Ferrari Magic India Discovery

[mtange]

The Magic India Discovery started today (25-02-2008) from Mumbai

[i]Ferrari is delighted to announce the start of a new adventure, the Magic India Discovery Drive, which got underway from Mumbai today. The tour was flagged off by Mr. Ratan N. Tata, Chairman of the Tata Group, and Mr. John Elkann, Vice Chairman of the Fiat Group.

For the occasion, the famous Air India Building, one of the prime landmarks in Mumbai on the shores of the Arabian Sea, was dressed in Ferrari red colour along with the Prancing Horse logo.

This event has raised huge attention by the Indian media and the starting ceremony was followed by a large public that showed passion for Ferrari road cars and also for the future presence of a Formula 1 Grand Prix in the Country. The tour returns to Mumbai on May 7th, with the official closing ceremony on May 8th, having covered a route stretching more than 13,000 kilometres and touching 57 cities over 74 days.

The car featured in this tour is the 612 Scaglietti, Ferrari's flagship GT model. Two of these four-seater Prancing Horse berlinettas embark on the voyage, which comes in the wake of the China 15,000 Red Miles tour completed in 2005 and the Panamerican 20,000 tour of 2006, both of which were hugely successful.

The two 612 Scagliettis (one "Rosso Mugello", the other "Ivory", both sporting a specially designed livery) will feature a few absolutely minimal modifications to allow them to negotiate the more difficult tracts of the tour. The modifications involve the fitting of an underbody protector made from 4 mm duraluminium rather than plastic and a slightly higher suspension setting to deal with the tougher road surfaces. Otherwise, however, they will be entirely straightforward production cars powered by a 540 hp 65° V12 engine that delivers maximum torque of 60 kgm at 5250 rpm.

The route

The Magic India Discovery will run around India, in a Southern direction, along the coast of the Arabian Sea, arriving in Trivandrum on the furthest point in the South of the Indian peninsula; the Tour will drive back up North in the direction of Bangalore and Kolkata (Calcutta), along the Eastern coast.

The last stage will follow the river Ganges up to the North and the frontier with Pakistan and then driving in the direction of India's capital, New Delhi, and back to Mumbai, after having crossed the fascinating Rajastan. The Magic India Discovery will enjoy the invaluable support of Shell, the Tata Group, Tata Motors, Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces, Fiat India Automobiles Pvt. Ltd., Tata Consultancy Services, Alcoa, Saima Avandero, Pirelli and OMR.

Assistance and spare parts will be provided by eight support vehicles: five Tata cars, two Fiats and one specially fitted-out Iveco truck. In addition to the journalists driving the two 612 Scagliettis, photographers and video camera operators, the tour will also be accompanied by a technical assistance and logistics team for its entire duration. [/i

[Alfer]

I spend about 1 week annually in India and know how unbeleivable horrible road conditions on too many places are, whilst on other places the road has gone or can not be found any more. Since a couple of years the Indians are however investing large amounts of money to imptove the infrastructure but in that very very large country it will take like 10 years at least before they link the main cities by a kind of motorway.

[Tr@sos]

Oh strange !
But I'm sure it will be a superbe "India Discovery" and we'll have a lot a beautiful pictures with beautiful landscapes !!! :)

[Ferrari308GT4]

Oh strange !
But I'm sure it will be a superbe "India Discovery" and we'll have a lot a beautiful pictures with beautiful landscapes !!! :)

http://www.ferrari-indiantour.com/fwe/events/indianTour/index.jsp

[Tr@sos]

Oh, thank you for this link ! :)

[Tr@sos]

Beautiful pics again ... :)
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[Tr@sos]

Here are some new ones :)
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[Tr@sos]

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[mavanhaasteren]

nice pics

[nofear02]

http://img207.imagevenue.com/loc66/th_71335_080103ind_122_66lo.jpg[/img][/URL]the dream for all of us?? for hours driving and driving in an f, with no traffic lights... and no police also? :D

[Tr@sos]

LoL, that's right :D

[Tr@sos]

Here the last serie of "stage 4" :
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:)

[Tr@sos]

Part II :
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[430driver]

If they need a driver for the next tour they are going to plan...........here I am!

What an adventure! this I would really like to experience esspecially when it also involves my favorite hobby!

[Tr@sos]

Oh good point.
I've got a question : how are the drivers choosen ? Are they staff from Ferrari ? Ferrari owner ?

[Ferrari308GT4]

Oh good point.
I've got a question : how are the drivers choosen ? Are they staff from Ferrari ? Ferrari owner ?

On the official website of the tour, they wrote, that different journalists will make the tour. Same procedure with F355 World Tour, 612 China Tour and 599 Panamerican Tour.

[Tr@sos]

Ah OK, didn't knew that ! :)
Thank's Guido ;)

[Ferrari308GT4]

Ah OK, didn't knew that ! :)
Thank's Guido ;)

No problem, that´s what F-Chat.eu is for. :)

[FuriaRossa]

A verry verry excited Tour in Slumdog Millioanire Land

[ruben-ferrari]

Nice pictures you've make !

Wonderful to see that 612 in that nature :)