Ferrari 599 GTO: Road Going 599 XX

[Eric Demory]

I am starting to catch on with the 599. An excellent Ferrari.

 

[mafia_boy]

I just watched that 'ring video, and while it is impressive one thing had me pretty well.

Look at the specs at the start of the video, where it says distance (around 0:08 in the video). 20,832km in 6.58 eh?? Man that Ferrari was rocket powered to do that distance.

Yes I know it's 20.832, it's not what it says in the video!

 

[niky]

Also the record holder for this track, the SR8 doesn't have a roof, and is pretty useless in everyday applications. So to say it's a street car because it's street legal is a joke.

Most supercars can't clear speedbumps or parking ramps, either. No roof? Useless? Wait for all the Miata owners to get in here...

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Production-derived, non-road legal record? Didn't know they actually had a record for that that wasn't taken, already.

 

[freshseth83]

the miata is technically a convertable, and has a soft top, the radical does not. unless they made a hard top version, it's pretty much a street version of LeMans prototypes

 

[ChiSox219]

Is the Zonda R production derived?

 

[Neal]

Is the Zonda R production derived?

Definitely, it may be quite different to the Zonda F but the Zonda Cinque is the road legal version of the R.

I've been doing a bit of Googling for a Zonda R Nurburgring lap time but I don't think it's done one yet. No doubt they will be rectifying that shortly...I hope

It'll be interesting to see the differences in lap times between the 599XX and Zonda R, I imagine the 599XX may have the advantage due to the fan system.

 

[ChiSox219]

Definitely, it may be quite different to the Zonda F but the Zonda Cinque is the road legal version of the R.

I've been doing a bit of Googling for a Zonda R Nurburgring lap time but I don't think it's done one yet. No doubt they will be rectifying that shortly...I hope

It'll be interesting to see the differences in lap times between the 599XX and Zonda R, I imagine the 599XX may have the advantage due to the fan system.

I would have to agree that if the XX is a production derived so is the R.

Comparison:

Zonda R
Power: 750 hp @ 7500rpm
Torque: 524lb ft @ 5700rpm
Dry Weight: 1,070 kg
0-100km/h: 2.7 sec
Downforce: 1,500 kg @ ???
Gear Change: 20ms

599xx
Power: 720 hp @ 9000rpm
Torque: 506 lb-ft @ 6500 rpm
Dry Weight: 1,495 kg
0-100km/h: 2.9 sec
Downforce: 630kg @ 186mph
Gear Change: 60ms





My .02 on the GTO: At first I was like many who said the car devalued the GTO badge and Ferrari used it as a marketing ploy to boost sales. But as more info came out and ultimately the car was revealed my opinion shifted. I've said the whole time that if the GTO can knock off whatever production car is fastest at Nring currently (ACR?) that the car would be worthy of the badge. It seems like sports car racing has severally declined (especially in the US) and the focus of consumer attention has become "what's its ring time?" Autoblog hinted we would learn the GTO's time soon, so I'll guess we'll see.




My favorite GTO so far, courtesy of Lars Theunissen originally posted here

 

[niky]

the miata is technically a convertable, and has a soft top, the radical does not. unless they made a hard top version, it's pretty much a street version of LeMans prototypes

While that may be true, many Miata owners will contend that it's not useless on the road when driven with the top down (solution to rain in the cabin: drive faster)...

How about the Murcielago Roadster? Many will argue that the soft-top, which takes ages to put up, isn't much better than no top at all (especially since it's not designed to take more than half of the velocity the Murcielago is capable of...).

"Production-derived" is such a weaselly term. Tuner cars are all "production-derived". Homologated racecars and cup cars are "production derived", as well...

 

[Mt. Lynx]

^Exactly! Throw in a GT1 car and see what time that can produce... Looking at the stats of the cars, and assuming they run on slicks, I´d say the 599XX is slightly quicker than a F430 GT2 (compared to the XX - lighter, less power, less DF), but not as fast as a 575 GTC (compared to the XX - lighter, less power, more DF).

The Zonda R is really in a league of its own in this case. At full tilt it produces more than 2 tonnes of DF, that´s group C levels! And with current tyretech, it should outrun an old group C car.

 

[freshseth83]

While that may be true, many Miata owners will contend that it's not useless on the road when driven with the top down (solution to rain in the cabin: drive faster)...

How about the Murcielago Roadster? Many will argue that the soft-top, which takes ages to put up, isn't much better than no top at all (especially since it's not designed to take more than half of the velocity the Murcielago is capable of...).

"Production-derived" is such a weaselly term. Tuner cars are all "production-derived". Homologated racecars and cup cars are "production derived", as well...

ok, this is the 2nd time someone has taken my comment out of context. I stated that the radical doesn't have a roof. someone else said neither does the miata. i said, the miata is a convertable, the radical is not. Regardless of it being street legal there is no convertible version, soft top or hard top. The Miata is different, it's a production much the same as the radical, but it's not so radical.

^Exactly! Throw in a GT1 car and see what time that can produce... Looking at the stats of the cars, and assuming they run on slicks, I´d say the 599XX is slightly quicker than a F430 GT2 (compared to the XX - lighter, less power, less DF), but not as fast as a 575 GTC (compared to the XX - lighter, less power, more DF).

The Zonda R is really in a league of its own in this case. At full tilt it produces more than 2 tonnes of DF, that´s group C levels! And with current tyretech, it should outrun an old group C car.

i don't think the Zonda is that fast. Those group C cars are closer to F1 cars than anything. Weight around 2000lbs. HP around 800+ and their downforce was greater than some F1 cars around that time period. The Zonda F is fast but i don't see any street car coming that close to those Group C cars. But if there were I guess the Zonda would be one of the best bets. But the 599XX is as fast as the FXX according to ferrari.

 

[Mt. Lynx]

i don't think the Zonda is that fast. Those group C cars are closer to F1 cars than anything. Weight around 2000lbs. HP around 800+ and their downforce was greater than some F1 cars around that time period. The Zonda F is fast but i don't see any street car coming that close to those Group C cars. But if there were I guess the Zonda would be one of the best bets. But the 599XX is as fast as the FXX according to ferrari.

The Zonda R is not a streetcar at all. And looking at Le Mans last year, the Group C cars running in the prerace, ran GT1 times on their contemporary tyres. The Zonda is basically 200kgs heavier, but all other stats are on par with group c. I´d say modern racetyres make up for those 200kgs.

 

[niky]

ok, this is the 2nd time someone has taken my comment out of context. I stated that the radical doesn't have a roof. someone else said neither does the miata. i said, the miata is a convertable, the radical is not. Regardless of it being street legal there is no convertible version, soft top or hard top. The Miata is different, it's a production much the same as the radical, but it's not so radical.

But what makes one useful and one useless? Both are designed to be driven with the roof off or down.

Not to mention various "spyders" over the past decades, which are designed with no roof at all (or a laughable detachable one that's almost impossible to put up before your carpet soaks up two bucketfulls of rainwater). These are full-on production vehicles that are streetlegal and bought by people who don't drive them only on the racetrack.

 

[freshseth83]

I never said useless, I said Radical, as in the name of the vehicle and it's concept. It's not anything like the miata. Of course there are cars that have little practicality but they aren't nearly as uncar like as the radical.

 

[spyrrari]

Autocar tests the gto!!!!...OMG!!!!






spy.

 

[Neal]

******* hell, that makes a nice noise, thanks for posting Spy

What deal did that pudgy git have to make with the devil to get a job like that

 

[ND4SPD]

Autocar tests the gto!!!!...OMG!!!!






spy.

Ruined my pants they are.

 

[CDailey]

That video is...amazing.

:05 and :45 is particularly amazing.

I've never seen anything accelerate that quickly.

 

[spyrrari]

******* hell, that makes a nice noise, thanks for posting Spy

What deal did that pudgy git have to make with the devil to get a job like that

No problem guys...saw it...loved it...posted it...




spy.

 

[Blitz187]

Autocar tests the gto!!!!...OMG!!!!


*CCRRRAAAZZZYYYYY 599 GTO clip*



spy.

Ok guys, saw the video at home last night... and uuummmm... yeah.. I think I have a new favorite car for the moment Can't believe how that thing unleashes the power.... That bit at the beginning where he drops a gear and floors it.... My jaw just dropped...

 

[Leonidae@MFT]

World needs more cars that sound like this.. Raw, mechanical, savage.. None of that overly sophisticated V10-whine..

 

[-Fred-]

[What you're about to read really did come from me] That is quite amazing looking, and I have to say I actually really like it, especially in that color. Sounds absolutely epic, as well. Rolling burnouts are epic, too. Did I mention I l absolutely love that thing, and how it sounds, and just how epic it is? [/What you've just read really did come from me]

 

[regoon]

Great car but the only thing I'm disappointed about is they removed the huge lip spoiler!

 

[Blitz187]

Top Gear and Stiggy got their hands on the 599 GTO!!! Teaser vids of Stiggy going sidewayz!!!!

Site with clips: http://www.topgear.com/UK/car-news/stig-gto-2010-05-07

07 May 2010 - 12:00
Video: Stig vs Ferrari 599 GTO
What happens when the man the Italians call Signor Stiggini gets behind the wheel of the fastest Ferrari ever, the 599 GTO?

Speed, noise and driftiness, that's what happens. On the launch of the ultimate 599 last week, our man Bill Thomas was brutally wrestled from his test car by the not-especially-tame racing driver, who proceeded to set off on a series of brutally fast and brutally sideways laps in the 661bhp hypercar.

We managed to grab a few shaky cameraphone clips of what went down. Click the links below to watch four short videos of the Stig doing Bad Things to the 599 GTO... and make sure you pick up the new issue of TopGear magazine on May 19 for the full story.

 

[mafia_boy]

I just watched that autocar vid and just had an aural orgasm!! That bit in the tunnel just made me go "OMGWTFBBQ!!!" and then I.......

I need a towel now......excuse me.

 

[Dan_]

Autocar tests the gto!!!!...OMG!!!!



spy.

This thing just blew out the scale of awesomeness....

The tester must hate his job, lucky boy.

 

[spyrrari]

Evo magazine (Chris Harris) does the GTO...:


On the track with Ferrari testdriver:
http://www.evo.co.uk/videos/supercarvideos/253615/ferrari_599_gto_video_review_track_part_1.html


On the road:
http://www.evo.co.uk/videos/supercarvideos/253603/ferrari_599_gto_video_review_road.html


One more video to come from Chris on the track soon...

spy.

 

[kikie]

Is it even legal to produce such an amount of db on a public road?

 

[spyrrari]

Is it even legal to produce such an amount of db on a public road?

I guess not,but untill you are stopped by the police and fined...who cares!!!...




spy.

 

[Jim Prower]

Is it even legal to produce such an amount of db on a public road?

Depends where you are. 'round here guys run nearly open exhausts on their big trucks...

 

[kikie]

On the other hand, if this car was electric, it would not be as "attractive" as it is now.

There is a Ferrari California driving around were I live and I have to admit, it sounds gorgeous.