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Aerodynamics also play a major role. The car’s aerodynamics have benefited significantly from Ferrari engineers’ experience in F1 and with the 599XX--the 599 GTO generates 317 pounds of downforce at 124 mph. The entire car was honed, including the front, the sides, the flat underbody and cooling flows. In the latter instance, the GTO can count on improved ducting to the brake discs and pads, and the adoption of wheel doughnuts--a disc positioned outside the brake disc that ensure that hot air exiting the wheelarch stays as close to the body of the car as possible to reduce drag.
Work on the nose of the car was aimed at reducing the width of the wake generated by the front and thus reduce drag. The front spoiler incorporates a separate lower wing that increases downforce at the front of the car and increases the flow of cooling air to the oil radiator. On the flanks there’s a new sill design with a more pronounced leading edge that improves the efficiency of the central section of the underbody. The underbody itself incorporates a new, lower front section with diffusers ahead of the front wheels to optimize downforce, and a new double-curve rear diffuser.
Other specs include 20 inch wheels wrapped with 285 mm tires up front and 315 mm tires in the rear, and Brembo brakes consisting of 15.7 inch carbon-ceramic discs up front and 14.2 inch discs in the rear.
The 599 GTO will be built in a limited run of just 599 cars and will be available for sale shortly after its debut in Beijing later this month.
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By LB45 Posted: 4/8/2010 9:53am PDT
My beef these days is the stratospheric price. These types of cars are now just merely rich collector toys, never to be enjoyed by true automotive enthusiasts.
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