News July 25 2006

599 GTB Fiorano now on sale in Australia

Ferrari’s range topping 599 GTB Fiorano is now officially on sale in Australia with the first car due to arrive in time for the Australian International Motor Show in October, however, demand is so strong for the all-new 456 kW V12 super car that the allocation for Australia and New Zealand in 2006 and most of 2007 already has the names of potential owners against it.

The 599 GTB Fiorano is the latest in a long line of classic Ferrari V12s, from the 1953 250MM, to the 1968 365 GTB4 ‘Daytona’ and the 575M Maranello.

Ferrari has drawn on technology from both its road and Formula One cars for the 599, which does 0-100 kmh in 3.7 seconds and has a top speed in excess of 330 kmh. It has been designed to be equally capable of easing its way through the toughest urban traffic conditions, cocooning its occupants in comfort, as it is hammering around the Ferrari test track it takes its name from, at speeds that place it on a par with dedicated racing cars.

From a design perspective the 599 does things a little differently. For example, there is no wing across the back of the 599 to provide downforce, rather two graceful ‘flying buttresses’ parallel with the C-pillar, which provide more than 100 kg of downforce and add to the directional stability of the 599.

The chassis is at the cutting edge of technology, from the F1-Trac electronic chassis control system to the SCM Magnetorheological Suspension that instantly changes the response of the suspension to meet different road and driving conditions. Optional carbon ceramic brakes offer racing car type stopping power.

“It should come as no surprise that months before any details of the 599 GTB Fiorano were available there were already customers wishing to own this exceptional car,” explains Kevin Wall, General Manager for Ferrari in Australia and New Zealand. “It is, after all a new range-topping Ferrari and that means it will be an outstanding car that will be the benchmark against which all others are judged.

Now that we have the details, now that we have driven the 599 GTB Fiorano and seen what it is capable of, we know that even by Ferrari’s unique standards, this car is extraordinary and given its breadth and depth of abilities, quite possibly, the best Ferrari ever produced. There is no doubt that demand for the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano will far exceed supply.”

The Australian recommended retail prices for the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano are $574,000 for the manual and $600,000 for the 599 GTB Fiorano equipped with the F1 Superfast gearbox.