Youtuber from Indiana turns his $400,000 Ferrari F8 Tributo into the world’s most expensive animal feed dispenser

VIa Instagram / @whistlindiesel.Via Youtube / @WhistlinDiesel

It’s becoming trendy for wealthy social media celebrities to smash brand-new Ferrari supercars on camera for the sake of views and likes. In an attempt to resurrect his YouTube account, notorious YouTuber Jake Paul recently smashed a $421,000 Ferrari 296 GTB within an hour after taking possession. In contrast to the five-month-old video made by Youtuber Cody Detwiler, alias WhistlinDiesel, in which he attempts to damage his magnificent $400,000 F8 Tributo with a series of acrobatics, this one was not very violent. Cody did everything to the car that would make the blood boil in the veins of any Ferrari enthusiast, from driving it on an off-road section and sliding about to slamming into a farm gate. Apparently, he wasn’t finished abusing the poor Ferrari. A new video featuring the YouTuber and his or her continued abuse of the fiery red Ferrari F8 Tributo was just released.

VIa Instagram / @whistlindieselCody is known for his durability test videos on YouTube where he tries out crazy stunts on expensive cars. Last year, he released a video series in which a G-Wagon is repeatedly and violently attacked. His most recent video is yet another of his infamous durability tests, in which he uses his Ferrari as a tractor. In the video, the arrogant YouTuber makes fun of Ferrari for its history of pursuing consumers for supposedly breaching the ownership regulations and ruining the company’s reputation. Cody even teases the people who criticize him for driving the Ferrari roughly.

The YouTuber dives the Ferrari into a pond, removing the door mirrors (worth an estimated $10,000 each), and using the supercar, which cost $400,000, as a fishing platform. He did as much as upload some images on Instagram. Later in the video, he goes grocery shopping in the Ferrari, breaking the hood in the process and smashing into shopping carts in the parking lot on the way to loading the supercar’s tiny trunk with melons and oranges. Once there, he uses the V8-powered supercar as a forklift to carry sacks of animal feed before filling the Ferrari’s renowned S-duct with the food, transforming it into the world’s priciest feeder.

VIa Instagram / @whistlindieselCody even manages to woo a rescued capybara to go on a ride with him in the Ferrari, feeding the scared animal with fruits to keep it distracted. A while later, the owner of the rescue ranch joins him in pelting the Ferrari with fruit and stones. Contrary to what the video’s title would lead you to believe, the durability test was not completed. The video concludes with a shot of Cody driving extremely fast over a dry field, skidding and blowing up dust while bystanders yell “Fire.” Quite the cliffhanger, huh? YouTube allegedly demonetized Cody’s last Ferrari video, prompting him to consider creating an OnlyFans account to bankroll his shenanigans. There is also no word on whether or if Ferrari has issued a cease-and-desist order against him. Although it would be shocking, the influencer may already be on the Italian brand’s permanent exclusion list.

VIa Instagram / @whistlindieselWhere did WhistlinDiesel, alias Cody Detwiler, come from?Cody Detwiler, a social media influencer in the automobile industry headquartered in Indiana, USA, is known online as WhistlinDiesel. Cody, who was born on July 18, 1998, shot to fame by filming himself performing dangerous automobile stunts and posting them on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok. Cody says he has always been interested in diesel trucks, which may have influenced the choice of the moniker WhistlinDiesel. Most of his earliest films featured modified pickup vehicles or even monster trucks. In 2021, a bullet from his rifle almost killed him when it struck his forehead. When the American released a series of films showing his attempts to wreck a G-Wagen—including dropping it through a roof—he attracted the attention of people all over the world. Cody has only 102 videos up on his channel, yet he already has 5.86 million YouTube subscribers and 3 million Instagram followers. After spending $400,000 on a F8 Tributo with the goal to wreck it and provoke legal action from Ferrari, his fame exploded. After he shares all of the durability test films, it will be fascinating to watch how the famous Italian company responds.