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Dear tabloid editors, I want to start by saying that you have messed up. Sure, we all do, sometimes - I've obviously been there myself. But what you did here is a big one, sorry. First of all, Kylie Jenner’s new car is a Ferrari 458 Spider, which means it’s an open top model. The Italia is the fixed-roof version of the 458. However, the real problem is there are more than ten publications that claim the recently turned 18-year-old celebrity was gifted with a new Ferrari 482 Italia. Wait, what?
This post may seem a little bit too subjective, but you should know there is no pun intended. After all, the fact that an 18-year-old girl was gifted with a brand new Ferrari is what most of us, in the automotive media, would call newsworthy. Not to mention the celebrity factor that comes with it. So here’s what happened.
Kylie Jenner is the youngest of the Kardashian family and up until the other day she was underaged. Yesterday, she celebrated her 18th anniversary, but the real party went on over the weekend. Famous people such as most of the Kardashian members, Kanye West and plenty others came out for a nice restaurant party and later took the whole thing to the club. All things normal, so far.
Since we are talking about one of the most televised family in the American video history, it was only normal that cameras would follow their every step, especially those broadcasting for tabloid news. Again, there’s no problem here, either. The real issue comes with Kylie’s birthday gift, the one she got from her older, unofficial boyfriend, Tyga. The rapper bought her this beautiful, white Ferrari 458 Spider. It even came with a big, red bow on the hood.
What is a Ferrari 482 Italia? First of all, you simply need to look at the car to realize it’s not a fixed roof model. Which means it’s not an Italia. Second of all, there is no such thing as a Ferrari 482.
If it were for just one media outlet or maybe two, it would have passed as a regular, honest mistake. But as we mentioned, several of these news-making entities have spread the same error.
These websites might change their articles. Well, thanks to the screenshot option every PC has, we built up a small photo gallery that clearly shows publications such as The Daily Mail, People Magazine, Perez Hilton, Vanity Fair, ET Online and several others writing the same mistake on and on again. What happened people?
Kylie Jenner is the youngest of the Kardashian family and up until the other day she was underaged. Yesterday, she celebrated her 18th anniversary, but the real party went on over the weekend. Famous people such as most of the Kardashian members, Kanye West and plenty others came out for a nice restaurant party and later took the whole thing to the club. All things normal, so far.
Since we are talking about one of the most televised family in the American video history, it was only normal that cameras would follow their every step, especially those broadcasting for tabloid news. Again, there’s no problem here, either. The real issue comes with Kylie’s birthday gift, the one she got from her older, unofficial boyfriend, Tyga. The rapper bought her this beautiful, white Ferrari 458 Spider. It even came with a big, red bow on the hood.
What is a Ferrari 482 Italia?
Good for her. After all, what people do with their money is none of our business. We’ve tested both the fixed roof model and the convertible supercar and we can tell you this much, they are worth every penny. Our problem concerns something else. You see, it appears that sometime around 23 hours earlier from writing this, one media outlet in the US spread the news of Kylie Jenner receiving a car model that doesn’t exist. They claim Kylie Jenner received a Ferrari 482 Italia.What is a Ferrari 482 Italia? First of all, you simply need to look at the car to realize it’s not a fixed roof model. Which means it’s not an Italia. Second of all, there is no such thing as a Ferrari 482.
If it were for just one media outlet or maybe two, it would have passed as a regular, honest mistake. But as we mentioned, several of these news-making entities have spread the same error.
These websites might change their articles. Well, thanks to the screenshot option every PC has, we built up a small photo gallery that clearly shows publications such as The Daily Mail, People Magazine, Perez Hilton, Vanity Fair, ET Online and several others writing the same mistake on and on again. What happened people?
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