Téma: 599
Ferrari 599 HY-KERS – hybridní sportovec
O automobilech snad již ani nemá cenu vést sáhodlouhé filozofické úvahy. Umí nás vozit – někdy rychleji, někdy pomaleji, někdy ve sportovním ladění a někdy zase komfortněji. Všechny mají však společnou jenu věc. Zkrátka umí jezdit, což nás však většinou nezajímá. Spíše nás zajímá, jak umí jezdit.
FERRARI AT GENEVA WITH THE HGTE PACKAGE FOR THE 599 GTB FIORANO
Geneva, March 3rd 2009 – The 79th Geneva International Motor Show provides the venue for Ferrari to announce two new pieces of good news: the arrival of the Handling GT Evoluzione (HGTE) package for the 599 GTB Fiorano and the world debut of the 599XX which is aimed at a select group of clients.
edo competition presents the California Spider with fine accessories
The Ferrari 599, 612 and 430 have had offspring. The open two-seater, dubbed the California Spider, with its retractable aluminum hard top is the new entry level model among the sports car offerings from Maranello. Having been introduced to the world at the Paris Motor Show last October, the California Spider can now be admired on our roads, too.
2009 Ferrari 599XX
While based on the 599 GTB Fiorano with the same transaxle layout and engine type, this prototype is an extreme track car. Ferrari's engineers have carried out extensive work on the engine's combustion chambers and inlet and exhaust tracts. These modifications, combined with the fact that internal attrition has been reduced and the maximum revs have been boosted to 9,000 rpm, helped achieve the target power output of 700 hp at 9,000 rpm. Particular attention was also paid to cutting the weight of the engine unit components. This was achieved both by optimising forms - as in the new crankshaft - and adopting exclusive materials, as in the carbon-fibre used for the intake plenums. A new gearbox shift strategy cuts overall gearchange times to 60 ms.