I suppose beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but I think these ugly, bulbous vehicles look more like something Woody Allen would have driven in Sleeper than something you’d see rounding the track at Nürburgring. That said, you’d hope that at least they’d do the cell phone thing well.

I’m not holding my breath on that one either. These things sport an anemic 2-inch LCD screen, and a camera which offers “200 lacpixel; support to shoot MP4 with sound, the time depends on storage, with front camera, flash, telescopic cameras” I didn’t know what a lacpixel was before today, but I’m going to assume they meant it was lacking 200 pixels, because this calculation clearly doesn’t apply. It also supposedly has a QWERTY keyboard, but I think they meant they were typing the product listing with one, as there’s clearly none in sight. At least this thing makes phone calls, right?

If you absolutely must have one of these for the sheer novelty of the thing, you can get one over at AliExpress for about $76(USD). Me? I’m going to save my money to buy some soap to go wash my eyes out with.

The official name for the quad of death is the Lasareth Wazuma V8F. I think if a F1 car and a Yamaha Banshee had a love child, this is what it would look like. It also looks like the sort of vehicle that will kill you at any second with little hesitation.

The Ferrari V8 sits in the front between the two wheels, which appear to be Ferrari wheels with slicks. You probably need those slicks to maximize traction, but you will want some grooves in case it rains.

This thing is reserved only for the richest death-wish-having gearheads out there with a price of about $261,000 (USD).

[via Autoblog]

The racing wheel is called the Ferrari 458 Italia Racing Wheel for Xbox 360 and it may be the perfect racing wheel for the coming Forza 4 game. The racing wheel is a replica of the one from inside an actual 458 Italia and has a bunch of buttons on it to control the racing action.

The wheel is 11-inches in diameter and has paddles for gear shifting. It uses an automatic centering system with bungee cords rather than motors and has a brake and gas pedal system as well. The racing wheel will launch this October for $89.99 (USD).

The Ferrari helmet is designed for motorcyclists and it comes in black or silver colors. The silver is pictured here with beige leather and it looks really cool. The front section with the shield is a little dorky though. Still, the helmet is $356.31 and it’s honestly not clear if that is USD or in other currency. The helmet is noted to not be homologated for the U.S., Canada, or Mexico.

I would assume that to mean it doesn’t meet U.S. safety specs. That is odd considering Ferrari is a brand that puts thought into safety and the U.S.is one of its largest markets. The outside is some sort of thermoplastic polymer and the inside is a DuPont fabric that is antistatic and anti-allergic. The helmet meets ECE 22.05 standards.

[via Yanko Design]

As I got older, and racing games got better I started to use racing wheels for my driving game fetish. I typically play with a crazy expensive Logitech racing wheel with its own shifter, clutch, and force feedback and it’s fantastic. The problem is finding a place to attach the thing since the coffee table is too low and using the wheel in my lap is not good.

Thrustmaster has unveiled a new wireless racing rig called the Ferrari Wireless GT cockpit 430 Scuderia Edition. Basically, it’s a racing wheel on an articulating, weighted frame – with pedals in the base. You can adjust the fame for kids and adults to enjoy. The thing uses wireless connectivity for the PC and the PS3, which makes it extra handy. The wheel is modeled after the real wheel from the 430 Scuderia car.

The downside here are the lack of a gated shifter, clutch pedal, and force feedback. Man, if it had all those things it would be perfect. The cockpit will sell for about $270 (USD).

If you ever get to Abu Dhabi you won’t have to beg a booth babe to let you sit in a Ferrari if you head over to Ferrari World theme park. The park has the coolest roller coaster I have ever seen. The thing has coaster cars that are Ferrari F430′s.

The track looks sort of like a road and I can only imagine it would be a sweet ride. An even cooler coaster is rumored at the theme park though – based on F1 racing. The coaster is said to hit 149mph! That is insane for a coaster, most that I have seen only go about 40-60mph.

[Via Jalopnik]

These officially-licensed RealDrive Nano mini racers include Testarossa, F430, 512BB and Enzo models. They speed around your room using infrared remote controls which each operate on different wavelengths so you can race up to four cars at the same time. They’re quite detailed and even feature tiny LED cornering lights.

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Best of all, they don’t require costly gasoline or insurance policies to drive. So head on over to Japanese importer Strapya-World and pick up a few. They’re only ¥2,690 (appx. $25 USD) each, just a teensy bit less than that real Ferrari would cost.