Alastair's BLE 2 Blog: Ferrari F620 GT

2012年2月7日火曜日

Ferrari F620 GT

This isn’t the first time we’ve heard about a replacement for the Ferrari 599 Fiorano, but this is the first time we can offer more details about the new sports car. For starters, expect it to make its official at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show in March with sales beginning later in the year.

The 599 replacement will be built on an all-new chassis and will borrow design elements from both the 2012 Ferrari FF and the Ferrari California. The model will get modified bumpers and new headlamps, a modified bonnet, and a new exhaust system with tips that sit higher than on the current 599.

Fans of true sportscars can also breathe easier knowing that the replacement 599 will not be a hybrid model. The new GT will be powered by a 6.3 liter V12 engine that will deliver more than 700 HP. With this output, the GT will be more powerful than both the 599 (620 HP) and the current FF (660 HP), but more importantly, it will beat out the Lamborghini Aventador (700 HP 6.5 liter V12 engine). The engine will send its power to the rear wheels via a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission with an F1 style electronic differential.

UPDATE 12/14/2011: TeamSpeed is offering new details on the next Ferrari 599 set to be released next year in Geneva. According to them, it seems that Ferrari has decided that carbon fiber won’t lower the car’s weight as much as needed and instead the F152 will extensively use aluminum. The next 599 will share most of its technical parts with the FF, including an updated version of the V12 engine. The sad news is that the new 599 will drop the manual gearbox and will only be offered with a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox to handle the 725 HP.

UPDATE 02/06/2012: According to German magazine, Autobild, Ferrari’s successor for the 599 GTB will be unveiled in March at the Geneva Motor Show and it will be called the F620 GT.