The 575M Maranello will soon be replaced by the all-new 599 GTB. It remains one of
the most stunning and exhilarating cars in history.
May 14, 2006 (Press Release) --
The 575M Maranello will soon be replaced by the all-new 599 GTB. It remains one of
the most stunning and exhilarating cars in history.
The 575M Maranello will soon be replaced by the all-new 599 GTB. It remains one of
the most stunning and exhilarating cars in history.
Ferrari's two-seat 575M Maranello — which evolved from the preceding 550
Maranello that dates back to 1997 — is in its fourth and final model year and
will soon be replaced by an all-new successor called the 599 GTB. Although its
decade-old underpinnings show their age when compared to more contemporary
supercars, the 575M remains one of the most exhilarating sports cars ever.
The rear-wheel-drive 575M Maranello straddles the smaller Ferrari F430 and larger
four-seat 612 Scaglietti in purpose and price. As a GT sports car — short for
"gran tourismo" in Italian, which translates to "grand touring" — it's designed
to excel as much at snaking through tight turns and speeding around a racetrack as
cruising on the open road. It blends race-car properties of the sprightly F430
with the solidity and higher luxury of the 612 Scaglietti.
Arguably the most attractive model currently in Ferrari's lineup, the 575M
Maranello's classic proportions and svelte lines were crafted by legendary Italian
design house Pininfarina, which has a long history of designing Ferraris.
The numbers in the car's name hint at the cylinder displacement (5,748 cubic
centimeters) of its pavement-scorching 515-hp V12 engine. With looping exhaust-
manifold pipes and artful red valve-train covers, it's almost as beautiful to
behold as the car's sculpted exterior. The engine enables a zero-to-62-mph sprint
in 4.2 seconds and a top speed of 202 mph. With fuel economy estimated by the
Environmental Protection Agency to be 10 mpg city/16 or 17 mpg highway (depending
on transmission), the 575M Maranello is subject a federal gas-guzzler tax.
The "M" in the car's name stands for "modificato" or "modified” — meaning that
this is a successor to the previous 550 Maranello with a number of improvements,
as opposed to being a completely redesigned model. Maranello is the town in
Northern Italy where Ferrari is headquartered.
A six-speed manual transmission is standard. The 575M Maranello is the first
Ferrari equipped with a 12-cylinder engine to offer the choice of the company's
optional F1 electro-hydraulic sequential-manual six-speed transmission, which
debuted on the F355 F1 in 1997. It features paddles behind the steering wheel
instead of a traditional clutch pedal and stick shift for manual gear selection
and has an automatic mode.
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the most stunning and exhilarating cars in history.
The 575M Maranello will soon be replaced by the all-new 599 GTB. It remains one of
the most stunning and exhilarating cars in history.
Ferrari's two-seat 575M Maranello — which evolved from the preceding 550
Maranello that dates back to 1997 — is in its fourth and final model year and
will soon be replaced by an all-new successor called the 599 GTB. Although its
decade-old underpinnings show their age when compared to more contemporary
supercars, the 575M remains one of the most exhilarating sports cars ever.
The rear-wheel-drive 575M Maranello straddles the smaller Ferrari F430 and larger
four-seat 612 Scaglietti in purpose and price. As a GT sports car — short for
"gran tourismo" in Italian, which translates to "grand touring" — it's designed
to excel as much at snaking through tight turns and speeding around a racetrack as
cruising on the open road. It blends race-car properties of the sprightly F430
with the solidity and higher luxury of the 612 Scaglietti.
Arguably the most attractive model currently in Ferrari's lineup, the 575M
Maranello's classic proportions and svelte lines were crafted by legendary Italian
design house Pininfarina, which has a long history of designing Ferraris.
The numbers in the car's name hint at the cylinder displacement (5,748 cubic
centimeters) of its pavement-scorching 515-hp V12 engine. With looping exhaust-
manifold pipes and artful red valve-train covers, it's almost as beautiful to
behold as the car's sculpted exterior. The engine enables a zero-to-62-mph sprint
in 4.2 seconds and a top speed of 202 mph. With fuel economy estimated by the
Environmental Protection Agency to be 10 mpg city/16 or 17 mpg highway (depending
on transmission), the 575M Maranello is subject a federal gas-guzzler tax.
The "M" in the car's name stands for "modificato" or "modified” — meaning that
this is a successor to the previous 550 Maranello with a number of improvements,
as opposed to being a completely redesigned model. Maranello is the town in
Northern Italy where Ferrari is headquartered.
A six-speed manual transmission is standard. The 575M Maranello is the first
Ferrari equipped with a 12-cylinder engine to offer the choice of the company's
optional F1 electro-hydraulic sequential-manual six-speed transmission, which
debuted on the F355 F1 in 1997. It features paddles behind the steering wheel
instead of a traditional clutch pedal and stick shift for manual gear selection
and has an automatic mode.
Source: http://search.msn.com
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