As we reported earlier today in
our coverage of Ferrari’s press conference, the new Ferrari slated to replace the 575M Maranello will be called the 599
GTB, and not the F600 Imola as previously rumored. The latest in the famous line of Grand Touring Berlinettas, the 599
is named after the 5,999 cc V12 engine, which it inherits from the Ferrari Enzo supercar. With 620 hp available to
motivate the two-seater coupe, performance should be more than adequate.
Penned by Pininfarina, the
599 GTB is reminiscent of the 612 Scaglietti, and owes much to Pininfarina’s Ferrari Rossa concept.
Official
press release and pictures after the jump.
Below
is a picture of the Pininfarina Ferrari Rossa concept car.
Official Press Release:
Ferrari 599 GTB
Maranello, 9th
January 2006 – With the release of the 599 GTB Ferrari is presenting its most powerful V12-engined production car of
all time.
Amedeo Felisa, Ferrari’s Vice General Manager will announce today at the Detroit Motor Show the
birth of the latest model developed in Maranello.
The new car is a concentration of Ferrari’s most
innovative and technologically advanced engineering solutions applied to a mid-front engined two-seater coupé.
The result is a new benchmark for performance, driver involvement and design.
The Ferrari 599 GTB boasts
class-leading power thanks to its 5,999cc V12 – derived directly from the Enzo Ferrari supercar – which produces no
less than 620hp at 7,600 rpm for a weight/power ratio of just 2.6 kg per horsepower.
Ferrari has adopted the
latest evolution in its tried and tested all-aluminium construction technology for the body and chassis.
The
unmistakable Pininfarina design gives the Ferrari 559 GTB aggressive yet elegant lines which are perfectly integrated
with the advanced aerodynamic solutions adopted to reach the performance figures attainable.
This new model
is the symbol of Ferrari’s production – the V12 berlinetta – and represents the latest interpretation of a theme that
has seen such classics as the 250 GT, the 275 GTB, and the 365 GTB4.
The Ferrari 599 GTB replaces the last
in that great line of berlinettas, the 575M Maranello, of which – together with the 550 Maranello introduced in 1996 –
no fewer than 5,700 have been produced, a record for this type of model for the Prancing Horse.
The new car
will be officially unveiled on the 28th of February 2006 at the Geneva Motor Show.