Ferrari 599

[Mauz]

Wow. I didn't think they'd be doing the GTO in right hand drive.

[_Spin_]

Originally Posted by Simon G

No Justin I have just taken delivery of a AMG C63 which would not purchase the wheels on this thing.

Tee hee hee.. http://www.evo.co.uk/videos/planetev..._merc_e63.html

[Simon G]

Originally Posted by _Spin_

Tee hee hee.. http://www.evo.co.uk/videos/planetev..._merc_e63.html

I’ve driven the new E63 quite a bit and all the guys at work reckons it’s an old mans car to look at, but I quite like it. I reckon its got more power than quoted as its super tough at 7000 rpm even against my C63 with tune in it, although I haven't dyno'd yet. It’s not quite as tactile as the C but comes with a stack of extra gear. The seat bolsters even press against you around corners based on steering angle and corners G's, feels weird at first but bloody cool.

Its 7 speed auto is the second Merc that’s got rid of the torque converter and now uses a clutch so you now have launch control with 4000rpm starts. The down side is that it’s a little clunky on down changes as you approach traffic lights.

All up it’s a lovely car that’s pretty tough, the build quality is fantastic and has far more room in it over the C. I would have no problems driving it daily.

[toddl]

Simon,

I've saved you the trouble, here are some pics and videos of a 599 and a 612 I tested at a Dyno Install in Indonesia recently. Both cars had less than 1000klm's on them and were from a used car dealer, cars were for sale from bad World Cup Soccer bets gone wrong!




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEJlSWG3-Ew
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acmUDgt_gps

[Simon G]

Hi Todd we have run up both the 599 HGTE and std 599 so it will be good to see the difference with the GTO. What did that one make

[toddl]

The 599 GTB made a best of 453RWHP, this was on a 30 plus deg day, and I'm not aware of how old or good the fuel was in them. It definitely looked like it pulled some timing on a couple of the runs.
I think these are supposed to be 612HP at the crank.

I've also dynod a 430 over in Indonesia and it made a terrible 285RWHP, couldn't get a cooling fan anywhere near the rear of the car, this was rated at over 500 at the crank apparently. Either Ferrari lie or they suffer from terrible heat soak issues.