This satisfies all my in-car entertainment needs. GPS would only remove the pleasure of taking the long way and getting lost.

The 8C is pretty loud.

Another important bit of info about Ugo Sivocci: he's the one who gave Enzo Ferrari his first ever automotive job, at CMN (Costruzioni Meccaniche Nazionali). Without Ugo Sivocci, maybe there would have been no Ferrari.

Subsequent clovers were painted on a triangle instead of a square to commemorate Sivocci — I'm not exactly sure why, except for maybe to show a missing point, turning the square into a triangle? Regardless, the white triangle has been the clover's preferred (but not exclusive) home ever since.

No. That is the car on which he won the Targa Florio. The car on which he died had the number 17, which is considered an unlucky number in Italy. While 13 is considered lucky.

13 is considered a lucky number in Italy.

Yes, that and the fact that carbon ceramic discs are brittle. Which means that something like an excursion through a gravel trap could result in a chipped disc.

They do. And I really hope they're right. However, they can die surprisingly quickly with hard use (read track use). Rotor wear on carbon ceramics, in fact, is not only measured by minimum thickness, but also by minimum weight. At extreme temps, the carbon basically evaporates out of the discs. Carbon ceramic rotors…

Yes, they're supposed to last for a long time with street driving. We shall see how that goes. There's another problem, though: they're brittle. Improper handling of the wheels during mounting/unmounting, or even a well-placed strike from a piece of debris like a small rock can chip them.

It owns me, actually.

For mine, I was quoted the equivalent of about $23k in parts alone, without labor. If they're really that cheap on the Corvette, I'd better start checking for any cross-compatibility.

Just wait until the owners learn about the replacement cost on carbonceramics...

It's just one of the slides from Harald Wester's press conference. It's not a permanent sign on the booth.

I have differing tyre sizes (245/35 ZR20 front, 285/35 ZR20 rear), and I have no spare. But they do offer a spare option in Japan; it's a 175/55 R18 space saver wheel, clad with one of those Vredestein Space Master collapsible tyres.

"Fulvia" (derived from the latin "fulvus") is an Italian female first name meaning "tawny".

The Countach might have looked like it'd give you chlamydia, but the name is kinda nonsense. Unless you live in the particular region where this car was designed. There, in the local Italian dialect, 'countach' is a catcall meaning something along the lines of 'hot cunt!' Legend is that's what one designer said when…

I'm rather fond of it. Even though once I've ended up on a flatbed...

I do, albeit a Spider, rather than a Competizione.

Credit goes to the original poster, owner of Disco Volante n. 8 (which, despite the number, is actually the second one built) - it's the grey one that was in the studio on Top Gear.

How so?