Here are new official pics from Ferrari of the 599 GTO. It’s a front-engined six-litre V12 with 670 hp and represents the first “Gran Turismo Omologato” version in 26 years for the company. It sits next to the 599 GTB Fiorano used as a basis for a slightly more technically sophisticated model. The 599 GTO has a weight reduction of 110 kg thanks to carbon ceramic brakes, and also has F1-Trac drive technology. 599 units of the Ferrari will be made.

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Here we finally get to hear the Ferrari 599 GTO video in English. You wouldn’t normally expect this kind of marketing blunder from a brand like Ferrari but I guess if you’ve already sold all of the 599 GTO models planned for production before sales/production actually starts, you can probably do as you please. Check out the pics of the 599 GTO official presentation at Modena’s Ducal Palace Military Academy, too. It looks like it was quite the event for anybody who was somebody enough to be able to attend.

Source | Autoblog.com

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These videos of the Ferrari 599 GTO are unfortunately in Italian at this stage, but still, we’re happy to give the new supercar a closer look. The first video details the driver-car interface and discusses the marriage between track and road driving of the 599 GTO. Skipping the nifty graphics and the guy who seems to be a 15-year-old director, we pass to some track action which shows the practical take on the Formula One technology used on this street-legal Ferrari.

After the jump, the second video gives us the juicy topic of the engine development, based on the 599XX, and some more track driving from the 599 GTO. It’s all technical stuff, but at least we’ve seen that under the technology, the 599 GTO really does drive.

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The Ferrari 599 GTO configurator is online for those lucky customers with enough money to afford this vehicle, and for those of us who want to play with the 599 GTO and dream of owning one. Some of the 599 GTO configurator features include classic and metallic body tints, as well as the racing livery and twin racing colours available.

Three different wheel varieties are available, and the 599 GTO can be ordered with five different caliper colours. The interior is rich in personalisation options including carbonfibre finishes, coloured stitching, personalised seatbelts - right down to the background colour of the rev counter. The 599 GTO and its options are about as race-oriented as you’ll get on a road Ferrari. Just watch out for the options price list…

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Ferrari has officially presented the new Ferrari 599 GTO and even the pics themselves show how performance-oriented it is. Based on the 599 GTB Fiorano, the 599 GTO uses the same six-litre V12 engine but with power up to 670 hp at 8,250 rpm (an increase from 620 hp). While we haven’t seen the 599 GTO get to the magic hp number of 700, dry weight is also down to 1,495 kg for a weight-power ratio of 2.23 kg/hp. Acceleration to 100 km/hr is achieved in 3.35 seconds and top speed is more than 335 km/hr.

To achieve these performance figures, the 599 GTO has composite fibre material and the thickness of the glass used has been reduced. The transmission is lighter and the exhaust system was built using a hydroform process. The 599 GTO aerodynamics are based on those of the 599 XX and have been modified to get downforce of 144 kg at 200 km/hr. The front of the car’s width has been reduced and a new splitter added along with air vents in the bonnet to improve the oil radiator cooling. A new diffuser and rear spoiler have also been added.

The V12 engine has 670 hp and 620 Nm of torque at 6,500 rpm. It complies with Euro 5 norms, which is incredible if you think about the performance. High rev performance has been improved with modifications to the aspiration system and the 599 GTO has an F1, six-speed transmission with shift time of 50 milliseconds. Average fuel consumption measures 17.5 l/100 km and CO2 emissions are 411 g/km.

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The Ferrari 599 GTO pricing really makes this a car of your dreams and as we say we’re I’m from “tell ‘em they’re dreamin’”. The ‘entry-level’ 599 GTO will cost nearly 320,000 euros (including taxes) and if you want any of the mouth-watering options, you’ll have to have a very large bank loan approved.

The Ferrari 599 GTO with carbonfibre front spoiler costs an additional 3,350 euros, while more carbonfibre for the motor compartment will set you back another 7,775 euros. We recommend skipping anything that looks remotely like leather or Alcantara for the 599 GTO interior, and just go with the standard. At the price above, we hope the 599 GTO actually does come with seats.

But really, anyone who can actually afford this new Ferrari is unlikely to split hairs over the pricing of coloured brake calipers or the 7,176 euros needed for racing stripes painted on the side. So much for the economic crisis - all the 599 GTO models to be produced have already been sold. We’ll have more official spec details come April 7 when the official Ferrari 599 GTO presentation takes place.

Source | Autogespot via Autoblog

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Here’s the first spy video of the Ferrari 599 GTO seen testing at the Nurburgring. Did we mention it’s going to be fast? The unofficial 670 hp can be heard in these brief but spine-tingling eight seconds. Check out all the unofficial 599 GTO technical specs in our post from yesterday, and keep your fingers crossed that we will see this on April 7 as the date fixed for a possible presentation.

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According to rumours on the internet, the Ferrari 599 GTO presentation will take place on April 7, meaning it won’t be long before we see this extreme, track-focused Ferrari. According to AutoGespot, the Ferrari 599 GTO will have a new version of the six-litre V12 from the 599XX, and power could be up around 620 to 670 hp.

It looks like we still won’t reach the milestone of 700 hp, but in compensation impressive torque is also expected, between 610 and 620 Nm, and acceleration to 100 km/hr could take just 3.3 seconds. The “base” model version of the 599 takes 3.7 seconds, the Enzo 3.6 and the Ferrari 458 Italia takes 3.4 seconds, putting the 599 GTO figure in a natural sequence of evolution. Apparently 0-200 km could take just 9.8 seconds which is scary stuff, as far as I’m concerned.

We knew the Ferrari 599 GTO would be a hot performer, and if these figures are confirmed, they put it at the top of supercar performers. Even a weight reduction of 195 kg is expected, meaning the 599 GTO will weigh around 1,495 kg. Compared to the Ferrari 599XX the exhaust system also gets an overhaul, which could prove music to our ears.

Ferrari 599 GTO rendering

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