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Heaven on earth: Ferrari Factory tour

Forget Rome. Maranello is where you'll find the holy grail
1 min read28 Mar '12
Staff Writer

The smallest engine they build at Maranello has eight cylinders.

Open random doors at the factory and this is what you might see.

Restoration room- meet your boyhood heroes.

This is why your neck constantly hurts at Maranello.

Every traffic jam has a couple of bright-red spots.

Eat, sleep and drink Ferrari.

You know you’ve woken up in heaven when there’s a Ferrari V8 or V12 redlining past your hotel window every two minutes. It’s a place where red is more than just a colour and 458 is so much more than a number. You know it’s heaven when you walk to the factory gates and they invite you in for tea. It’s a place where they have a parking lot full of classic Ferraris and old F1 cars right inside the engine assembly plant just so that the workers can see what they are putting their heart and soul into. It’s a place where the smallest engine they build has eight cylinders.

Heaven on earth: Ferrari Factory tour

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