first saloon for European markets and is the fourth Dodge vehicle to launch in the UK.
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