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Ferrari announced that the 599 GTO was their fastest road car ever


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Ferrari 599 GTO

RHD - Superb Spec - Rosso Barchetta - 650 Miles From New

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The name, "GTO" (Gran Turismo Omologata) instantly calls to one's mind two Ferraris that have entered the collective imagination as symbols of performance. After the 1962 250 GTO, which swept the boards in GT racing categories in the 1960s and is now a highly prized collector's car, came the iconic 1984 288 GTO, which pretty much invented the entire modern supercar genre. The 599 GTO is the most recent GTO. Ferrari has only given this name to 3 cars and each GTO was based on a circuit car - the 599 GTO was based on the 599 GTB Fiorano chassis but is essentially the road going version of the 599XX track car.

The 599 GTO weighs 100 kg less than the standard GTB by a severe diet ina similar manner to other recent Ferrari lightweight models such as the 430 Scuderia. The 599 GTO is visually aggressive thanks to styling elements derived from the 599XX - but it's not all for show. Thanks to concepts transferred from the track car to the road-going version, the GTO generates downforce of 144 kg at 200 km/h. The entire car has received design revisions over the standard GTB including the front, the sides, the flat underbody and the 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 wheel arch stays as close to the body of the car as possible to reduce drag; again a feature borrowed straight from the XX.

When produced in 2011 Ferrari announced that the 599 GTO was their fastest road car ever, able to lap the Fiorano test circuit in 1 minute 24 seconds, one second faster than the Ferrari Enzo. Its engine produces a staggering 661 bhp at 8250 rpm, with 460 lb-ft of torque at 6500 rpm. The 599 GTO can sprint to 62 mph in under 3.35 seconds whilst easily reaching a top speed of over 208 mph.

Production was limited to just 599 cars of which just approximately 60 were UK delivered RHD examples. 599 GTO's were reserved for only Ferraris VIP clients and all allocations were oversubscribed and sold out immediately. This UK RHD example was delivered in the superb and most elegant combination of Rosso Barchetta (an out of range special request), a matt Grigio roof and Charcoal Alcantara interior. The specification of the car is very high; externally it features Black gloss 20 inch wheels, Scuderia wing shields, parking sensors (front & rear) carbon fibre sills and a carbon fibre diffuser. Internally the car is suitably fitted with four point harnesses, Alcantara headlining, an Alcantara steering wheel, Bordeaux stitching, a road legal roll cage, carbon fibre under door sill covers, a factory fitted fire extinguisher, a white rev counter and a BOSE stereo with I Pod connection.

The car has covered just 650 miles (practically delivery mileage!) and is presented in as close to new condition one could expect. The car is available to view in our showrooms just outside London immediately.