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It’s the primary steer we’ve had of Ferrari’s 599 GTO in the uk, out from the continental roads and circuit which Ferrari launched the automobile.
The 599 is only the third Ferrari to use the GTO tag, and is the very first the place that the ‘Omologato’ bit (homologated for racing) have been purely superficial. The 599 GTO isn’t produced for circuit battling, but Ferrari would still – understandably from your marketing standpoint – rather you looked into it as a a roadgoing version in the 599 XX customer track car, as opposed to a warmed version in the regular 599.
Fot it end, it wears a lot of the XX’s technologies, especially in the engine bay, the place that the 6.0-litre V12 features ‘super polishing’ inside and ‘diamond-like carbon coating’ around the tappets. It feels right 671bhp at 8250rpm. Which, let’s tell the truth, is fairly un-shabby for just a naturally aspirated car that meets EU5 emissions regulations.
For everyone that, the GTO’s price is much better the regular 599’s than the XX’s and it may be maintained by way of a Ferrari dealer instead of the factory. The GTO costs just about £300,000, and there’ll just be 599 of those. They’re all sold though, as I write, don’t assume all yet built.
What’s it like?
Suitably epic, and also surprisingly approachable if you’re accustomed to other cars at this price tag. They usually feature mid-mounted engines, extravagant forms of entry and limited visibility. The GTO is not any less daunting than stepping aboard another 599 – a regular pull while on an ordinary door might find you inside.
Once you’re there, the 599’s normal cabin (‘very pleasant, thankyou’) has been turned more purposeful than extravagant. Carpets and leather happen to be ditched for non-slip mats, bare carbon-fibre and Alcantara, and snug-fitting seats garnished with four-point harnesses.
It’s the place to do serious driving business: visibility’s fine, there’s the standard handbrake lever, two drilled foot pedals and big gearchange flappy-paddles. That the engine emits a louder growl as opposed to regular car on start-up reinforces its menace.
Also does the firmer than usual ride. It’s not a disaster: the GTO, much like the standard 599, has magnetic dampers so there’s a deftness underfoot you won’t discover in, say, a Lamborghini Aventador, though it’s one method or another short of McLaren MP4-12C standards though. The additional O has affected the 599’s regular GT qualities; it’s still quite bearable, even over long distances, but the ride shimmies slightly in which the regular car would float across bad surfaces, while using lightly weighted steering tugging at the fingers. There’s a fair number of tramlining on poor roads, especially under braking, too.
There’s a pay-off for your though, right? Right. The bodyshell itself feels exceptionally stiff, and the body movements are fantastically well controlled.
Somewhat it feels not unlike a larger BMW M3 GTS. Both feel like they’ve got race-car levels of body stiffness, very pointy front ends this will let you propensity to oversteer anytime.
Inside GTO, you may imagine trained with has 671bhp, it’s not difficult to destroy traction. If it’s in any way slippery, the GTO can keep your body on its toes, keen to straighten its line in route from corners. But there’s amusement available at road speeds. There’s real feel to the light, direct, steering, the gearbox shifts quickly, brake feel is a useful one and overtakes, perhaps you might imagine, really are a cinch.
On a circuit, the location where the GTO is the most suitable enjoyed though, it’s an utter delight. There’s very, low understeer, how the merest lift, trailed-brake or early application of throttle self-control through. Allow it and it’ll oversteer for Italy, supremely progressively, while its carbon-ceramic brakes withstand punishment what has exceptional powertrain can deliver. The 599 GTO is amongst the absolute finest track cars I’ve ever driven. Who’s delivers some tactile qualities on the road – plus it’s very habitable – convert it into a supreme all-rounder.
Can i acquire one?
Ah, well, here’s the rub – afraid you can’t, unless you’ve had in excess of the odd Ferrari and still have been invited to obtain one.
Hence, when i write, really the only ones for the open market want a hefty premium over market price. Given how few will probably be made, and its astonishing depth of abilities, that’s par with the course. The GTO is always that almost car.
Ferrari 599 GTO
Price: NA; Top speed: 208mph; 0-62mph: 3.35sec; Economy: 16.1mpg (combined); Co2: 411g/km; Kerb weight: 1605kg; Engine type, cc: V12, petrol, 5999cc, front, longitudinal; Power: 661bhp at 8250rpm; Torque: 457lb ft at 6500rpm; Gearbox: 6-spd automated manual.
