La Dolce Veloce

Ever wondered what the story was behind the logos for various car companies? Go check out this History of Car Logos website. For example, here’s where Porsche’s logo comes from:

The Porsche badge is essentially the coat of arms of the city of Stuttgart, which was built on the site of a stud farm – hence the horse. The antlers and red-and-black stripes are part of the arms of the Kingdom of Wurttemberg.

Let’s start out by making it clear that the photo shown here is probably just a computer rendering and not an actual spy photo (though the fact that there are several at different angles seems to imply this is genuine). The picture came from an Italian blog (autoblog.it), and language translation tools aren’t being too helpful there! Anyway, it’s pretty widely accepted that Ferrari is working on a new entry-level Ferrari to compete with the Porsche 911 and Aston Martin V8 Vantage. Normally that’s not much to report, but this photo or rendering is just too drop-dead gorgeous to not pass along. Please, Ferrari, build this car! It’s stunning! More pics below… (via Autoblog.it)
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