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Spy Shots: ‘06 Ferrari 600 Imola

from the files of cars I can't afford but enjoy following anyway...

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Spy Shots: ‘06 Ferrari 600 Imola
The replacement for the 575 Maranello begins to break cover.

Here are the very first pictures of Ferrari's forthcoming replacement for the celebrated 575M Maranello. Dubbed the Ferrari 600 Imola and expected to debut in 2006, the new car will carry over the technical concept of a V-12 front-engine super sports coupe seating for two, but is expected to become a considerably larger car (gaining especially in length) with roomier cabin and luggage compartments. Power will be delivered by a new 6.0-liter engine adopted from the Enzo and 612 Scaglietti models.

http://www.thecarconnection.com/imag...8069_image.jpg

As a first prototype, the new car is cunningly hidden under a cut-and-shut 612 Scaglietti body that has been shortened between the A and B-pillars by 6 inches. It takes a good look to spot the giveaway clues - the shorter doors, the bulged door panels, the arch of the side windows, and the widened front end.

Technically, the 600 will draw heavily on the 612's body-panel-on-aluminium-space-frame technology and mechanical underpinnings, including engine, transaxle transmissions, and front and rear suspension corner modules. Consequently, the 600 will not be considerably lighter than the 4056-lb 612 Scaglietti. But specially tweaked suspension geometries, damper and spring settings as well as shorter gear ratios will provide for a much sportier driving experience.

The 6.0-liter engine, rated at 540 hp in the 612 Scaglietti and 660 hp in the Enzo, is expected to be tuned for around 580 to 600 hp in the Imola. The 600 will also adopt the 612's front-mid-engine layout. The shorter wheelbase of the 600 and an even more forward position of the front axle will further improve handling abilities over those of the 612. When compared with the current 575M, the 600 may gain in driving stability as well as steering response and turn-in, thanks to its longer wheelbase and the more balanced weight distribution.

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Unclear remains at the moment to what degree the new 600 Imola will optically resemble the 612 Scaglietti. It is anticipated that the external distinction will be similarly pronounced as it was between the 456M GT/GTA and the 550/575M models. But the close technical relationship and parts sharing philosophy between the new 612 and future 600 models will forbid Pininfarina (who are once more in charge of styling a prestigious new Ferrari) to depart from joint proportions and similar front and rear end shapes.

An open-top "Barchetta" spyder version is rumoured to debut in 2007 or 2008, i.e. one to two years into the F600 Imola's series production.
bron: http://www.thecarconnection.com/inde...8&article=7186

Looks like a mix of Porsche TVR to me. Then again it is heavily disguised, but it doesn't look too much like a Ferrari to me.

ROTFL. There is one driving around Southern California right now. (Orange county, Marguerite and Oso heading up towards Oso entrance of Coto. I knew it was a fuggin ferrari, shit sounded way to good to be that maserati. :)

Well they desguised it to look like the Scagaleti:
http://www.autoweek.nl/cbimages/ferrari/612s3_a.jpg
http://www.thecarconnection.com/imag...8069_image.jpg

FWIW though I think the Mule has better proportions.

-Adam

Ferrari is suffering from BMW syndrome. All of their styling like BMW peaked in the 90s. The 355 looked better than the 360 that replaced it. The 456 looked better than the 612 that followed it, and many agree that the 512 was much better looking than the 550/575 (although I must say of all the "newer" Ferraris, the 550/575 is THE best looking). Me wonders how closely the 600 will resemble the 612 IF they share any similarities.

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2006 Ferrari 600 Imola — Maranello Gives Way to Imola

Ferrari's replacement for the 575M Maranello will likely be called the 600 Imola. Prototypes of the new V-12-powered 2-seater have been spotted undergoing development in Italy. The car will have a shortened version of the platform underpinning the 612 Scaglietti and, as a result, will retain its front-engine/rear-drive layout. Like the Scaglietti, the Imola will use aluminum space frame construction, but unlike that car's 532-bhp V-12, the Imola's 6.0-liter version will produce between 580 and 600 bhp.

The new car is larger than the outgoing Maranello, with a longer wheelbase, roomier cabin and additional luggage capacity. Pininfarina is in charge of the new car's styling, which is expected to differ as much from the Scaglietti as the 550/575 Maranello did from the 456M. A roadster version of the car is also reported on tap for 2007 or 2008, a year or two after the coupe bows. —

Source:Supercars.net

http://speed.supercars.net/Board?vie...D=3&tID=129014

Is it just me or does both of those cars need to be lowered in the front, too much wheel gap

I like the Scagaleti picture but I wish they would come out with more cars styled like the Enzo or the new Lambo's. They wont but it would be nice.

Personally, I don't want a car that looks like it's smiling. It just looks wussy.

If I got 200,000.00+ out of you I'd be smiling too! :)

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Originally Posted by Joe DIESO

If I got 200,000.00+ out of you I'd be smiling too! :)

LOL that's true.