Νεα φερραρι 575

6.0 V12, 630 bhp, 45%-55%, RWD



Codenamed as the F139, these rough-looking Ferrari 612 Scaglietti ‘mules’ represent prototypes of the 575M Maranello replacement.

With their modified 612 body panels providing little clues to the new car’s styling, the prototypes are being used solely as platform and engine test-beds.

The similarities between the 612 and these prototypes lie more than skin deep, as Ferrari’s newcomer is based on a shortened version of the advanced 612 platform. This has resulted in a longer wheelbase than the current Maranello, providing a roomier 2-seater cabin and larger luggage compartment.

This will render the F139 as a more usable Gran Turismo than the outgoing car. Whilst the outer dimensions will be greater than on the 575M Maranello, the new car is expected to weigh less due its aluminium space frame construction borrowed in theory from the 612.

The engine, based on the 5,748 cc V12 612 Scaglietti unit, has been out-bored to 6.0 litres and will produce between 580 and 600bhp.

Although the new Pininfarina’s body design remains sketchy, the front ‘mid-engined’ car will have a shorter bonnet proportion than the 612 Scaglietti.

Its bonnet will also incorporate twin air inlets, these replacing the central duct present on the 575M Maranello. It is expected that the exterior will differ from the 612 as much as the 456M GT differed with the 575M Maranello.

The general consensus implies that the replacement will be called the 600 Imola, but in true Ferrari fashion this probably won’t be the case.

As history has it, the F139’s most legendary predecessor, the 1968 365 GTB/4 ‘Daytona’ name was dropped last-minute by Enzo Ferrari after it had been unofficially leaked to the press. As a result, the ‘Daytona’ name was never mentioned in Ferrari literature

http://www.italiaspeed.com/2004/cars.../575_mule.html

From AUTOCAR
Ferrari testing 575 successor

An Autocar source recently saw the car close up and said that the wheelbase was as much as six inches shorter than the 612’s.
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Much of this has been chopped out of the central section – the prototype’s door is considerably shorter than the 612’s. The rear overhang has also been reduced. Even so, the new car is said to offer more interior space the current 575M. The rumoured 600 moniker is said to refer to the size of the new car’s V12 engine, which at 6.0 litres is bigger than the Scaglietti’s 5.8-litre unit. Performance should be further accentuated by the weight advantage over the 612.
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9/2005 Frankfurt "F139" 575M Maranello successor(first deliveries in 2006)
"F139" that will use the 600 or more probably the 500 name has a 280cm wheelbase that is a sensational 30cm over the current model in order to have a weight distribution ratio near to the perfect 42:58(insiders talking about a 45:55 ratio that will be the best for a front-engined car the best till now is 612 Scaglietti with 46:54 and Quattroporte and SLR McLaren both with a 47:53 ratio....., will have a cost similar to the 612 Scaglietti and it's target is to offer better performance than the SLR McLaren at half price...
The F139 styling reminds a classic 250....

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