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Official photos: 2007 Ferrari 599 GTB - - Source: http://automobilemag.com
The Ferrari 599 GTB is Ferrari's new GT supercar, which replaces the 575M Maranello. It shares styling cues with the 612 Scaglietti, which hasn't exactly gotten a hero's welcome for its looks. Expect the same V-12 as in the Scaglietti producing close to 600 horsepower. The 599 GTB will appear at the 2006 Geneva motor show and go on sale at the same time.
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The C6 had a lot taken from ferrari. It wheelbase copies them by moving the wheels closer to the corners and shortening it overall i believe for stability and power to the ground. So its vice versa...duh.
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Maranello's New True GT - - Due on sale midyear, Ferrari 599 GTB caught almost naked in final testing -- - By MATT DAVIS - - Source: Autoweek
AT A GLANCE:
FERRARI 599 GTB
ON SALE: September
BASE PRICE: $240,000 (est.)
POWERTRAIN: 6.0-liter, 611-hp, 460-lb-ft V12; rwd, seven-speed sequential manual
CURB WEIGHT: 3534 lbs
0 TO 60 MPH: 3.7 seconds (est.)
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With Ferrari's replacement for the 575M Maranello due to be shown officially at the Geneva motor show next month, we have the latest shots of the prototype on final shakedown runs and the first official photos of the car. Most of the recent testing has been done at the company test track in Fiorano, but the 599 GTB was sighted several times tearing around the Nürburgring.
Insiders say spy shots were leaked early by Maranello in order to steal some of the attention from the Lamborghini Miura at the Detroit auto show. In an added cry for attention, Ferrari also released official information for the 599 GTB at the Detroit show—while we were submitting this story.
The car is known internally at Ferrari as F139. Other names bandied about were Imola, F600 Imola, Maranello and Testarossa.
The 599 GTB aluminum body sits on a shortened version of the extruded aluminum space-frame architecture used on the 612 Scaglietti. The 599’s two doors are significantly shorter than those on the 612. This brings the wheelbase down to 110 inches, but the overall width remains close to the 612’s.
Weighing under 4000 pounds, the 599 GTB is set to leave the 4056-pound Scaglietti and the 4341-pound 575M in the dust.
At its heart is the latest incarnation of the F133F V12 engine used in the 612 Scaglietti. Where the 612 naming is liberal in its claim to a 6.0-liter (it is just 5748 cc), the 599 will have 1 cc greater capacity than the Enzo’s 5998 cc. Both the 575M Maranello and 612 Scaglietti manage 434 lb-ft of torque. The 599 GTB’s torque will rise to 460 lb-ft and be available lower in the revs, starting near 2000 rpm and rushing clear up to 6000 rpm.
Hence, all-important 0-to-60-mph bragging rights will give the 599 with updated F1 sequential shifting a 3.7-second result, keeping it even with the upcoming Porsche 997 911 Turbo, also to be introduced at Geneva. Compare this to the 4.2-second time on the 575M and 612, and the message is clear: The 599 will be a much more adept track car.
Regarding horsepower, the 599 is earmarked for 611 horses maxing at 7600 rpm vs. the 508 hp of the 575M and the 533 hp of the 612. Power-to-weight is set at 5.8 pounds per horse, making dry weight 3534 pounds. Visualizing this, and with the engine reportedly tucked back even farther behind the front axle, has us anticipating all of our favorite curves.
Standard wheels and tires will be 19 inches as on the F430 instead of the 18-inch sets seen on the 575M and the 612. In the end, the entire setup for the 599 GTB already is making us hungrier than ever to hit the track. It is nice to see Ferrari finally get the modern front-mid V12 strategy back toward its proper GT heritage.
What’s more, the 599 GTB will not mess around with being any sort of people carrier. No rear seats means not only great room for the two people inside, but also room for luggage.
Not being ones to leave well enough alone these days, Ferrari is also throwing in the F1-inspired e-diff technology as seen on the F430. We’ve seen a few video clips of the car in handling exercises around Fiorano, and it seems exactly as capable and solid as the F430. Of course, with those four extra cylinders screaming for more, the power out of every turn is more intense.
Ratios on the F1 sequential box are also shorter in the first four gears to aid all the acceleration excitement we’re hinting at.
Styling for the 599 GTB is by the same teams at Pininfarina responsible for the F430 and 612, while final approval was given last spring by former Ferrari-Maserati head of GT styling Frank Stephenson.
The car’s front end is a less corpulent version of the 612 look, while the rear end sets the GTB apart. Losing the rear clown seats makes the (Corvette-like, dare we say?) tail possible. There are sharper edges in every main contour line, but the four circular Ferrari taillights remain. And as big an improvement as the 612 Scaglietti is for Ferrari interior design, the 599 GTB is said to be a step beyond that.
Long-term plans for the 599 GTB are just as varied as those for the outgoing 575M. One year after the coupe’s Feb. 28 introduction at Geneva, Ferrari will show the spider, then a GTC track version and perhaps even a Superamerica.
Pricing ought to start at or near $240,000 when U.S. sales begin late this summer.
FERRARI 599 GTB
ON SALE: September
BASE PRICE: $240,000 (est.)
POWERTRAIN: 6.0-liter, 611-hp, 460-lb-ft V12; rwd, seven-speed sequential manual
CURB WEIGHT: 3534 lbs
0 TO 60 MPH: 3.7 seconds (est.)
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With Ferrari's replacement for the 575M Maranello due to be shown officially at the Geneva motor show next month, we have the latest shots of the prototype on final shakedown runs and the first official photos of the car. Most of the recent testing has been done at the company test track in Fiorano, but the 599 GTB was sighted several times tearing around the Nürburgring.
Insiders say spy shots were leaked early by Maranello in order to steal some of the attention from the Lamborghini Miura at the Detroit auto show. In an added cry for attention, Ferrari also released official information for the 599 GTB at the Detroit show—while we were submitting this story.
The car is known internally at Ferrari as F139. Other names bandied about were Imola, F600 Imola, Maranello and Testarossa.
The 599 GTB aluminum body sits on a shortened version of the extruded aluminum space-frame architecture used on the 612 Scaglietti. The 599’s two doors are significantly shorter than those on the 612. This brings the wheelbase down to 110 inches, but the overall width remains close to the 612’s.
Weighing under 4000 pounds, the 599 GTB is set to leave the 4056-pound Scaglietti and the 4341-pound 575M in the dust.
At its heart is the latest incarnation of the F133F V12 engine used in the 612 Scaglietti. Where the 612 naming is liberal in its claim to a 6.0-liter (it is just 5748 cc), the 599 will have 1 cc greater capacity than the Enzo’s 5998 cc. Both the 575M Maranello and 612 Scaglietti manage 434 lb-ft of torque. The 599 GTB’s torque will rise to 460 lb-ft and be available lower in the revs, starting near 2000 rpm and rushing clear up to 6000 rpm.
Hence, all-important 0-to-60-mph bragging rights will give the 599 with updated F1 sequential shifting a 3.7-second result, keeping it even with the upcoming Porsche 997 911 Turbo, also to be introduced at Geneva. Compare this to the 4.2-second time on the 575M and 612, and the message is clear: The 599 will be a much more adept track car.
Regarding horsepower, the 599 is earmarked for 611 horses maxing at 7600 rpm vs. the 508 hp of the 575M and the 533 hp of the 612. Power-to-weight is set at 5.8 pounds per horse, making dry weight 3534 pounds. Visualizing this, and with the engine reportedly tucked back even farther behind the front axle, has us anticipating all of our favorite curves.
Standard wheels and tires will be 19 inches as on the F430 instead of the 18-inch sets seen on the 575M and the 612. In the end, the entire setup for the 599 GTB already is making us hungrier than ever to hit the track. It is nice to see Ferrari finally get the modern front-mid V12 strategy back toward its proper GT heritage.
What’s more, the 599 GTB will not mess around with being any sort of people carrier. No rear seats means not only great room for the two people inside, but also room for luggage.
Not being ones to leave well enough alone these days, Ferrari is also throwing in the F1-inspired e-diff technology as seen on the F430. We’ve seen a few video clips of the car in handling exercises around Fiorano, and it seems exactly as capable and solid as the F430. Of course, with those four extra cylinders screaming for more, the power out of every turn is more intense.
Ratios on the F1 sequential box are also shorter in the first four gears to aid all the acceleration excitement we’re hinting at.
Styling for the 599 GTB is by the same teams at Pininfarina responsible for the F430 and 612, while final approval was given last spring by former Ferrari-Maserati head of GT styling Frank Stephenson.
The car’s front end is a less corpulent version of the 612 look, while the rear end sets the GTB apart. Losing the rear clown seats makes the (Corvette-like, dare we say?) tail possible. There are sharper edges in every main contour line, but the four circular Ferrari taillights remain. And as big an improvement as the 612 Scaglietti is for Ferrari interior design, the 599 GTB is said to be a step beyond that.
Long-term plans for the 599 GTB are just as varied as those for the outgoing 575M. One year after the coupe’s Feb. 28 introduction at Geneva, Ferrari will show the spider, then a GTC track version and perhaps even a Superamerica.
Pricing ought to start at or near $240,000 when U.S. sales begin late this summer.
#91
The sizzle in the Steak
I like it...and I think it will look better in person.
The power to weight ratio is simply amazing!!!
The power to weight ratio is simply amazing!!!
#94
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finally.. a new Ferrari I have no desire to have.
gg Ferrari.. the last "contender" was the Mondial. imo of course.
gg Ferrari.. the last "contender" was the Mondial. imo of course.
#96
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What a great name............."What do you drive?" "A Ferrari five nine nine gee tee bee........"
I heart things with complicated letters and numbers as names. I like the Ferrari 575 Superamerica better, but I'd get the 599 just for the name. I think it will soon be as iconic as the "355" in the way it just rolls off your tongue.........
I heart things with complicated letters and numbers as names. I like the Ferrari 575 Superamerica better, but I'd get the 599 just for the name. I think it will soon be as iconic as the "355" in the way it just rolls off your tongue.........
#97
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I think they shoulda called it the Ferrari BNK A55
#98
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that's a killer engine though.... looks like this car will be not too much slower than a Z06. and that's quite lofty company.
#101
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Originally Posted by danny25
needs 4 taillights like the rest of the Ferraris
and the pentagram wheels suck too
and the pentagram wheels suck too
#103
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spyshot
and look at this... with M6 rims... rims do a LOT for this car!! I think that's all it needs, bigger, deep-dish rims.. this really looks a lot better, imo...
and look at this... with M6 rims... rims do a LOT for this car!! I think that's all it needs, bigger, deep-dish rims.. this really looks a lot better, imo...
#107
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^^^ god... can't put a name on it but the car's face reminds me of some buck-toothed dopey cartoon character from Loony Tunes... something about the headlights... this is a klown kar.
#109
Suzuka Master
Originally Posted by srika
and look at this... with M6 rims... rims do a LOT for this car!! I think that's all it needs, bigger, deep-dish rims.. this really looks a lot better, imo...
#112
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I have to say, it looks better in this new set of pics...
and, too many pictures here to post:
Presentazione 599 GTB Fiorano
http://homepage.mac.com/manuma/PhotoAlbum33.html
http://homepage.mac.com/manuma/PhotoAlbum34.html
and, too many pictures here to post:
Presentazione 599 GTB Fiorano
http://homepage.mac.com/manuma/PhotoAlbum33.html
http://homepage.mac.com/manuma/PhotoAlbum34.html
#114
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I have a new codename for this car.... "rich man's Supra"
#115
Senior Moderator
ok... am I a fool for thinking this looks like a Supra? more pics at the link.. btw I think they picked a bad car to shoot it with.. the F40 steals the thunder...
http://www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/ferrari_599gtb.asp
http://www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/ferrari_599gtb.asp
#117
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hahaha... oops.. from the article:
and I don't think the F40 would "blow away" the 599 except at a racetrack - the hp-to-weight ratios are almost identical (5.6 for the F40 and 5.7 for the 599)...
"The 599 had a V-12, 620-horsepower engine, but it was not in the same class as the F40," Mike Olivella continued. "Most of the spectators (the few that were there) commented that the car looked more like a Jaguar than a Ferrari, and were more enthralled by the F40 than the 599."
Mike Olivella, who photographed the cars, commented: "At the staging area, they spent the entire time polishing and wiping down both cars. The F40 could blow the 599 away, but the F40 driver was careful to make it look like the 599 was every bit as powerful."
#118
The sizzle in the Steak
Originally Posted by Minch00
Hotness. I call it here first!
#120
Midnight Marauder
I think as far as design goes Aston Martin >> Ferrari.