{"id":462060,"date":"2010-03-23T08:00:20","date_gmt":"2010-03-23T12:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/?p=53490"},"modified":"2010-03-23T08:00:20","modified_gmt":"2010-03-23T12:00:20","slug":"michael-bay-ferrari-458-italia-to-join-autobots-in-transformers-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/462060","title":{"rendered":"Michael Bay: Ferrari 458 Italia to join Autobots in Transformers 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/ferrari_485_italia_front_main_a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Last week during a charity event where the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/2010\/03\/19\/first-u-s-bound-ferrari-458-italia-auctioned-for-530000-to-benefit-haiti\/\"> first U.S.-bound Ferrari 458 Italia was auctioned off <\/a>to benefit relief efforts in Haiti,  director and Ferrari collector Michael Bay was acknowledged for his long-standing friendship with the company.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re guessing that give Bay an idea for the third-installment of his Transformers series.<\/p>\n<p>Writing at his blog over at MichaelBay.com, Bay said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>I also was at a Ferrari charity event this week raising money for a  hospital being built by Ferrari in Haiti.  I announced that night the  newest Autobot to join Transformers: the Ferrari 458 Italia.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>That&#8217;s write the Ferrari 458 Italia will join the Chevrolet Camaro Bumblebee, Optimus Prime and bunch of other General Motors Transformers on fighting the Decepticons. We&#8217;re excited &#8211; how about you?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/tag\/ferrari-458-italia\/\"><em><strong>Click  here for more news on the Ferrari 458 Italia<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Refresher<\/strong>: Power comes from a\u00a0mid-rear mounted 4.5L  V8 producing 570-hp at 9,000 rpm with a maximum torque of 398 lb-ft at  6,000 rpm.\u00a0Mated to a dual-clutch 7-speed F1 gearbox,\u00a00 to 62 mph comes  in just 3.4 seconds with a top speed of over 202 mph.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Ferrari 458 Italia<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ferrari_458_italia_new_press_003.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ferrari 458 Italia\" src=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ferrari_458_italia_new_press_003-128x84.jpg\" alt=\"Ferrari 458 Italia\" width=\"128\" height=\"84\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ferrari_458_italia_new_press_005.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ferrari 458 Italia\" src=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ferrari_458_italia_new_press_005-128x84.jpg\" alt=\"Ferrari 458 Italia\" width=\"128\" height=\"84\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/ferrari_458_italia_images_004.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ferrari 458 Italia\" src=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/ferrari_458_italia_images_004-128x84.jpg\" alt=\"Ferrari 458 Italia\" width=\"128\" height=\"84\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ferrari_458_italia_new_press_002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ferrari 458 Italia\" src=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ferrari_458_italia_new_press_002-128x84.jpg\" alt=\"Ferrari 458 Italia\" width=\"128\" height=\"84\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-53490\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"563\" height=\"422\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fegmcartech%2Fsets%2F72157621872789190%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fegmcartech%2Fsets%2F72157621872789190%2F&amp;set_id=72157621872789190&amp;jump_to=\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/apps\/slideshow\/show.swf?v=71649\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"563\" height=\"422\" src=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/apps\/slideshow\/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fegmcartech%2Fsets%2F72157621872789190%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fegmcartech%2Fsets%2F72157621872789190%2F&amp;set_id=72157621872789190&amp;jump_to=\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; By: Omar Rana<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michaelbay.com\/newsblog\/files\/73978045c5496d5271c90be6884209a8-598.html\">MichaelBay.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/AZVPyXjotpXgI_pwOHL2NDuSIB4\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/AZVPyXjotpXgI_pwOHL2NDuSIB4\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/AZVPyXjotpXgI_pwOHL2NDuSIB4\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/AZVPyXjotpXgI_pwOHL2NDuSIB4\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=di9GR26UV0Y:1lsY-Np3xWE:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=di9GR26UV0Y:1lsY-Np3xWE:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?i=di9GR26UV0Y:1lsY-Np3xWE:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=di9GR26UV0Y:1lsY-Np3xWE:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?i=di9GR26UV0Y:1lsY-Np3xWE:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=di9GR26UV0Y:1lsY-Np3xWE:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=di9GR26UV0Y:1lsY-Np3xWE:TzevzKxY174\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?d=TzevzKxY174\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week during a charity event where the first U.S.-bound Ferrari 458 Italia was auctioned off to benefit relief efforts in Haiti, director and Ferrari collector Michael Bay was acknowledged for his long-standing friendship with the company. We&#8217;re guessing that give Bay an idea for the third-installment of his Transformers series. 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