Porsche 911s and Nissan GT-Rs and Corvette ZR1s are very nice cars and quite quick around the Nurburgring Nordschleife. But the exclusive Ferrari 599XX, presented last year at the Frankfurt Motor Show, managed to travel the approximately12.4 miles (20.832 kilometer) Nordschleife (North Loop) circuit in just 6 minutes, 58.16 seconds, breaking the 7-minute barrier and making it the fastest derived car from a production model, traveling the “Green Hell.” That’s almost half-a-minute faster than the mighty Ferrari Enzo.
The 700 hp supercar, and almost $1.9 million has been conducted successfully by the one of the most experienced Ferrari test driver, Raffaele de Simone. To achieve this performance, the 599XX received a new traction control system and Actiflow System technology, which increases the aerodynamic down-force at high speeds.
However, the 599XX failed to rank in front of the Radical SR8, which drew 6 minutes and 48 seconds in 2009, but is built on the chassis of a racing model.
Check out the in-car video above from the lap. Enjoy.
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Source: wired.com and mibz.com
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