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Seeing my first Ferrari, the Portofino M

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The day a supercar fan sees his first Ferrari is a very special day and that day happened recently for me when I saw my first Ferrari through the glass of the Ferrari showroom in Mumbai. When I was going there I was thinking of the Ferrari models I could possibly see like the 458 Italia, 812 Superfast, 488 GTB, 488 Pista or maybe even the La Ferrari which is the fastest of all Ferraris. Instead there was a Ferrari in metallic red and with metallic silver wheels that I could not identify but it definitely seemed pretty special. I later found out the car is called the Portofino M and for some reason I did not hear about this car which was unbelievable to me. So I made sure to find out everything I could about the Portofino M. It turns out the Portofino M was only introduced in 2020 making it one of the newest Ferraris launched. It has a V8 engine and it can reach a top speed of 310 kmh and it is a newer updated more powerful version of the regular Portofino which confirmed my feelings o...

My Car Story in Brief

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It all started when I saw Lightning McQueen in the Disney Cars movie when I was around 5 years old, but my love of cars and speed really started at the age of 6 when I found out about supercars and when I happened to watch a Formula 1 race with my uncle, who is also a huge car and racing fan. It was a race in the 2011 Championship and Sebastian Vettel won that race. After watching that race, I became a fan of Formula 1 racing and race cars, and Sebastian Vettel became my favorite race car driver. When I was a kid, I had my own collection of Hot Wheels cars and would play with them all the time. As I grew older, I started my own model car collection with the help of my father. It now has 22 cars in it, most of which are supercars.  I like all supercars, but I especially like Ferraris. I’m sure that is why red is my favorite color. My favorite supercar is the Ferrari 458 Italia. My uncle has been a huge help in my interest in cars and we talk about cars and racing a lot. My father is...