Ferrari GG50 News
10-18-2005 | 04:45 PM
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Ferrari GG50 News
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Ferrari GG50
Giorgetto Giugiaro revealed this one-off anniversary present to himself-the GG50 show car built in cooperation with Ferrari-to commemorate Giugiaro's 50th year in the automotive design business. Based on the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti, the new aluminum body is 3.2 inches shorter in the rear and is fitted with a full rear hatch.
Giorgetto Giugiaro revealed this one-off anniversary present to himself-the GG50 show car built in cooperation with Ferrari-to commemorate Giugiaro's 50th year in the automotive design business. Based on the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti, the new aluminum body is 3.2 inches shorter in the rear and is fitted with a full rear hatch.
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10-19-2005 | 02:01 AM
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You know what!!!? I'm sure everyone say bad things about the car but when you actually see someone driving by.. YOU WOULD SAY " HOLY $h!T". More I look at it I started to like it more but still having tough time with interior.
10-19-2005 | 10:25 AM
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Why are you all saying this is the worst ferrari ever worst thing they ever made....THIS ISNT A FERRARI!!!!
Read the article...its a 612 completly re done by gurario...a one off...this is his design as a present to himself...HE is the one who did this, and obviously he likes it...this isnt a ferrari so dont bash on them they just prob. gave him the car and said do whatever you want.
Read the article...its a 612 completly re done by gurario...a one off...this is his design as a present to himself...HE is the one who did this, and obviously he likes it...this isnt a ferrari so dont bash on them they just prob. gave him the car and said do whatever you want.
10-19-2005 | 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Collective27
Why are you all saying this is the worst ferrari ever worst thing they ever made....THIS ISNT A FERRARI!!!!
Read the article...its a 612 completly re done by gurario...a one off...this is his design as a present to himself...HE is the one who did this, and obviously he likes it...this isnt a ferrari so dont bash on them they just prob. gave him the car and said do whatever you want.
Read the article...its a 612 completly re done by gurario...a one off...this is his design as a present to himself...HE is the one who did this, and obviously he likes it...this isnt a ferrari so dont bash on them they just prob. gave him the car and said do whatever you want.
People...you need to understand the Guigiaro is a designer and head of a design firm similar to a Pinninfarina. That is a Ferrari chassis an drivetrain, but not a Ferrari body and has absolutely no direct connection to any current or future Ferrari design.
10-19-2005 | 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by CGTSX2004
People...you need to understand the Guigiaro is a designer and head of a design firm similar to a Pinninfarina. That is a Ferrari chassis an drivetrain, but not a Ferrari body and has absolutely no direct connection to any current or future Ferrari design.
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hahahahhaah!!! someone needs to send that to the designer of this car.... along with a note that says "NICE JOB!!"... LOL 
10-25-2005 | 12:14 PM
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Some more tidbits courtesy of RSportscars...
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Ferrari GG50 Marks 50 Years of Giorgetto Giugiaro's Car Design Activity
Proving his mettle with the Ferrari GG50, Giorgetto Giugiaro paints in glowing colors a great adventure “To mark 50 years of activity in the world of car design, I decided to sculpture a Ferrari to the memory of that great adventure and enjoy it with my family”. Giorgetto Giugiaro fashioned and commissioned a project that spilled into stretching horizons, in that he became concurrently – for the first time ever –supplier and customer of the new car.
Rather than being a spellbound step into tomorrow, the ultimate outcome of all this is an expression of today – a Ferrari graced by his initials, GG, followed by the digit 50 by way of epitomizing his debut into the world of car design in September 1955 – imbued by an imposing, unmistakable artistry capturing skyhigh ergonomics and outstanding space on board.
Created along the lines of the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti, and retaining the same basic mechanics, the Ferrari GG50 is a little shorter in length than the original model, with a fastback tail conspired to conceal the underlying hatchback lid. The rear seatbacks can be folded down to create, thanks to the new fuel tank, a flat trunk platform one meter and 40 centimeters deep. All that was checked and verified with the Ferrari Technical Direction support.
GG50 Philosophy
The idea of creating a Ferrari to mark 50 years of activity in the world of car design took shape in September 2004 at the Paris Motorshow, where Giorgetto Giugiaro talked about this flight of fantasy directly with the President and CEO of Ferrari Luca di Montezemolo who cued the model around which the vehicle concept should be developed: the 612 Scaglietti 12 cylinders four-seater coupe.
Montezemolo also gave Giugiaro two inputs: although no restrictions would be posed on creative-thinking, the vehicle must be perfectly in keeping with the Ferrari tradition and transmit a sensation of compactness, even being highly enjoyable.
GG50 Exterior Design
Although being 3.5 inches shorter than the Scaglietti, the Ferrari GG50 appears instantly to be even more compact than the series-production car as a result of the subtly rounded nose and tail angles. “In bird’s view, all cars look like a rectangle”, explains Giugiaro. “As a consequence, the dimensions are perceived optically as being the same as the maximum length”. In the GG50, however, Giugiaro rounded to an extreme the loop between the cowl and the front wheelhouse, applying the same treatment to the rear. “When viewed three-quarterwise, this also enhances the look of the car optically, making the car appear leaner and bolder. In a nutshell, rather than having a fender lip that clearly defines the bodyside edge, a seamless line flows toward the centerpoint where the two extremities meet”.
From a structural architecture standpoint, the GG50 relinquishes the Scaglietti’s third compartment for a nimbler tail, an instantly recognizable fastback.
A very bold statement of performance and design is the general impression perceived. A compact coupe, ready to bite the grit, with the rear seats so well concealed as to be perceived as a classic two-seater. The bodyside is immaculate. The air intake – providing cool air for front brake system cooling – meanders along almost in parallel with the ground line and creates a bas-relief that fades into the rear.
As for the more stunning Ferrari cars, the belt line arches in correspondence to the rear wheel highlighting the generous wheelhouse’s taut muscle. The boldly tapered rear profile gains form and shape from the side view, in that emerging from the tail-end mirror are the dual tail lamps, which, of course, are round.
GG50 Interior Design
Whilst the GG50’s exterior drew breath from a universal chalkboard, its interior was fashioned as the mock-up progressed.
In addition to retaining as mentioned earlier the wheelbase, also retained was the interior appearance of the Scaglietti. However, when working on the fullsize mock-up, Giugiaro and his son Fabrizio, decided to eliminate the closed-in feeling back in there by sloping the rear window at the side.
“Getting in and out of a 2+2 coupe is never an easy feat, because access is directly proportional to the door’s length, which cannot be stretched to the infinite. Indeed, the GG50 door’s structural frame mesmerizes the Scaglietti’s door framework. However, enhanced headroom has been gained by sloping the rear window, thereby making it much easier to get in and out of the car than expected. Just try getting in and out of the car and you’ll see how easy all this can be”, explains Giugiaro.
One other thought of mind went to the driver’s right hand. Used by tradition to change gear, drivers do not use their right hand as much as before due to the F1 gear change fitted on the steering wheel.
As such, repositioned to the right-hand side of the dashboard are certain commands and controls once found by tradition on the left-hand side, such as the lights and, not least, the handbrake, in this exercise, electric.
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Ferrari GG50 Marks 50 Years of Giorgetto Giugiaro's Car Design Activity
Proving his mettle with the Ferrari GG50, Giorgetto Giugiaro paints in glowing colors a great adventure “To mark 50 years of activity in the world of car design, I decided to sculpture a Ferrari to the memory of that great adventure and enjoy it with my family”. Giorgetto Giugiaro fashioned and commissioned a project that spilled into stretching horizons, in that he became concurrently – for the first time ever –supplier and customer of the new car.
Rather than being a spellbound step into tomorrow, the ultimate outcome of all this is an expression of today – a Ferrari graced by his initials, GG, followed by the digit 50 by way of epitomizing his debut into the world of car design in September 1955 – imbued by an imposing, unmistakable artistry capturing skyhigh ergonomics and outstanding space on board.
Created along the lines of the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti, and retaining the same basic mechanics, the Ferrari GG50 is a little shorter in length than the original model, with a fastback tail conspired to conceal the underlying hatchback lid. The rear seatbacks can be folded down to create, thanks to the new fuel tank, a flat trunk platform one meter and 40 centimeters deep. All that was checked and verified with the Ferrari Technical Direction support.
GG50 Philosophy
The idea of creating a Ferrari to mark 50 years of activity in the world of car design took shape in September 2004 at the Paris Motorshow, where Giorgetto Giugiaro talked about this flight of fantasy directly with the President and CEO of Ferrari Luca di Montezemolo who cued the model around which the vehicle concept should be developed: the 612 Scaglietti 12 cylinders four-seater coupe.
Montezemolo also gave Giugiaro two inputs: although no restrictions would be posed on creative-thinking, the vehicle must be perfectly in keeping with the Ferrari tradition and transmit a sensation of compactness, even being highly enjoyable.
GG50 Exterior Design
Although being 3.5 inches shorter than the Scaglietti, the Ferrari GG50 appears instantly to be even more compact than the series-production car as a result of the subtly rounded nose and tail angles. “In bird’s view, all cars look like a rectangle”, explains Giugiaro. “As a consequence, the dimensions are perceived optically as being the same as the maximum length”. In the GG50, however, Giugiaro rounded to an extreme the loop between the cowl and the front wheelhouse, applying the same treatment to the rear. “When viewed three-quarterwise, this also enhances the look of the car optically, making the car appear leaner and bolder. In a nutshell, rather than having a fender lip that clearly defines the bodyside edge, a seamless line flows toward the centerpoint where the two extremities meet”.
From a structural architecture standpoint, the GG50 relinquishes the Scaglietti’s third compartment for a nimbler tail, an instantly recognizable fastback.
A very bold statement of performance and design is the general impression perceived. A compact coupe, ready to bite the grit, with the rear seats so well concealed as to be perceived as a classic two-seater. The bodyside is immaculate. The air intake – providing cool air for front brake system cooling – meanders along almost in parallel with the ground line and creates a bas-relief that fades into the rear.
As for the more stunning Ferrari cars, the belt line arches in correspondence to the rear wheel highlighting the generous wheelhouse’s taut muscle. The boldly tapered rear profile gains form and shape from the side view, in that emerging from the tail-end mirror are the dual tail lamps, which, of course, are round.
GG50 Interior Design
Whilst the GG50’s exterior drew breath from a universal chalkboard, its interior was fashioned as the mock-up progressed.
In addition to retaining as mentioned earlier the wheelbase, also retained was the interior appearance of the Scaglietti. However, when working on the fullsize mock-up, Giugiaro and his son Fabrizio, decided to eliminate the closed-in feeling back in there by sloping the rear window at the side.
“Getting in and out of a 2+2 coupe is never an easy feat, because access is directly proportional to the door’s length, which cannot be stretched to the infinite. Indeed, the GG50 door’s structural frame mesmerizes the Scaglietti’s door framework. However, enhanced headroom has been gained by sloping the rear window, thereby making it much easier to get in and out of the car than expected. Just try getting in and out of the car and you’ll see how easy all this can be”, explains Giugiaro.
One other thought of mind went to the driver’s right hand. Used by tradition to change gear, drivers do not use their right hand as much as before due to the F1 gear change fitted on the steering wheel.
As such, repositioned to the right-hand side of the dashboard are certain commands and controls once found by tradition on the left-hand side, such as the lights and, not least, the handbrake, in this exercise, electric.
10-25-2005 | 12:15 PM
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Specs!
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Engine
Type: V12
Displacement cu in (cc): 351 (5748)
Power bhp (kW) at RPM: 540(258) / 7250
Torque lb-ft (Nm) at RPM: n.a.
Redline at RPM: n.a.
Brakes & Tires
Brakes F/R: ABS, vented disc/vented disc
Tires F-R: 245/35 ZR20 - 305/35 ZR20
Driveline: Rear Wheel Drive
Exterior Dimensions & Weight
Length × Width × Height in: 187.6 × 76.1 × 52.5
Weight lb (kg): n.a.
Performance
Acceleration 0-60 mph s: n.a.
Top Speed mph (km/h): n.a.
Fuel Economy EPA city/highway mpg (l/100 km): n.a.
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Engine
Type: V12
Displacement cu in (cc): 351 (5748)
Power bhp (kW) at RPM: 540(258) / 7250
Torque lb-ft (Nm) at RPM: n.a.
Redline at RPM: n.a.
Brakes & Tires
Brakes F/R: ABS, vented disc/vented disc
Tires F-R: 245/35 ZR20 - 305/35 ZR20
Driveline: Rear Wheel Drive
Exterior Dimensions & Weight
Length × Width × Height in: 187.6 × 76.1 × 52.5
Weight lb (kg): n.a.
Performance
Acceleration 0-60 mph s: n.a.
Top Speed mph (km/h): n.a.
Fuel Economy EPA city/highway mpg (l/100 km): n.a.
