| by Uncle Sha | 5th Feb 2010 |
Ferrari 599XX
Ferrari invited a few selected customers to take a spin with the super sports car Ferrari 599XX on the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia.
Brazilian Formula 1 driver Felippe Massa also stopped by and he also take a few laps on the track.
The 599XX is a car designed for track use, based on 599 GTB. The rev limiter is raised to 9000rpm, with the engine rated for 700 PS (510 kW; 690 hp) @9000rpm.
Weight is reduced by cutting the weight of the engine unit components, and use of composites and carbon-fibre body parts, carbon-fibre brake pads.
A new gearbox shift strategy is introduced to cut overall gear change time to 60 ms.
Aerodynamics were returned to give more downforce (280 kg @ 200 km/h, 630 kg @ 300 km/h).
The car also includes 29/67 R19 front and 31/71 R19 rear tires with 19 x 11J wheel rims at the front and 19 x 12J at the rear.
