Introduction

The Ferrari 599 replaced the Ferrari 575 m Marenello. It belongs to the Gran Turismo class with the Berlin Etta body style. It is a 2 seated car with a 6 speed semi auto transmission. It uses a 6.0 L Tipo F133F v12 type engine and is located in the centre of the car. The car is related to Ferrari 612 Scaglietti and is similar in shape and/or features with Aston Martin Vanquish. The car is designed by Jason Castriota at Pininfarina. The Ferrari 599 in the best gift that speed lovers of the United States can get from the company. It is best suited for the wide roads of the American Highways. One could enjoy the fastest rides in the world with this car. The car can achieve a top speed of 202 miles per hour. This is simply unbelievable for a street legal car. We have heard about such high speeds for the track race cars but Ferrari has made it possible for every speed lover that can afford one for him.

Dimensions

The Ferrari 599 comes with a total length of 183.7 in (4665 mm), a total width of 77.2 inches (1962 mm) and a total height of 52.6 inches (1336 mm). The car has a curb weight of 3722 lb (1690 kg) and has a wheelbase of 108.3 inches (2750 mm). The car has been designed by using the most advanced technologies of the world. The car is designed in a way that the air friction is kept to a minimum when the car is in motion. In order to achieve high speeds, the car exterior is designed in such a manner that air does not cause a great deal of friction and allows the car to achieve high speeds.

Engine

Ferrari uses the 6.0 L Tipo F133F engine with a displacement of 5999 cc. it is a V12 engine having a strength of 611 hp (456 kW) (620 CV). This makes 599 the most powerful road car of the world. No road car has yet been manufactured more powerful than Ferrari 599. The engine can produce a maximum torque of 608 Nm (448 lb ft) which also is the highest figure in the category. The car can achieve a tremendous acceleration of 0 to 100 kilometers per hour (0 to 62 miles per hour) in mere 3.7 seconds and an acceleration of 0 to 200 kilometers per hour (0 to124 miles per hour) in just 11 seconds. This sounds incredible and unbelievable but Ferrari has made this possible. The company claims that the car can achieve a speed of 205 miles per hour. Wow!

Technical specifications

The Ferrari 599 comes with a traditional 6 speed manual transmission but another version with a 6 speed sequential manual gearbox is also introduced by the company. This version of the car is also called as the F1 Super Fast. The car uses Magne Ride suspension system from the Delphi Corporation in it. This system allows very smooth ride in the car and also make the handling of the car easy. It is an important aspect because at a speed of over 200 kilometers per hour, it is very difficult to handle a car. The use of this suspension system makes the task easy. Ferrari 599 also uses a very new traction control system called the F1-Trac.

The base price of the car starts from US $250,000 and the sales of the car will start from the fall months of the year 2007. Ferrai is planning to launch the 2008 model of the car later in the year by the name of Spyder. This would be the convertible version of Ferrari 599. And sources have conformed that another version named as Super America is also expected to be launched soon. This is said to be the fastest car and is expected to leave the current model of Ferrari 599 well behind. Ferrari 599 has the privilege of the first ever Ferrari car to appear on the Gran Turismo series of the computer games.