The Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano...

Nice collection Carbon , thanks for sharing !

 

Great styling review NNO. Thank you for posting the pictures too. Did the standard wheels appear better in person? They still have not grown on me. I still much prefer the Challenge wheels.

 

Im starting to like the std wheels ..at least they are not whored out like the challenge style wheels

 

If the engine is so far back, then why the long nose. I mean if Ferrari wanted to, they could have made it look like a mid-engine exotic.

 

carbon,

when i saw the 599 in february, i was hooked. i typically don't jump on the new car band wagon and most cars have to grow on me, some never do. however, when you see the 599 in person, it is a car that screams ferrari. when i first said that all ideas of corvette were removed from my mind, most people blew me off and said it is a corvette look a like. now that people are seeing it, a different story has emerged.

like all new models, i look at the 599 and wonder, 3-4 years from know when they revise it, how can they do it? it is such a good looking car with performance that makes me wonder when will liability kick in for manufacturers?? afterall, the 599 isn't far off in performnace than the enzo or carrera gt. watching as many accidents as have occured, it is only a matter of time before we start to see lawyers and government involved. in the mean time, i can't wait to drive a 599 gtb (until i see the sypder version)

 

HANDLING. Ferrari still makes cars meant to be driven and driven hard. On roads with corners. Roads without gold chain outlets and pawn shops along the way.

Nice pics Carbon!

 

How'd you get to see it in February?!

 

thanks for sharing...

wow, could be one of the nicest looking cars i have ever seen. rossa corsa 599 tht is.

great photos

 

nice pictures

 

I do also have a weak hart for black Ferrari's and I've seen several 599 GTB's now for real. Black, red, silver... I still don't like it and I probably will never do. It looks a bit 'too' for me. It must be a dream to drive, but I don't like the looks... But is does look much better in real then on pics, that must have been said!

Anyway, nice pics and story, thank you for sharing!

 

great write-up and nice set of photos.
Thx for posting 'em

GT

 

i was in maranello and knew where to look. the car was at the gate where all cars leave and enter for testing. it was being prepped for the unveiling, which was 5 days later.
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I couldn't agree with you more! I have photos as well as video of this car and I still think it's a must to see this car in the flesh!
Beautiful photos!!!

 

Great shots Carbon. I'm glad they took the ropes down off the black one so we could get some shots of it.

 

I think even better in rossa scuderia

 

that is so cool. you are The Man

 

Thanks for the extensive photo selection. When I watched the National Geographic program at the dealership, they showed the car going around the Fiorano track. From a distance, the front certainly does looks like the 275!

I still don't care for the stock wheels, but otherwise the car is a beauty.

Here's a look at another car being delivered to a snowy clime: http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1830893&page=1.

 

Nice pics!

Carbon -- is that Nero Daytona or regular Nero ?
I think the darker colors really enhance the lines of the car.

 

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great pics TY for sharing

 

Carbon,

Thanks for the superb set of in-depth shots, as well as your well thought out comments.
Your pics did the car justice. It is, to me, pure Ferrari, a car that could only come from Italy, subtle, elegant, sexy, fast, Like nothing else.

Can't wait to see one in person.

 

It must just be me, but every time I see a picture of the front, I see a Chevron cartoon car with chubby little cheeks. Otherwise, it's really well executed to my eyes.

Hope I like the in-person view frontal view better.

 

I was not able to take pics but I saw one today in Vegas at the Pensky/Wynn
dealership in Las Vegas. It was the flat black. I actually saw this car earlier this week on the 215 but black is difficult to get a good impression of from a distance. Plus it was going the other way.

I did not go to the dealership to try to see the 599 because I certainly wasn't expecting one to be there. I was actually looking at a 612 they have. The 599 was parked next to the 612 and it was breath taking. I wasn't sure in pics because the front kind of reminded me of the 612 which I hate (and to think I am actually looking at purchasing a 612). But the front of the 599 is stunning. As is the rest of the car. The flying buttresses are incredible on this car.

All I can say is that the car is absolutely fantastic. If I wasn't looking for a Ferrari that I can put a child seat in I would certainly get the 599.

 

Get a 599 and put your child in the trunk!

Adam