A review of the new ferrari 599 GTB.
THE Ferrari sees a benchmark for the 599 GTB Fiorano. It sounds almost fanciful to set the performance of a genuine, mid-engined supercar as the target for a front-engined Grand Tourer.
The F40 may be almost 20 years old, but even by today’s standards the stripped-out, 1100kg, twin-turbo road-racer is stupendously quick. Fast Lane magazine stuck its test gear to one in the late ’80s and recorded 0 to 60mph in 3.9sec, 0-100 in 7.8 and 0-140 in 14 dead. Other independent tests reckoned it was a couple of tenths quicker to 60 and 100mph. Whatever, that’s a mighty challenge for a leather-trimmed, V12-engined GT weighing in at over 1700kg – that’s 55 per cent more.