Ferrari displays 599XX at Chrysler stand at NAIAS

Ferrari 599XX

Chrysler rolled into the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) pretty much empty-handed, so Ferrari took pity on its corporate sibling and sent over a 599XX so there would be something worth seeing on the Chrysler stand.

Fiat, the parent company of Ferrari and Maserati, took control of Chrysler as part of Chrysler’s bankruptcy exit last year.

As for the 599XX, it is a special track-only model and isn’t approved to compete in any racing series, meaning owners can only drive it on the track, but can’t compete in racing. The car’s 6.0-liter V12 engine has been reworked to produce 700-hp at 9,000 rpm, while new aerodynamics help to deliver 612 lbs of downforce at 124 mph and almost 1,400 lbs of downforce at 186 mph.

For those whose blood doesn’t run rosso corsa, the 599XX is the most wicked track weapon the Scuderia has ever built short of its F1 cars. It was first seen almost a year ago at the Geneva International Motor Show and since Ferrari skipped Detroit this year, it’s the only thing at the NAIAS wearing the cavallino rampante. It’s based on the magnificent 599 GTB Fiorano, but is a different beast altogether. Maranello applied to this road rocket all the latest high-tech hardware from its racing department which it could gather.

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Source: wired.com and autoguide.com