Ferrari 550 Model "history"
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QV500 is likely to be your best bet.
Don't believe there's much to it:
1996 - 550 introduced.
2002 - 575 introduced with a bit more power (25bhp ish) and option of F1 transmission. Fiorano Handling Pack also available. Think it was on the 550 too, but considered a must have on the 575.
Other than that, the 575 had small interior and exterior tweaks.
A few who have owned both on clubscuderia.co.uk, so if you have specific questions, that'd be a good place too.
Don't believe there's much to it:
1996 - 550 introduced.
2002 - 575 introduced with a bit more power (25bhp ish) and option of F1 transmission. Fiorano Handling Pack also available. Think it was on the 550 too, but considered a must have on the 575.
Other than that, the 575 had small interior and exterior tweaks.
A few who have owned both on clubscuderia.co.uk, so if you have specific questions, that'd be a good place too.
I've not seen a copy but beleive that there is a buyers guide available to download (for a fee) on ferrarilife.
If you Google you might find some history of recall notices and I beleive there was at least one relating to the the wheels or the wheel bolts.
I keep putting off finding out all the gory details as the answer could be that there are no reasons for me not to buy one one day....
If you Google you might find some history of recall notices and I beleive there was at least one relating to the the wheels or the wheel bolts.
I keep putting off finding out all the gory details as the answer could be that there are no reasons for me not to buy one one day....
The Ferrari 575 M Maranello is a two-seat, two-door, grand tourer sports car built by Ferrari. Launched in 2002, it is essentially an updated 550 Maranello featuring minor styling changes from Pininfarina. The 575 M was replaced by the 599 GTB in the first semester of 2006.
Updates from the 550 include a renewed interior, but with substantial improvements inside, including bigger brake discs, a larger and more powerful engine, a different weight distribution, refined aerodynamics and fluid-dynamics and an adaptive suspension set-up (the four independent suspensions are also controlled by the gearbox, to minimize pitch throughout the 200-milliseconds shift time). Two six-speed transmissions are available, a conventional manual gearbox and, for the first time on a Ferrari V12, Magneti Marelli's semi-automatic (Sequential manual transmission) 'F1' gearbox. The model number refers to total engine displacement in litres, whilst the 'M' is an abbreviation of 'modificato' or 'modified'.
For 2005, the company developed a new GTC handling package and Superamerica version (a limited run of 559 Retractable hardtop variants of the coupe), along with raising the power from 515 PS (379 kW) to 540 PS (397 kW).
Updates from the 550 include a renewed interior, but with substantial improvements inside, including bigger brake discs, a larger and more powerful engine, a different weight distribution, refined aerodynamics and fluid-dynamics and an adaptive suspension set-up (the four independent suspensions are also controlled by the gearbox, to minimize pitch throughout the 200-milliseconds shift time). Two six-speed transmissions are available, a conventional manual gearbox and, for the first time on a Ferrari V12, Magneti Marelli's semi-automatic (Sequential manual transmission) 'F1' gearbox. The model number refers to total engine displacement in litres, whilst the 'M' is an abbreviation of 'modificato' or 'modified'.
For 2005, the company developed a new GTC handling package and Superamerica version (a limited run of 559 Retractable hardtop variants of the coupe), along with raising the power from 515 PS (379 kW) to 540 PS (397 kW).
MogulBoy said:
I've not seen a copy but beleive that there is a buyers guide available to download (for a fee) on ferrarilife.
If you Google you might find some history of recall notices and I beleive there was at least one relating to the the wheels or the wheel bolts.
I keep putting off finding out all the gory details as the answer could be that there are no reasons for me not to buy one one day....
I have read through the Ferrarilife buyers guide. Quite good.If you Google you might find some history of recall notices and I beleive there was at least one relating to the the wheels or the wheel bolts.
I keep putting off finding out all the gory details as the answer could be that there are no reasons for me not to buy one one day....
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