When it comes to sports cars, few names can get the pulses racing like Ferrari. No other Formula One team has its own supporters as if it were a football or rugby team. Few symbols could be as recognisable as the red livery and the dancing horse badge. In short, when it comes to sports cars, Ferrari is not just a name - to some people, it is THE name in sports cars. For a nailed-on certainty of sportiness, sexiness and glamour all thrown together, Ferrari has it all.

Glory

Ferrari is most famous for Formula One, where it is the ultimate glamour boy of the circuit. Last year it won the constructors' championship for the 16th time and only missed out on the drivers' championship by a single point, when Lewis Hamilton pipped Felipe Massa on the last lap of the last race.

Massa joins a roll of honour of great drivers who have donned the famous red colours, such as Michael Schumacher, Alain Prost, Niki Lauda and Nigel Mansell. This is the company those getting behind the wheel of a Ferrari will share.

Beauty

The F430 Spider certainly has these qualities, as noticed by Andrew Frankel in his review for the Times, calling the car "gorgeous" and one that offers an "extraordinary driving experience".

Performance

Ferrari's 599 Fiorano has had plenty of praise too, with netcarshow.com noting that it has one of the most advanced gearboxes around, stating: "The F1 gearbox's shifts are now even faster in high-performance settings, while a new engine software strategy has improved accelerator response."

California dreaming

And then there's the California. In his Times review, Jeremy Clarkson described this "absolutely beautiful" motor as "an amazing car to drive; quiet and comfortable when you want it to be. Vicious and snarling when you don't."

So for beauty, glamour, style, speed and the name above all names for sports cars, Ferrari, it seems, still has it all.