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The perfect day: A Ferrari 458, a winding road and a bit of Karma

The 458 Spider needs fuel. It’s Day 2 of the Tributo Ferrari rally, and today’s roads lend themselves to a rather fuel-inefficient pace. I pull into the King City Chevron to find a Fisker Karma at the opposite pump. The Ferrari’s capless filler neck is incompatible with California’s vapor-trap nozzles, requiring you to squeeze the pump’s collar with one hand while holding the handle with your other, so I’m at the pump for a while. The Karma silently glides away, replaced by none other than a snarling Alfa Romeo 164. I might skip Pebble Beach and just hang out at this gas station all day.