¤ Ferrari 599 GTO, 2011
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French registration title VOITURE SOUMISE À TVA The history of Ferrari has aroused the greatest automotive passions, punctuated by a handful of models that have become more than legendary. In this dream list, the 250 GT California rubs shoulders with the F40 or the 312P racing prototypes, but one suffix comes up three times: GTO (meaning Gran Turismo Omologato), initially derived from the nec plus ultra of the Cavallino firm, the 250 GTO, no less! Then came the first iteration of the now legendary Ferrari supercar/hypercar line, the 288 GTO, initially designed for Group B homologation.
At the dawn of the 2010s, Ferrari had at the top of its production range the V12 front berlinetta known as the 599 GTB. This is certainly the model that brought Ferrari’s philosophy into the modern era, after the – more discreet – 550 Maranello and 575. From then on, the style was more exotic, and sportier! A few years before the 599, Ferrari had announced the creation of a new programme called XX, dedicated to the development of new technologies through the production of racing car handles for the most important customers...
The idea was revolutionary: to develop non-homologated track cars, more radical than production models, and to offer them with a complete service including technical support and track sessions. The first iteration of this programme was developed on the basis of the Enzo, then called the FXX.
A few years later, in 2009, Ferrari announced a new model, based on the 599 GTB: it was the golden age of this programme! Inspired by this car and by the brand’s past, the engineers at Maranello recovered a 599 XX and began designing a road-going version. It was the return of the GTO philosophy!
At the 2010 Beijing Motor Show, the public flocked to see the new BMW and Mercedes-Benz models, passing their eyes at high speed as the attraction was not there. On the Ferrari stand, there was a general rush to see the latest model: the 599 GTB had been transformed into a ferocious beast, and renamed the 599 GTO. It lost 100 kg and gained 67 bhp over the 599 GTB, thanks to far-reaching modifications: new high-compression pistons, an optimised intake system with redesigned ducts, a sports exhaust system with Inconel headers, completely reprogrammed electronic management, extensive use of carbon (bonnet, boot, dashboard, seats), and finally a change of chassis parts to aluminium! Even before the presentation, the 599 cars produced had already been sold...
Our example was delivered new by Foitek in this interesting colour combination of Rosso Formula 1 2007 (Tailor Made triple-coat tint) on a black alcantara interior. It’s the options that make this car so interesting: carbon headlamp tray, carbon hubcap, carbon door lining, carbon door sills, carbon Cavallino, gloss black painted wheels, Bose sound system, telemetry kit...
Today, the car has only had three owners and has just over 15,000 km on the clock. Its service book is still there, of course, and has been stamped from the outset, until December 2024, when the car was serviced by Modena Sport.
Informed collectors, we’re not teaching you anything by reading this text, as this car is a legend that has taken up dozens of pages in our favourite newspapers. Adding a GTO to your collection is a rare act, propelling your collection into a new dimension.
Their rarity, their mysticity, and the sheer pleasure of driving will enable these cars to surpass - in the near future - their current estimates. Don’t miss this opportunity - it may never come again!
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