The Ferrari 599 seems to have had its days as Italians from Maranello have started testing the 599 of the future. The new supercar will replace the 599 and will the most powerful car with the prancing horse logo till date. Ferrari has been busy upgrading its fleet of offerings right from the age old F430 which got replaced by the uber-cool 458 Italia. Then, it was the 612 Scaglietti which had to give way to the FF and now it will be the 599.
With the 599′s day outnumbered the development of the new car is in full swing and judging by what we’ve got from Ferrari in the recent past, the 599 replacement might be as cool as the other two in their line-up and of course, even faster. Outright pace then, wont be an issue with the new supercar thanks to a V12 powerhouse which could produce close to 700 horsepower. 700 bhp seems to be the ongoing trend in the supercar industry. Why? Ferrari’s neighbours at Lamborghini are producing the Aventador with (you guessed it) 700 horsepower.
Reports suggest that the engine under the hood will be a 6.3 litre twin-bank 12 cylinder delivering power to the rear wheels. Now, that is a classic recipe for an extremely exciting car if you are a really courageous bloke or an instant widow maker if you are the sort of person who wets his pants after a roller coaster ride. It is the same engine they put in the FXX Evoluzione and in this car it puts out a massive 850 horsepower. Now that’s a lot oomph! The new car will be lighter and structurally even more rigid than its predecessor.
Ferrari 599 replacement supercar
But, all the weight savings will be done even after employing Ferrari’s alloy monocoque and not the ultra strong and super lightweight carbon fibre one. So, it will be interesting to see how the new car competes with the McLarens and Lamborghinis of the world for they use a lighter carbon fibre monocoque. Of course, constructing a carbon fibre monocoque for the car is a very tedious and expensive job which will in-turn affect the final asking price of the car. Ferrari’s new supercar will be high volumes product (in supercar terms) and hence pricing it competitively will be key.
That said, Ferrari’s know-how from the years of development that has gone into making their track cars will be put in to making the new supercar. A multi-stage traction control system will surely be on offer and so will be the famous manettino on the steering wheel. The styling is expected to be along the current lines with sculpted body panels the shapes of which will be perfected in their in-house wind-tunnel. Laying the power down could be an F1 style dual-clutch gearbox that “shifts faster than a blink of an eye ” along with the electronic differential which is capable sending the right amount of power to the wheels at the exact time.
Having said that, Ferrari insiders refer to the new project as F620 which could stick with the car once launched. Some believe that Ferrari might give us a sneak-peek in to the F620 during the Geneva motor show early next year. The images of the test mule which are doing rounds of the internet tonight are the very first images of the actual car and like their cars Ferrari seem to be pretty good at disguising their cars as well. Not much can be said about the car from the images except for the fact that the F620 might get headlights with integrated LEDs which we saw earlier on the 458 and the FF. At the rear are the round, extruded tail lights, again with LEDs this time.
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