The Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano was basically a cut-down 612 with the thrilling Enzo V-12 and aerodynamically efficient new Pininfarina bodywork designed under Frank Stephenson. ...
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Also on hand -- literally -- was Ferrari's manettino vehicle dynamics controller, a rotary knob mounted on the steering wheel at "4 o'clock." (A red engine-start button sat opposite at "8 o'clock.") In the 599, the manettino controlled five sets of parameters governing throttle action, F1 gearbox shift points and smoothness, and intervention of Ferrari's "F...
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Suspension components were mostly borrowed from the 612, but spring and damper rates were suitably revised for the shorter wheelbase and some 250 pounds less curb weight. The Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano also employed the same type of aluminum spaceframe construction to weigh some 88 pounds less than the Ferrari 575 berlinetta, this despite its increased size. ...
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The technically advanced 612 Scaglietti implied Ferrari's next V-12 two-seater would be something very special, but few were prepared for the "shock and awe" of the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano. ...
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Some say the XK 150 proves that Jaguar's first postwar sports cars hung on too long. They may be right, but the 150 was also the most thoroughly developed of the early XKs, if arguably the least sporting. This final variation on the original XK 120 theme was Jaguar's response to recently introduced rivals such as the BMW 507 and Mercedes-Benz 300SL, which bettered the XK 140 in catering to...
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