Rumormill: Ferrari 599 GTO? <i>EVO</i> says 700-hp bruiser is on the way

Ferrari 599XX – utter above for hi-res ikon gallery
Few text hit greater effect when mashed unitedly than “Ferrari” and “GTO.” While there are rivals at times, the most pricey automobile in the articulate for the terminal threesome decades has been the original, Daytona Coupe battling, Le Mans success Ferrari 250 GTO. Designed by designer Bizzarrini and raced into story by Phil Hill, whatever cars dress the soubriquet “legendary” quite as well. After all, exclusive 39 were ever made.

But, same Leah, there is another. The powerful Ferrari 288 GTO. Developed — same Porsche’s 959 and 961 — for Group B action, whatever if whatever cars ordered our whist so totally on fire. Know nothings strength disregard at the 2.85-liter displacement, but those of us in the undergo module saucer to the digit turbochargers, digit intercoolers and 400 stampeding horses. We strength modify verify them that if they overturned the increase push up from 11.6 psi to something a taste higher, 600 hp is substantially within reach. However, the 288 GTO isn’t, as meet 272 examples (though whatever feature 273) were made. Compare that to the 1,315 Ferrari F40s that were built. A automobile we should saucer out, that’s essentially a 288 GTO with a embody kit.

Now there strength be three. EVO is news that Ferrari is most to permit lax a newborn GTO upon the concern in the modify of a 700 H.P. ogre titled the 599 GTO. Obviously, it’s an phylogenesis of the street 599, and in fact EVO’s claiming it’s the raceway exclusive 599XX for the street. During a past interview, Ferrari CEO Amedeo Felisa told the Brit publication that when the 458 Italia debuted, the 599 was internally reassigned to the “Sports Car” division, instead of where it utilised to reside, as a “GT.”

More interestingly, should it become to fruition, the 599 GTO module hit glasses to attain Enzo owners blow their possess foreheads. 700 hp module become from the upbringing the 6.0-liter V12’s redline to a stunning 9,000 rpm. A faster sending should epilation equipment modify nowadays downbound from 100 milliseconds to an essentially F1 hurried 60 milliseconds. And it module be light. Everything should add up to a 3.2 ordinal panache to 60 indication and an Enzo-matching crowning pace of 217 mph. Though if the 599 GTO went a lowercase taste faster than that, we wouldn’t be every that surprised. Tip of the Ferrari branded $50 Kimi Räikkönen ballgame container (no, really) to Kevin!

Gallery: Genf 2009: Ferrari 599xx

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[Source: EVO]

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