Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano buying guide - Evo
The 599 replaced the 575 in the summer of 2006 and brought the front-engined V12 Ferrari slap bang into the modern age. Whereas the 550 and 575 always felt like modern classics, the 599 was every inch a new-age Ferrari: all-aluminium chassis, lashings of glossy carbonfibre, F1 SuperFast gearbox, F1-Trac stability and traction control, magnetic semi-active dampers... Top billing, though, went to the engine – a lightly modified version of the Enzo’s 6-litre V12 with a mighty 611bhp at 7600rpm, endowing Ferrari’s new series-production flagship with truly sensational performance: 0-60 in 3. 5sec, 0-100 in 7. 4... >Find Ferrari 599s for sale on Classic & Performance Car. Manual 599s are rarer than prancing horse droppings: the F1 paddleshift gearbox may have been a £5. 5k option, but around 95 per cent of buyers opted in. Similarly, Brembo carbon-ceramics were officially ‘optional’ (£11. 5k) but few cars were... The ultimate evolution came in 2010. The 661bhp 599 GTO was a limited edition road-racer (just 599 built, and only around 80 coming to the UK in right-hand drive). But as you’ll read, major mechanical problems are rare, and Ferrari’s Power Warranty is available until. Source: www.evo.co.uk
