Nearly $1 Million Ferrari Leaves Unwanted Tire Tracks on 600-yr-old Chinese Monument

Chinese public opinion went against Ferrari after a Ferrari sports car performed stunts at a historical site in eastern China which is more than 600 years old, local media reported on Tuesday (May 8). Local media showed pictures of a Ferrari 458 Italia sedan being lifted up and driven around at high speed on the ramparts on the Zhonghua Gate Tower, built during Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644) in the provincial capital city of Nanjing. It also showed pictures filmed by a mobile phone of Zhonghua Gate Tower staff trying to remove tire marks left by the Ferrari on the historical site. The special-edition Ferrari, valued around six million yuan (954, 000 U.S. dollars), was meant to highlight a publicity event marking the 20th anniversary of the Italian luxury car manufacturer's entrance to the Chinese market, Jiangsu TV reported. Ferrari paid 80,000 yuan (12,700 U.S. dollars) to rent the venue and the popular tourist spot was closed for half a day during Ferrari's stunt, it added.