Hamann, the tuner of all manner of exotica, has gotten their grubby little paws on Ferrari's finest grand tourer, the 599 GTB.
To begin with, the Hamann treatment does not augment the engine, exhaust or suspension in any way, instead leaving the 600+ HP, V12 to do its job as Ferrari's engineers saw fit.
Hamann opted to focus their attention on the 599's bodywork, adding a chin spoiler, extending the side skirts and tacking on a new rear diffuser. Although down force is rarely a problem with Marnello motorcars, Hamann added a duo of wings: one gracing the edge of the bumper, while another sits atop the rear window.
Naturally, wheel choice is where the tuner excels and in the case of the 599, 21-inch wheels are fitted at all four corners, with 245 tires up front and 345s in the rear.
If you've got the coin, you could certainly do worse, but we think the 599 GTB speaks for itself quite well, right from the factory.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
oldthudman @ Dec 11th 2006 9:59AM
While the above treatment might appeal to some, it's not my cup of tea...........I LOVE the orginal....
Jonny Rock @ Dec 11th 2006 9:59AM
Badass. Simply Badass.
matb @ Dec 11th 2006 10:00AM
I'd have to agree about leaving Ferrari's alone, but you must say this one looks pretty baddass. Kind of reminds me of Bond's new Aston. Elegant shape, lots of wings and sills all over the place though. Does this one come with machine guns though?
Andrew @ Dec 11th 2006 10:02AM
No thanks, I think if Ferrari wanted spoilers and skirts on this thing, they would have made it that way to begin with. Ferraris are as beautiful as they are fast, and if Hamman didn't feel a need to tweak the performance, I don't see a need to tweak the exterior design.
ZenDriver @ Dec 11th 2006 10:08AM
I think the "Badassness" is due to the black paint and good camera angles, not so much the tacked on bits.
Too bad that article about just how obscenely delicate/expensive Ferraris are totally killed my desire to work my butt off to eventually own one...
dreesemonkey @ Dec 11th 2006 10:10AM
Swapping out the stock wheels makes it look 500% better.
Frank T. @ Dec 11th 2006 10:11AM
While I also think that Ferraris are great in their natural state, if someone wants to personalize theirs then they can do what they want...
gkz @ Dec 11th 2006 10:13AM
the car was designed specifically NOT to need tacky and ugly wings taped all over the car. they even screw with the underbody aero package, which is the most finely tuned part of the car to begin with. All this does is make a beautiful car look cluttered.
BOB @ Dec 11th 2006 10:29AM
Not a bad version, for the "My car is sportier than yours -- see, it has wings!" customer.
Spectacular Bid @ Dec 11th 2006 10:42AM
Looks like it was made for an NBA player. The originals straight from the factory are a 'bad boy' already, this is over the edge thug-like edition. You can hear the thumping stereo already.
p-oz @ Dec 11th 2006 10:44AM
Wow. I mean, they actually made the 599 look even sexier. Can I have one now?
Rence @ Dec 11th 2006 10:50AM
That is very nice, better looking than stock for sure.
snazzum @ Dec 11th 2006 11:39AM
I'd be willing to bet that most bloggers that don't like this are in the geriatric population, while most that do like this are
James @ Dec 11th 2006 11:57AM
The above illustrates a definite axiom:
Money can't buy taste.
I'm convinced Hamann would tack a wing onto the works of Da Vinci if they could get their grimy paws on them.
Note to fans of the above: the car is designed to handle at speed without a fugly wing. This isn't a tricked out Civic.
mark @ Dec 11th 2006 1:07PM
the wings on the back look a bit rubbish, i am liking the splitter, diffuser, skirts and wheels though
Andy @ Dec 11th 2006 1:19PM
Not bad.
El_Nino @ Dec 11th 2006 1:21PM
Wow! Normally I hate tuned supersport cars, as they already look so glorious as they were intended, especially ferraris, but this one is a stuner!! esp in black.
C @ Dec 11th 2006 1:43PM
At least now in between unexpected repairs you can bend one of the huge rims on a pothole and have that as your excuse to take the car in for service.
I'm still mourning the beautiful 550/575 Maranello...
Kevin Breit @ Dec 11th 2006 1:56PM
I saw the car, stopped, and immediately said "Wow". Maybe it's the all black treatment, I don't know. But I haven't seen a car in a long time that made me stop and say "Wow". Love it.
kevin @ Dec 11th 2006 3:32PM
Wow, it is my 1995 Prelude All Over Again. Why oh why did they try to "Pimp My Ride" on a Frickin" Ferrari. Go home and have a strudel, leave the Ferrari alone so it is the original in the Service Bay as your before article showed.