//:: Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano

The Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano

Internally called the F141. It's a Grand Tourer or "Italian Gran Tourismo" as what they would call it. It has a V12 engine at the front of the driver but still behind the front axle which still makes it a mid-engined car. It replaces the 575M Maranello in 2006 as a 2007 model.

It was styled by Pininfarina under the direction of Ferrari's Frank Stephenson. The 599 GTB debuted at the Geneva Motor Show in February 2006. It was named for its total engine displacement (5999 cc), GTB came from it's class which is a Grand Tourer (Gran Turismo) and it's body type which is a Berlinetta , and the Fiorano came from the name of the circuit where it was tested and developed. The legendary Fiorano Circuit -- The private testing race track of Ferrari. So it's called the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano.

It's 6.0 liter V12 engine called the Tipo F140C produces about 620 HP. It can reach a top speed of 330km/h (205mp/h) and it will do 0 - 100 km/h (62.5mp/h) in about 3.7 seconds. You can either have the traditional 6-speed H-gate manual transmission or have Ferrari's 6-speed "F1 superfast" paddle operated sequential gearbox "flappy paddle" like in race cars. For it's era, the flappy paddle gearbox system is amazing as it can change gears in 150 milliseconds -- Faster than any human can perform.

Video review of the 599 GTB Fiorano by Tiff Needell of Fifth Gear


Video review of the 599 GTB Fiorano by Jeremy Clarkson of Top Gear.

599 GTB Fiorano based cars:

• 599 HGTE (Handling Gran Turismo Evoluzione)
• 599XX
• P540 Superfast Aperta
  
• 599 GTO
• SA Aperta
• 599 HY KERS
  

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