Not content with its previous 636hp twin-supercharged F430, German tuner and Ferrari specialist Novitec has now upgraded the car to “Evoluzione” spec. Power is up by an additional 20hp, giving it an Enzo rivalling 656hp and decimating the standard F430 which makes do with 490hp.For the extra power, engineers upgraded the twin Rotrex superchargers, which increased the pressure of air being fed to the engine. Finally, the engine’s electronic management system was tweaked with a Motronics ECU and a wind-tunnel tested aerodynamic package with a new rear-spoiler was added. Acceleration figures remain much the same as the previous version, with the 0-100km/h coming up in just 3.7 seconds while top speed remains at 348km/h.Other features of the package include a separated oil-circuit, a heat insulated induction tract, water-cooled intercoolers with water pumps and additional radiators, upgraded fuel injectors and reinforced drive belts with dynamic tensioners. Follow the jump for more images.

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Danica Sue Patrick (born March 25, 1982 in Beloit, Wisconsin) is an American auto racing driver competing in the IndyCar Series. She is from an Irish-American family and was raised in Roscoe, Illinois. Patrick was named the Rookie of the Year for both the 2005 Indianapolis 500 and the 2005 IndyCar Series season. In May 2006, she published her autobiography, Danica: Crossing the Line.

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Ferrari just revealed the newest stallion in the stable at the Ferrari World Finals at Italy’s Mugello racetrack, and it’s called the Ferrari FXX Evoluzione. Like the name suggests, it’s a Ferrari designed to continue the “Evoluzione” of the FXX program. And just as befitting, it wouldn’t be a track ready Ferrari these days without the prancing stallion calling on “the invaluable support of Michael Schumacher.” Regardless of who helped them, the folks at Ferrari are claiming it’s the most advanced GT ever created at Maranello

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Michael Arndt is a man of matchsticks. Over the course of six years, using 956,000 matchsticks, 1686 tubes of glue, and at least three different varieties of mustache, he built a full-scale replica of a McLaren 4/14 F1 car, at a cost of around 6000 Euros. The giant model takes up Arndt’s entire kitchen and probably his social life. It can be broken down into 45 parts for easy transport to various matchstick-builders conventions. How cool is that now?

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