Ferrari 599 GTO

[Jazzi]

I would have posted this up sooner, but my mum stole my laptop for the day :mad:

 

This, lovely people, is the Ferrari 599 GTO. Ferrari's fastest road car :D

 

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Article from http://www.carmagazine.co.uk

Author is Ben Pulman

This is the new Ferrari 599 GTO, a very special limited-edition Italian supercar that takes inspiration from the track-only, £1.3m 599XX. Just 599 will be built (appropriately enough) and Ferrari is claiming this 661bhp beast is its fastest ever road car.

 

The Enzo-derived 6.0-litre V12 has gained some 599XX-spec pipework to push peak power up from 612bhp to 661bhp. It’s still a little down on the 720bhp produced by the 599XX, but it’s the same headline figure as the Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SV…

 

More importantly, a crash diet that size-zero supermodels would be proud of has cut 195kg from the 599’s kerbweight – the 599 GTO tips the scales at 1495kg.

 

Match that to the extra power, plus a F1 sequential manual gearbox that shifts cogs in 60ms, and the 599 GTO will hit 62mph in 3.35 seconds. And if you’re worrying about the environment, despite the extra grunt the reduction in kilos means the 599 GTO is actually 4g/km cleaner than the regular 599.

 

The aero-efficient body is most obvious. A new front spoiler, different sills, a bigger diffuser and a larger lip on the bootlid all contribute to extra downforce, while vents behind the rear wheels reduce pressure in the wheelarches. There’s a heavily contoured and vented bonnet too, and a contrasting roof (though it isn’t actually carbonfibre).

 

Michelin supplies a new set of 20-inch rubber, and nestling behind the 10-spoke alloys are the latest Brembo brakes with F1-inspired wheel doughnuts to help cool the carbon discs.

 

Inside the GTO isn't quite race-car spartan but the sat-nav and radio are absent (you should know the way to your local track and the V12 will provide the soundtrack) and the 599 GTO has the same Virtual Race Engineer system as the 458 Italia which lets you know when the car's systems, coolant and tyres are still cold, and when you’ve absolutely cooked it.

 

The price for all this Italian engineering? £300,000.

 

The Ferrari 599 GTO will shown to a few of Ferrari’s most valued customers at Maranello on 14 April, before being unveiled to us mere mortals at the Beijing motor show at the end of April 2010.

 

 

 

 

 

Anyone got a spare £300,000 they can give me...? :drool:

[BobbyV]

Nice. Are they claiming this is the fastest Ferrari road car or the fastest road car, period. Cause we all know the later is pretty unlikely.

 

Oh I was just planning to ask u what ur planning with the 1m£ change, but I saw u changed it....:lol:

[Jazzi]

Lmfao I read it wrong xW

But yeah, I think they're just claiming its the fastest Fezza they've made :)

[T1M]

Oooh nice. Nice to see they are reviving the GTO badge :)

[t.]

Have to say... that's pretty damn nice. I like the 599 anyway though so it was an easy sell.

[gingervette]

I love this, and it look much better than the standard 599 IMO

[BioHazard7911]

Very sexy machine they made...

[Malakai]

Wow, very cool :D, It reminds me the style of the 430 Scuderia, specially the rear bumper, if this car can be maked to TDU it will be great ;)

[zo6dude]

Me likey! Very nice:)

[iLLGT3]

Yes!!!

[BioHazard7911]

Wow, very cool :D, It reminds me the style of the 430 Scuderia, specially the rear bumper, if this car can be maked to TDU it will be great ;)

 

LOL it just takes editing a few textures and whatnot and then thats it :lol:

[DoMw94]

Knew about this ages ago and i must say, now that the public pictures have been released, it looks amazing and I can't wait to see one!

[40Clocc]

This car is really amazing :drool:

[T0M722]

Yeah, it looks perfect but I think that they should make a new one after this, they've used the base 599 too much, get a new model I think.. But I still love it :)

[blackhole522]

It looks great. It really is a 599XX for the streets!

 

 

Have you guys heard about Vandenbrink's 599 GTO? I think it looks great. Same engine and performance as the normal 599 though. Three are being made.

 

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What are your thoughts?

[zo6dude]

^Not really sure what to think of that one, it looks like the old 250 GTO which is a good thing IMO, but it kind of reminds me of an older Corvette aswell..

[t.]

Yea but no on that one.

[Penfold]

Love this car, I'd have it over the 458 anyday.. Not sure about the concept like the 250 but it's ok :p

[Car Freak]

Hmm, am I the only one who's not getting terribly excited about the new GTO? It's way too similar to a regular 599 for my liking. The previous two GTOs were unique models, not a pumped-up version of an existing car

[KoenigseggBG]

Hmm, am I the only one who's not getting terribly excited about the new GTO? It's way too similar to a regular 599 for my liking. The previous two GTOs were unique models, not a pumped-up version of an existing car

+1

 

In fact, I love the stock 599 so much better than this one. Just gimme the HGTE package, the power is always enough, even in stock 599. And the price of the GTO is way too big, imo.

 

http://www.autocar.co.uk/CarReviews/FirstDrives/Ferrari-599-6.0-V12-HGTe/239607/

 

Take that, change the rims. Perfect 599. And it only costs £230k.

[blackhole522]

Here's "mine"

 

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Ferrari 599 GTO configurator.

[Immelmann]

I'm getting so tired of the 'Fastest Ferrari Ever' headline. Seems every car they release is.

 

If you ask me, these days Ferrari is made up of more hype than GTA IV was.

Just stop.

[cis4care]

Not so excited about this one, which is weird for a Ferrari loving person... It looks great, but the thought that it's a ''fastest'' version of an existing Ferrari just wouldn't leave me alone. They've ridden the 599 body too much, the new cars are beginning to bore me.

 

I'd choose any of the old GTO's over this anytime.