Italians and Filipinos

Italians and Filipinos. What do they have in common?

So look here at the Italian part...a gorgeous Ferrari. Specifically the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti, named as a tribute to Sergio Scaglietti, famous Ferrari coachbuilder who had worked in the company for 17 years.


A picture of the powerful 5.7-liter V12 engine that produces 540 hp of power and enables the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti to reach 62 mph in 4.2 seconds. The car can reach a top speed of 199 mph. Unfortunately, but expectedly, it's not great for the environment or your pocket, consuming 10 mpg (miles per gallon) in the city and 17 mpg on the open road.

The front panel and seating of the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti. The car is 16 feet long and just over 6 feet wide, giving plenty of headroom and leg space in the front and the rear. See this review for how the Ferrari handles on the road:

Larger and lighter than the 456M it replaced, the four-seat 612 Scaglietti is Ferrari’s most expensive model and the first to boast a chassis and body made entirely of aluminum. This is said to cut the vehicle’s weight by about 40 percent — versus a standard steel setup — and allow exceptional rigidity for a more refined ride and improved handling over the model it replaced.

The understated styling is courtesy of famed Italian design house Pininfarina, which has a long history of designing Ferraris. The engine is mounted entirely behind the front axle, and the transmission is in the rear of the car for optimum weight distribution (46/54 percent weight distribution front-to-rear with a driver onboard). This allows superior handling.

An optional sequential-manual “F1” six-speed transmission offers manual gear changes with paddles mounted behind the steering wheel — right paddle for upshifts, left paddle for downshifts — or can be left in automatic mode. A sport mode allows better acceleration by holding gears longer so that the engine can rev all the way to redline.

Like most exotic cars, the 612 Scaglietti can be customized with any exterior color and interior trim of a client's choosing. Options include a full-size spare tire, special 19-inch wheels, run-flat tires have high performance, parking sensors and custom-fitted, six-piece leather luggage designed by Pininfarina.

So what does this have to do with Filipinos? Well look at the Ferrari in black:

The Dutch-Filipino model Misa Campo loves black sports cars!