599 EVO: 599 GTB Review

[Mr. M]

Our reigning Car of the Year gets wrung-out on the dyno, at the circuit and up and down the mile straight

Text: John Barker / Photos: Kenny P February 2007

The 599 GTB is an extraordinarily accomplished car: five hours at the wheel, from Maranello to Castellane for our recent Car of the Year contest, proved its GT credentials, and here it has shown that its all-out performance is a match for the F40. That’s amazing given how much heavier it is, but then it does have one of the best engines in the world… that just happens to be paired with the most impressive paddle-shift manual we’ve ever tried.

Simply put, there isn’t another GT that comes close to matching the exceptional breadth of the 599 GTB’s ability, nor the richness of the experience. It will be some machine that topples it from its position as the world’s greatest GT.

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[Bruce]

Read this test when I purchased my last EVO - Amazing performance figures to say the least, the 599 GTB matches the Zonda S to 100 mph. Impressive car, no doubt.