The Ferrari 599XX first made an appearance on these pages when it was revealed as a “technical study” at the Geneva Motor Show this past March. Now it appears as a track ready extreme track car that has got no street-worthy component on it, much like the Enzo FXX. Ferrari doesn’t want to reveal too much on what it will make of the 599XX but speculation includes it being a base for a possible 599 Scuderia.
This 599XX comes with 700 hp at wailing 9,000 rpms and an aerodynamic system that greatly increases downforce to 280 kg at 200 km/h and 630 kg at 300 km/h. The Actiflow system includes fans in the rear boot to channel air from beneath the car through two grilles at the back and synthetic jets at the rear also smoothen air flow and reduce drag.
Performance is also maximized on this 599XX by means of the “High Performance Dynamic Concept,” which aligns the mechanical limits of the car to electronic controls. Weight is kept down using carbon fiber components and the gearbox has been tweaked to cut shift times to 60 milliseconds.
What Ferrari is doing here is building a track car for a race with no rules using a street car that is not yet street worthy. Makes perfect sense.
Well, we can only guess that all this fancy performance enhancement will indeed trickle down into some variant of a 599 that Ferrari will introduce sometime soon and that will sell remarkably well, because, you know, rich people don’t run out of money so easily.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Ferrari 599XX Official Shots And Details
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Ferrari release the Ferrari 599XX
Ferrari has finally release the Ferrari 599XX concept. The prototype is based on the 599 GTB Fiorano, and uses several new technologies to make it an ultimate performance-oriented track car. One angle Ferrari engineers attacked was the weight of the engine unit and its components. Here, they made use of carbon-fiber intake plenums, and used new designs on parts like the crankshaft to reduce the amount of material needed. The combustion chambers and airflow systems have also been revampted to increase revs up to 9,000. All the improvements to the engine helped boost power up to 700 hp.
A new electronic system, called the "High Performance Dynamic Concept" is designed. This is meant to get the car's full potential by "managing the combination of the car's mechanical limits with the potential of its electronic controls." Essentially, this has the full mechanics working in tandem with the electrics to get the best possible lap times whenever the car is put to the track.
A new SCM suspension improves handling on the car, while custom slick tires increase stability in the corners. Meanwhile, a new video panel, called the "virtual car engineer," provides real-time information on the car's efficiency. F1-style "doughnuts" partially cover the brake discs and wheel rim, which keeps the brakes cool while improving aerodynamics.
For the exterior, the 599XX generates 280 kg of downforce at 200 km/h, and 630 kg at 300 km/h. vents that move hot air out of the engine bay was moved to the front, as the underside of the front is entirely "faired-in." They have also created an "Actiflow" system to increase downforce, and cut drag. This is done through the use of "porous material" when building the fans in the boot and the diffuser.
