New Ferrari GT revealed | News | Auto Express Ferrari will unveil a replacement for the 599 GTB Fiorano at the Geneva Motor Show next March – and the new two-seat supercar will be more powerful and lighter than before, making it one of the company’s fastest-ever models. Prototypes of the new car, codenamed F152, have already been spotted near the firm’s Maranello base in Italy. They’re said to be putting a new engine and transmission, developed from the FF’s, through its paces. And that’s one of the keys to the new car’s appeal. Positioned as an out-and-out hyper GT, the new 599 will feature an even more powerful version of the FF’s 6.3-litre V12 direct-injection engine, producing 700bhp. That will make it the most powerful car in the range, with 50bhp more than the FF and 88bhp more than the current car. Unlike the FF, it won’t feature four-wheel drive – all that power will be sent to the rear wheels through the FF’s seven-speed twin-clutch transmission, with an F1-style electronic differential. Under the skin, the newcomer will have adaptive dampers and continue to make extensive use of aluminium. A wide mix of alloys will feature in its new chassis, which was developed from the FF’s, but will have a shorter wheelbase. Together with the extra power, this will ensure a top speed of 215mph and a 0-62mph time of 3.2 seconds – about as fast as a Lamborghini Aventador. Styling will be evolutionary, taking inspiration from the 458 and FF, with a strip of LED daytime running lights at the front, a 599 GTO-inspired diffuser at the rear and dramatic buttresses either side of the rear window. Sales of the new car will start in late 2012, and the price is set to increase from the current car’s £212,000 to around £225,000.
Just to clarify things, the new Ferrari is not actually revealed. AE thinks they have revealed it via those renders. :t-cheers:
Exactly, which is why I suggest the thread title is changed to avoid any confusion. Seeing "New Ferrari GT revealed" as a new thread creates understandable excitement and then resentment when in fact it's nothing of the sort.
Title of thread changed to "New Ferrari GT Rendered" The PS car is a mix of the current 599+458+FF+California. It isn't a bad looking guess. Will it be a heavily re-engineered 599, just like the relationship between the 360 to the 430 or an all new car like the jump from 430 to 458?
New Ferrari F152 Supercar Getting Ready Take on Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Once again, we have caught Ferrari's 599 GTB Fiorano replacement testing out in the open, but unlike the previous test mule we captured on film wearing the current model's body panels, this one is a prototype of the final production model. The next 599 GTB, which is currently known only by its internal F152 codename, will compete against the new Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4. It is scheduled to be revealed at the 2012 edition of the Geneva Salon in March, with sales to follow later in the year. Back to our scoop photos, Ferrari's engineers made sure that we couldn't see the details of its new top supercar as the prototype was craftily covered in a puffy suite. However, the front-engine arrangement and long nose are clearly visible while we also get a peek of the deeply mounted LED tail lamps. We expect that the next 599 will borrow certain styling elements from both the 458 Italia and the FF GT. Even though the new Ferrari flagship model will use an alloy monocoque body and not carbonfibre like the future Enzo succesor, it will be lighter than the model it replaces. Power will come courtesy of a modified version of the new FF's 6.3-liter V12 with direct-injection technology. In recent interviews, Ferrari boss Amedeo Felisa indicated that the 12-cylinder unit would deliver more than 700-horses, thus not only surpassing the 599 GTB's 612HP, but also the Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4, which is rated at 700HP. A seven-speed dual-clutch transmission will handle the transfer of power to the rear-wheels, while an array of electronics will oversee the handling.
