Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano is a grand tourer produced by Italian automobile manufacturer Ferrari.
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11 Facts About Ferrari 599
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The 599 saw the debut of Ferrari's new traction control system, F1-Trac.
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The vast majority of the Ferrari 599 GTB's were equipped with the automated manual gearbox as opposed to the 6-speed manual gearbox.
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The Ferrari 599 came with cast iron brakes as standard while the carbon-ceramic brakes were available as an option.
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Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano HGTE is an upgrade package for the 599 designed to improve the car's handling.
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The car was a road-legal version of the 599XX track day car and at the time Ferrari claimed that the 599 GTO was their fastest ever road car, able to lap the Fiorano test circuit in 1 minute 24 seconds, one second faster than the Ferrari Enzo Ferrari.
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Unlike the previous GTOs however, the Ferrari 599 GTO was not designed for homologation in any racing series.
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In December 2011, Ferrari announced a special edition of the 599 GTB to celebrate 60 years of their wins in F1.
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Edward W n commissioned the car in 2008, asking Ferrari 599 to build a modern interpretation of the gold covered Carrozzeria Fantuzzi-bodied Ferrari 599 330 LMB built for the 1968 film Spirits of the Dead.
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Successor to the Ferrari 599 was announced on 29 February 2012, a few days prior to the Geneva Motor Show.
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Ferrari 599 released a video featuring Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa driving the car at Ferrari 599's own test track, the Pista di Fiorano.
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