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Ferrari F450: Last one to be auctioned Sunday to benefit earthquake victims

In an auction featuring some of the rarest, fastest and most head-turning Ferraris ever, a brand-new F430 may be the show-stealer. The Prancing Horse said Wednesday that it is auctioning off the very last F430 to roll off the Maranello production lines at the end of the year to raise money to rebuild the central Italian region of Abruzzo, which was devastated by an earthquake on April 6. Ferrari will work with local authorities to distribute the funds.

Porsche Boxster E: Electric Boxster revealed

Porsche Boxster E - the electric Boxster Last year we reported that Porsche had plans to build a trio of electric Boxsters and send them out to play, to act as a rolling laboratory for all things ‘Electric Car’. At the time, Porsche told us the electric Boxsters would be ready ‘early next year’. Here we are, six weeks in to the New Year, and we get details of the Porsche Boxster E ahead of a reveal at Geneva in a couple of weeks.

Wheel maker connects with exotic clientele via social media

Reaching potential buyers of custom wheels for exotic cars takes more than buying ads in magazines. Miami-based ADV.1 Wheels is building a business fueled by a social-media approach that includes car-forum interaction, photo shoots and short films on the Internet. The company launched a Facebook fan page in late March, has received more than 59,000 “likes” and aims for 100,000--at which point ADV.1 Wheels has promised to give away a set of the company’s Trakfunction wheels.