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Is the 599XX The New 250 GTO?

Discussion in '612/599' started by 355lvr, Apr 22, 2010.

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  1. 355lvr

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    #1 355lvr, Apr 22, 2010
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    I was remembering the 599XX recently and it seems like this could be the next super collectible. Very limited production run / 10 seconds quicker around Fiorano than an Enzo / very high degree of F1 technology incorporated. The 599 is perhaps the most loved modern day Ferrari and to make a more aggressive version - especially this extreme - is a perfect hit. Imagine this thought - powertrain in the future could change by a great amount, and this could maybe be one of the last, if not The last, to be so raw and have a 9k redline and straight pipes! I think of it as being similar to the 993s being the last of the 'great' air-cooled Porsches, just more extreme. Can you just imagine being behind the wheel here: http://www.dpccars.com/car-videos-10/04-21-10page-Ferrari-599XX-at-Miller-Motorsports-Park.htm
     
  2. Far Out

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    #2 Far Out, Apr 22, 2010
    The 250 GTO has a serious racing heritage that most likely no car will ever have again, for the lack of important events a car like the 599 can compete in, and the fact that driving to the track, winning a race and driving back home in the same car isn't possible anymore.
     
  3. Highlow

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    #3 Highlow, Apr 22, 2010
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    Things have changed. Nothing will ever be in the same class as the 250 GTO.
     
  4. Papa G

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    #4 Papa G, Apr 22, 2010
    Agree
     
  5. Napolis

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    #5 Napolis, Apr 22, 2010
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    Nope. This is a Track Toy not a race Car.
     
  6. Kieran

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    #6 Kieran, Apr 22, 2010
    I'm not sure anything can ever touch the 250 GTO....it's one hell of a machine. Those days are long gone :(
     
  7. peter5

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    #7 peter5, Apr 22, 2010
    Echoing the above, I think it will be similar to the 333sp. Regardless of the newer technology, and higher performance, I personally would prefer the 333sp in the end anyway.

    Peter
     
  8. Bullfighter

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    #8 Bullfighter, Apr 22, 2010
    What they all said.

    The 599 is just a smart marketing play.
     
  9. PSk

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    #9 PSk, Apr 22, 2010
    FNCK NO!!

    When it comes 2nd overall at Le Mans and wins the World Manufactures Championship 3 times in a row we'll think about reconsidering.
    Pete
     
  10. sindo308qv

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    #10 sindo308qv, Apr 23, 2010
    No. Too bad they wasted the GTO name on a tweaked 599. Then again, I just contradicted myself because the 288 GTO was a tweaked 308, even though it was going to be used to race.
     
  11. J. Salmon

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    #11 J. Salmon, Apr 23, 2010
    I think it's a waste too. Nobody seems to remember what GTO stands for. It applied with the 288 (well, it would have if they hadn't cancelled group B). Not so much now.
     

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