| ANOTHER new Ferrari... well... Track Car... | |
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Norledge Admin
Number of posts : 7510 Age : 36 Location : Cheltenham Registration date : 2008-07-03
| Subject: ANOTHER new Ferrari... well... Track Car... Fri Apr 09, 2010 8:35 am | |
| But bugger me have their styling house hit the target again! - Quote :
- New pictures and technical information released today reveal the eagerly anticipated Ferrari 599 GTO, due to be unveiled in the flesh at the Beijing motor show later this month.
"The 599 GTO is an extreme V12 berlinetta developed to a specific performance-oriented brief. The 599 GTO is, in fact, the company's fastest ever road car," says Ferrari. "It is an exclusive limited edition special which, rather than being based on the production car, is more closely derived from the 599XX."
The historic GTO badge stands for Gran Turismo Omologata, and has been called back into service to indicate this new model is effectively a fully homologated road-going version of the 599XX - itself purely a track car.
According to Ferrari the new model - which has set a record lap time at the company's Fiorano test track - is reserved for just 599 customers/lucky b******* who will get the chance to experience its awesome accelerative abilities and edge-of-the-envelope electronically-controlled handling.
"The Fiorano lap time provides just one indication of the potential of this car," says Ferrari in its news release today. "Just as significant are the technical specifications - 670hp in a 1495kg car represents a weight-to-power ratio of just 2.23 kg/hp, and ensures a 0-100 km/h acceleration time of just 3.35secs as well as a top speed of over 335 km/h." (Approx. 208mph.)
According to the company, "an innovative approach to chassis development means, for the first time on a production car, buyers will get to sample a handling set-up tuned for a level of responsiveness that is close to the limit and highly sophisticated electronic controls. The result is the almost complete absence of understeer and a truly communicative chassis."
Various new features appear on the car, including the latest, second-generation carbon-ceramic brakes which are lighter and offer better performance, new aerodynamic innovations, such as the wheel doughnuts which increase aerodynamic efficiency as well as improve brake cooling, and a different Michelin tyre set-up with wider front tyres for greater roadholding.
The driver-car interface is also new with the adoption of the Virtual Race Engineer (VRE) which provides the driver with instantaneous information on performance.
In case anyone has forgotten, the revived GTO name calls to mind the 1962 250 GTO which swept the boards in GT racing categories in the 1960s, and the iconic 1984 GTO. The latter which, according to Ferrari at least, "invented the entire modern supercar genre".
In case you're interested in putting your name down for the latest GTO, you're probably too late. We expect Ferrari to tell us the car has sold out when it's launched at Beijing, in spite of a £300k price-ticket which is around £100k more than the basic 599. 599 GTO technical specifications DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT Length 4710 mm (185.4 in) Width 1962 mm (77.2 in) Height 1326 mm (52.2 in) Wheelbase 2750 mm (108.3 in) Front track 1701 mm (67.0 in) Rear track 1618 mm (63.7 in) Dry weight* 1495 kg (3296 lbs) Kerb weight* 1605 kg (3538 lbs) Weight distribution 47% front - 53% rear Fuel tank capacity 105 litres (27.7 US gal/23.1 UK/gal) Boot volume 320 litres (11.3 cu ft) ENGINE Type V12 - 65° Bore & stroke 92 x 75.2 mm (3.62 x 2.96 in) Unitary displacement 499.9 cc (30.51 cu in) Total displacement 5999 cc (366.08 cu in) Compression ratio 11.2:1 Maximum power 500 kW (670 CV) at 8250 rpm Maximum torque 620 Nm (457 lbs/ft) at 6500 rpm GEARBOX F1 6-speed + reverse SUSPENSION SCM2 - Magnetorheological Supension Control TYRES Front 285/30 ZR20'' Rear 315/35 ZR20'' CARBON-CERAMIC BRAKES Front 398 x 38 mm (15.7 x 1.5 in) Rear 360 x 32 mm (14.2 x 1.3 in) ELECTRONIC CONTROLS CST with F1-Trac Traction and stability control TPTMS Tyre pressure and temperature monitoring system PERFORMANCE Maximum speed over 335 km/h (over 208 mph) 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) 3.35 sec FUEL CONSUMPTION Combined cycle (ECE)* 17.5 l/100 km | |
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MGM Track God
Number of posts : 2841 Age : 42 Registration date : 2008-07-05
| Subject: Re: ANOTHER new Ferrari... well... Track Car... Fri Apr 09, 2010 8:38 am | |
| /tongue in cheek
are they Corsa VXR wheels? | |
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nellers2001 Moderators
Number of posts : 1654 Age : 39 Location : Cardiff Registration date : 2010-03-07
| Subject: Re: ANOTHER new Ferrari... well... Track Car... Fri Apr 09, 2010 8:38 am | |
| That looks really good...can only dream though unfortunately! | |
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MGM Track God
Number of posts : 2841 Age : 42 Registration date : 2008-07-05
| Subject: Re: ANOTHER new Ferrari... well... Track Car... Fri Apr 09, 2010 8:39 am | |
| srsly | |
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Norledge Admin
Number of posts : 7510 Age : 36 Location : Cheltenham Registration date : 2008-07-03
| Subject: Re: ANOTHER new Ferrari... well... Track Car... Fri Apr 09, 2010 8:41 am | |
| Lmao apparently Ferrari have installed permenantly folded flat rear seats.
Makes it faster innit. | |
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MGM Track God
Number of posts : 2841 Age : 42 Registration date : 2008-07-05
| Subject: Re: ANOTHER new Ferrari... well... Track Car... Fri Apr 09, 2010 8:43 am | |
| vents from a monaro, diffuser & vents off a clio...v12 aside, its basically a hot hatch /basically | |
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woz_106 Moderators
Number of posts : 5169 Age : 36 Location : in the middle of the road, facing the wrong way Registration date : 2008-07-04
| Subject: Re: ANOTHER new Ferrari... well... Track Car... Fri Apr 09, 2010 9:09 am | |
| and wasn't it a corsa owner who thought folding the seats down would make it go faster...
still it does look good i must admit | |
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Norledge Admin
Number of posts : 7510 Age : 36 Location : Cheltenham Registration date : 2008-07-03
| Subject: Re: ANOTHER new Ferrari... well... Track Car... Fri Apr 09, 2010 9:10 am | |
| - woz_106 wrote:
- and wasn't it a corsa owner who thought folding the seats down would make it go faster...
Oh Warren... | |
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woz_106 Moderators
Number of posts : 5169 Age : 36 Location : in the middle of the road, facing the wrong way Registration date : 2008-07-04
| Subject: Re: ANOTHER new Ferrari... well... Track Car... Fri Apr 09, 2010 9:27 am | |
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Norledge Admin
Number of posts : 7510 Age : 36 Location : Cheltenham Registration date : 2008-07-03
| Subject: Re: ANOTHER new Ferrari... well... Track Car... Fri Apr 09, 2010 9:31 am | |
| Two posts up... the folded seat comment... because we were talking about Corsas... | |
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woz_106 Moderators
Number of posts : 5169 Age : 36 Location : in the middle of the road, facing the wrong way Registration date : 2008-07-04
| Subject: Re: ANOTHER new Ferrari... well... Track Car... Fri Apr 09, 2010 9:35 am | |
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Masher Track God
Number of posts : 2232 Age : 39 Location : Yorkshire Registration date : 2008-08-20
| Subject: Re: ANOTHER new Ferrari... well... Track Car... Sun Apr 11, 2010 2:58 am | |
| - woz_106 wrote:
- and wasn't it a corsa owner who thought folding the seats down would make it go faster...
I remember that getting posted on every car club i was part of. | |
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Special K Can Handle Lift-Off
Number of posts : 922 Age : 43 Location : Hampshire Registration date : 2009-11-07
| Subject: Re: ANOTHER new Ferrari... well... Track Car... Tue Apr 13, 2010 6:48 pm | |
| aston martin grill????? does it come in alien green............. | |
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