Panamerica - 20,000 miles in a pair of Ferraris - MotorAuthority

Panamerica - 20,000 miles in a pair of Ferraris

Posted Sun Jul 23 2006 7:59 AM by Viknesh Vijayenthiran

Last year it was a 15,000 mile trek through China in a pair of 612 Scagliettis, this year, Ferrari plans to drive 2 brand new 599 GTB Fioranos on a journey spanning 20,000 miles from Brazil to New York. Starting on the 24th August, a team consisting of 50 different international journalists will take turns to drive through 16 countries and are scheduled to arrive at New York on November 17th.

The cars won’t be completely stock, changes to the underbody and suspension are necessary to allow the cars to cope with the rough terrain. Other than that, the cars are the same as regular production models. They both sport the 6.0-litre V12 dishing out a tasty 620 hp (463 kW) at 7,600 rpm mated to the electro-actuated six-speed F1 gearbox.

North America accounts for roughly 30% of Ferrari’s total sales and feats like this one and the previous China tour help Ferrari build a reputation of reliability as well some interest in the brand – not that they needed any more.

Click more for a map of the route.

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