2011 Ferrari 599GTO
Whenever there is something brews up in Ferrari, the world takes notice and car lovers get excited. And when the news is about GTO, then anyone car aficionado will get crazy. The news that Ferrari has introduced superbly wicked – the 599GTO has revved up everybody’s imagination.
The GTO name commands lot of respect around the world as GT stands for Gran Turismo (Grand Touring). The O stands for Omologato (Homologated), meaning this car might be homologated for more racing than the private sessions seen by the 599XX. The GTO suffix was worn by the 250 in the early ’60s and the 288 in the mid-’80s, although only the 250 was officially raced, so the 599GTO may not lap in anger, after all. Appropriately, there will only be 599 examples of this latest GTO built.
Ferrari says the GTO is “the homologated road-going version of the 599XX,” but this new model lacks that hardest-core car’s nine-position manettino for selecting stability-control levels and settings for the magnetorheological shocks, making do with the regular 599’s five-position knob. The 599XX’s center-locking hubs are out, too, in favor of more traditional lug nuts, as are many of the XX’s various aerodynamic winglets and ducts. Also tossed are perhaps the 599XX’s coolest feature, the trunk-mounted electric fans that suck air from beneath the car and expel it through outlets in the rear fascia.
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