Styleforum › Forums › Lifestyle › Fine Living, Home, Design & Auto › New King of the 'Ring
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

New King of the 'Ring

post #1 of 16
4/23/10 at 5:02pm
Thread Starter 


Quote:
The 700-horsepower über-Ferrari is the first-ever production-derived sports car to break the 7-minute barrier at the classic 20.832 kilometer Nordschleife (North Loop), a benchmark of automotive performance. The 599XX lapped the track in an astonishing 6 minutes, 58.16 seconds. That's almost half-a-minute faster than the mighty Ferrari Enzo.

Read More http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/04...#ixzz0lxJyuMwh

Edit: to include vid.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: No media files are hosted on these forums. By clicking the link below you agree to view content from an external website. We can not be held responsible for the suitability or legality of this material. If the video does not play, wait a minute or try again later.       I AGREE

TIP: to embed Youtube clips, put only the encoded part of the Youtube URL, e.g. eBGIQ7ZuuiU between the tags.
Reply
Reply
post #2 of 16
4/23/10 at 5:06pm
Quote:
That's almost half-a-minute faster than the mighty Ferrari Enzo.

Reply
Reply
post #3 of 16
4/23/10 at 5:10pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Douglas View Post

THe 599XX isn't considered a production vehicle, whereas I believe the Enzo is.
Reply
Reply
post #4 of 16
4/23/10 at 5:31pm
Video with sound:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1YmudW177o
Reply
Reply
post #5 of 16
4/23/10 at 6:05pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by magnus_h View Post

That sound is glorious!
Reply
Reply
post #6 of 16
4/23/10 at 7:24pm
sorry, it isnt street legal (whereas a couple of cars that did beat the 7 min are) so it doesnt count in my book..




still is a glorious piece of machinery though
Reply
Reply
post #7 of 16
4/23/10 at 10:22pm
I didn't give anyone permision to drive my car let alone publish photos of it.
Reply
Reply
post #8 of 16
4/24/10 at 10:10am
Let's follow the Top Gear rules: If it can't go over a speed bump, it doesn't count. But any sub-7 minute lap around the 'Ring is insane.
Reply
Reply
post #9 of 16
4/24/10 at 1:36pm
Didn't Schumacher race his own around the track on Top Gear?
Reply
Reply
post #10 of 16
4/24/10 at 6:26pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by sonick View Post
THe 599XX isn't considered a production vehicle, whereas I believe the Enzo is.

Bingo. Moreover, the 599XX cannot be driven on roads.
Reply
Reply
post #11 of 16
4/25/10 at 11:57am
Quote:
Originally Posted by mafoofan View Post
Bingo. Moreover, the 599XX cannot be driven on roads.

I'm sure thats never stopped anyone before.
Reply
Reply
post #12 of 16
4/25/10 at 12:36pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by dragon8 View Post
I'm sure thats never stopped anyone before.

Oh, I'm sure people break the rule, but the point is that it is less of an accomplishment on Ferrari's part because they didn't engineer this car under the same limitations as its road-going competitors.
Reply
Reply
post #13 of 16
4/25/10 at 5:38pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by mafoofan View Post
Oh, I'm sure people break the rule, but the point is that it is less of an accomplishment on Ferrari's part because they didn't engineer this car under the same limitations as its road-going competitors.

They've got the 599GTO in the pipeline, which is supposed to be a road-legal version of the 599XX (limited to 599 copies), so we'll see how close that gets to the 7 minute time. Though to be honest, I'm sort of sick of that stat being trotted out on the net for everything nowadays.
Reply
Reply
post #14 of 16
4/25/10 at 10:16pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by mafoofan View Post
Bingo. Moreover, the 599XX cannot be driven on roads.

Yeah, well try to stop me.
Reply
Reply
post #15 of 16
4/26/10 at 2:00am
Quote:
Originally Posted by dragon8 View Post
I'm sure thats never stopped anyone before.

Truer words have never been spoken...

IMPORTANT NOTICE: No media files are hosted on these forums. By clicking the link below you agree to view content from an external website. We can not be held responsible for the suitability or legality of this material. If the video does not play, wait a minute or try again later.       I AGREE

TIP: to embed Youtube clips, put only the encoded part of the Youtube URL, e.g. eBGIQ7ZuuiU between the tags.
Reply
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
Styleforum › Forums › Lifestyle › Fine Living, Home, Design & Auto › New King of the 'Ring