TITLE :2010 Ferrari 599XX 

The Ferrari 599XX is the first ever production-derived sports car to break the 7-minute barrier
on the classic 20.832 km Nordschleife circuit, lapping in 6 min 58.16 sec. 
The 599XX, which inspired the 599 GTO, is an extreme berlinetta designed for track but not
official competition use, and is a veritable technological laboratory incorporating a number of
innovative solutions. Some of these will remain the exclusive preserve of the 599XX while
others have already filtered down to the 599 GTO, introduced today at the Beijing Motor Show.
These include the wheel doughnuts of F1 derivation which serve two purposes - to reduce
turbulence and thus drag, and improve brake cooling. Powered by a development of the V12
engine used by the 599 GTB Fiorano, the 599XX features Ferrari's High-Performance Dynamic
Concept, a novel integrated design and chassis set-up that uses sophisticated electronics to
govern the mechanical limits of the handling for maximum performance.

On the aerodynamics front, the car sees the introduction for the first time of the Act flow System
that increases down force and cuts drag depending on the cars trim during cornering. This,
together with other careful detailing, ensures that the 599XX boasts extraordinary levels of down
force - up to 630 kg at 300 km/h. Fundamental to the performance of the car was the
development of specific components undertaken together with our technical partners: Brembo
for the carbon-ceramic brakes, Michelin for the tyres and Shell for the fuel and lubricants. Ferrari
brought two new versions of the 599 GTB Fiorano to its show stand in Switzerland — a handling
package, called the HGTE (Handling Gran Turismo Evolution), as well as the 599XX, which will
no doubt prove to be one of the world's greatest track-day cars.

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The person who buys the Ferrari 599XX will be getting a car that the company says
"incorporates the most advanced technologies resulting from Ferrari's road-going and Formula 1
research." The output of the 599's 6.0-liter V-12 was increased from 611 bhp to 700 bhp (DIN)
through modifications to its combustion chambers and inlet and exhaust tracts; redline was
raised to 9000 rpm (from 8400).Ferrari says the 599XX features a "plethora of aerodynamic,
electronic control and handling innovations used together for the first time on a single car,
making this model a genuine technological laboratory”. One of those innovations is what Ferrari
calls the "Actiflow" system, which increases downforce or cuts drag depending on the car's
cornering attitude, "courtesy of the use of a porous material in the diffuser and two fans in the
trunk which channel the air flow from under the car out through the two grilles next to the
taillights."

Ferrari says the 599XX produces 617 lb. of downforce at 124 mph and almost 1400 lb. of
downforce at 186 mph. The F1-derived "doughnuts" partly covering the wheels and brake discs
improve both aerodynamics and brake cooling. Speaking of the brakes, the 599XX's carbon-
ceramic brake system now uses carbon pads, which allow for smaller calipers and, hence, even
more weight savings, while further pounds were shaved by the car's extensive use of carbon-
fiber body panels. The car's extra power, active downforce devices, improved grip (the 599XX
uses 19-in. slicks front and rear) and reduced weight resulted in a lap time of 1 minute 17 sec.
around Ferrari's Fiorano race track. Ferrari will organize a series of track days specifically for
owners of the 599XX in 2010 and 2011.

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