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Ferrari 599 Replacement To Pack 700-Plus Horsepower?

 
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The silly season in Ferrari's historic F1 stomping grounds is well over, but it's apparently never done when it comes to the brand's production cars. The latest? Something north of 700 horsepower for the next replacement to the 599 GTB.

That's not entirely beyond the pale, as the next car in the 599's line is expected to move away from GT status and more into hardcore performance territory, but at the same time, the track-only 599XX generates 700 horsepower and has been deemed so ferocious it's not street legal, and Ferrari keeps possession of the cars and only lends them out to the "owners" at race tracks.

The 599 replacement obviously won't be as focused and feral as the GTO, but at 700 or more horsepower, it will pack a punch currently reserved for just a handful of production cars. That handful includes Lamborghini's Murcielago-replacing Aventador LP700-4, however, and the big power figure might be explained by little more than that rivalry.

On the other hand, the current 599 GTB (pictured above) generates 612 horsepower from its V-12 engine, so the leap to 700 isn't as monumental as it might seem. It's certainly within Ferrari's technical know-how to massage the 6.3-liter V-12 into that territory, and if delivered with enough smooth edges and driver-aiding electronics, the 599's successor might be as docile as desired while reaching the target output.

We shouldn't have too long to wait, as the 599's replacement is due sometime next year.

[Autocar]





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  1. By NoNameDenton Posted: 4/11/2011 9:14pm PDT

    So much for horsepower having to be scarificed in the modern era. I will never be able to afford one, but sounds like a great Ferrari.
     
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  2. By tajga1 Posted: 4/12/2011 1:25am PDT

    Don't You mean "the track-only 599XX..."? the GTO IS street legal.
     
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  3. By Nino Posted: 4/12/2011 10:15pm PDT

    Man if I was looking to buy a several hundred thousand dollar car and Ferrari said they'd keep the car but they'd lend it to me if I am at a race track, I'd tell them to go suck a lemon. I don't care if it isn't street legal, I want to put the car where I deem it is necessary. I don't want to ask Ferrari permission to use my own car. Just the way they phrase it pisses me off. We'll "lend" you the car. You mean you'll "lend" me my own car? They should phrase it: we'll store your car for you. How do I know some Ferrari test driver isn't taking my car out on the test track from time to time? I'd definitely look else where for a car. That's just nutty.
     
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