A train faster than a Speeding Ferrari

Luca di Montezemolo, president of Ferrari, has invested in a new Italian fast-rail company, along with Diego della Valle, president of Tod’s, creator of the famous Italian driving shoe.

The new company called Nuovo Transporto Viaggiatori (NTV) plans to start a new high-speed rail service across Italy with a new train design that could put the final nail in Alitalia’s coffin.

Called the Automotrice à Grande Vitesse (AGV –French for “high-speed self-propelled carriage”), the new bullet train is being built by Alstom, the same company that built the French TGV. But the newer Italian version will use even more efficient engines, located right in the train cars, eliminating the need for a separate locomotive. The AGV is anticipated to reach speeds of 225 mph