Ferrari 599 XX Racing seen at Ferrari 70th anniversary Party. Castello del Valentino. Torino. Italy

Ferrari 599 XX Racing seen at Ferrari 70th anniversary Party. Castello del Valentino. Torino. Italy

Seen during Salone dell' Automobile di Torino 2107, Parco del Valentino.


Ferrari 599XX.

The 599XX, based on 599 GTB, is a car designed for track use only and is not street legal. The rev limiter is raised to 9000 rpm, with the engine rated for 720 hp at 9000 rpm. Weight is reduced by reducing the weight of the engine unit components, the use of composite materials, and the use of carbon-fiber body parts and brake pads. A new gearbox shift strategy is introduced to cut overall gear change time to 60 ms. Aerodynamics were retuned to give more downforce 280 kg at 200 km/h, 630 kg at 300 km/h. The car also includes 29/67 R19 front and 31/71 R19 rear tyres with 19 × 11J wheel rims at the front and 19 × 12J at the rear.

The car was unveiled at the 2009 Geneva Auto Show.



The Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano (internal code F141) is an sports car produced by Ferrari. It was the brand's two-seat flagship, replacing the 575M Maranello in 2006 as a 2007 model, and was replaced for the 2013 model year by the F12berlinetta.

Drivetrain

The Tipo F140 C 6.0 L (5999 cc) V12 engine produces a maximum 612 hp, making it the most powerful series production Ferrari road car of the time. At the time of its introduction, this was one of the few engines whose output exceeded 100 hp per liter of displacement without any sort of forced-induction mechanism such as supercharging or turbocharging. Its 608 N·m of torque was also a record for Ferrari's GT cars. Most of the modifications to the engine were done to allow it to fit in the Fiorano's engine bay (the original Enzo version could be taller as it would not block forward vision due to its mid-mounted position).

A traditional 6-speed manual transmission as well as Ferrari's 6-speed called "F1 SuperFast" is offered. The Fiorano also sees the debut of Ferrari's new traction control system, F1-Trac. The vast majority of the 599 GTB's have been equipped with the semi-automatic gearbox as opposed to the manual 6-speed gearbox. Only 30 examples have been produced with a manual gearbox of which 20 were destined to the United States and 10 remained in Europe.


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