Ferrari F599 GTB Fiorano
Die Cast Car Model

Ferrari F599 GTB Fiorano
$99.99
1/18 Scale / Burgundy

The Car Connection :excerpts
December 2006

About the 2007 F599 GTB Fiorano

The sleek shape of the new coupe sweeps from the low, aggressive nose across a bulging hoodline, and back to its broad, rear fenders. The shape is visually intimidating, and was heavily influenced by the aerodynamic demands of high-speed driving. The flying buttresses help improve downforce, something quite useful when you're approaching a top speed of "over 205" mph.

Under the Fiorano's curvaceous hood, in a mid-front configuration, sits a 611-horsepower, 48-valve, 6.0-liter V-12 - a retuned version of the Enzo engine. That V-12 is, by itself, awe-inspiring, but even more impressive is the six-speed electro-hydraulic transmission it's mated to. There are a growing number of these auto-shifted manuals on the market, but no one seems to have gotten it quite as right as Ferrari has with its Formula 1-inspired gearbox. The F1-Superfast can shift in as little as 100 milliseconds - barely the blink of an eye. That's significantly faster than with previous Ferraris, and compares with shift times of 50 milliseconds in a Ferrari F1 racer.

Ferrari F599 GTB Fiorano $99.99 1/18 Scale / Burgundy