Ferrari 599 GTB - official photos and data
posted: Monday 09 January 2006 by Luca in: Ferrari Coupe
It’s official: the new coupè from Maranello will be called Ferrari 599 GTB, and the photos seen in the weekend were the right ones. The engine is a V12 with a capacity of 5,999 cm3, derived from the Enzo’s engine, with 620 hp at 7,600 rpm. The power to weight ratio is a staggering 2.6 kg/hp, for this “Gran Turismo Berlinetta”. Yummy.
Nothing is said at the moment about performance. They should be quite a bit better than those of the 575M, which had “only” 515 hp. I’d be disappointed if the 599 GTB has a top speed of less than 340 km/h and if it accelerates from 0-100 km/h in more than 4 seconds.
After the jump you can find the full text of the press release.
Maranello, 9th January 2006 - With the release of the 599 GTB Ferrari is presenting its most powerful V12-engined production car of all time.
Amedeo Felisa, Ferrari’s Vice General Manager will announce today at the Detroit Motor Show the birth of the latest model developed in Maranello.
The new car is a concentration of Ferrari’s most innovative and technologically advanced engineering solutions applied to a mid-front engined two-seater coupé. The result is a new benchmark for performance, driver involvement and design.
The Ferrari 599 GTB boasts class-leading power thanks to its 5,999cc V12 - derived directly from the Enzo Ferrari supercar - which produces no less than 620hp at 7,600 rpm for a weight/power ratio of just 2.6 kg per horsepower.
Ferrari has adopted the latest evolution in its tried and tested all-aluminium construction technology for the body and chassis.
The unmistakable Pininfarina design gives the Ferrari 559 GTB aggressive yet elegant lines which are perfectly integrated with the advanced aerodynamic solutions adopted to reach the performance figures attainable.
This new model is the symbol of Ferrari’s production - the V12 berlinetta - and represents the latest interpretation of a theme that has seen such classics as the 250 GT, the 275 GTB, and the 365 GTB4.
The Ferrari 599 GTB replaces the last in that great line of berlinettas, the 575M Maranello, of which - together with the 550 Maranello introduced in 1996 - no fewer than 5,700 have been produced, a record for this type of model for the Prancing Horse.
The new car will be officially unveiled on the 28th of February 2006 at the Geneva Motor Show.
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Jalopnik
09 Jan 2006 - 15:06 - #167 Less Than the Beast: The Ferrari 599 GTB Hoho! No Imola! According to Luca Brasi over at eurocarblog, word’s come down from Maranello that the new prancing horse falls one short from the predicted 600 moniker, with no geographically inspired name in sight. 620hp at 7,600 rpm,…
taylor
25 Oct 2006 - 08:28 - #2omg this is such a lush car check out the horse power fuck me lol! love the trim i just need 3 more grand and then its mine yay!! thankyou ferrari for such a great car kissesxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
sinan
15 Nov 2006 - 14:59 - #3good car
sam
16 Nov 2006 - 13:35 - #4i love diz ferrari!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
marcelush
21 Dec 2006 - 14:01 - #5I ADORE FERRARI! AND 599 gtb is REALLY CooollL!
Marie Julie
30 Dec 2006 - 18:11 - #6Ferrari est l’entreprise qui a les plus beaux modèles de voiture!!!!!
I love Ferrari
samet
06 Jan 2007 - 09:55 - #7ferrari
TYrone
14 Feb 2007 - 14:14 - #8chech this monstr out
jorge castillo
08 Mar 2007 - 17:50 - #9your ferrari are really cool and i always liked to have one but im’ really hard and saving up to buy my own
Erik andres castro vallejo
21 Mar 2007 - 19:15 - #10la pagina esta bien chida, pero si pusieran mas prototipos o carros clasicos estuviera mas padre.
por ejemplo que pusieran el GTO challenger, o el dino, u otro carr, pero que se veapadre para los espectadores