Tuesday 4th November 2008

Twin-Supercharged Ferrari 599

Novitec Rosso 599 gets 800bhp

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For when V12 Ferraris are just too slow

To be fair some tuners go a little too far. Then there’s Novitec Rosso, a company that goes a lot too far. Few people would argue the Enzo-derived V12 in the 599 GTB lacks grunt but clearly someone does because Novitec has decided to bolt on a twin-supercharger kit, bringing power up to an eye-watering 800bhp.

Luckily the styling changes are subtle, although we would question the new ride quality (or lack of) from the suspension mods. The 599 now has 607lb-ft of torque and power is up some 185bhp on the standard model.

0-60mph is 3.5 seconds, with 125mph arriving in 9.7 seconds and 187mph being reached in 25.5 seconds. A belt-driven twin-supercharging system is bolted on to the engine, giving a small peak boost pressure of 5.65psi.

The compressed air is then cooled by a large intercooler and a specially designed intake manifold with high-performance injectors and sports air filter complete the conversion. Throw in a reworked ECU, custom exhaust manifolds, a new exhaust system and you have one very fast Ferrari.

The aero kit is made up of a new front lip, side skirts, rear wing, and rear diffuser. There is a KW Automotive adjustable aluminium suspension kit and new 405mm brake discs with Brembo six piston callipers. Just watch out for speed bumps…

 

[missing the VR6]

This is the 1st 599 I've ever liked the look of!

[RogMcDodge]

What's not to like. SWEEEEEEEET!

[fastgerman.com]

Looks fantastic! Finally something pretty after the 355!

[AngryS3Owner]

I love these tuners that take already fast cars and do this, I think this is up there with the nutty twin turbo gallardos. Nice one!

[DamoLLb]

Very nice, not a fan of the rear lights however.

[steve06]

missing the VR6 said:

This is the 1st 599 I've ever liked the look of!

How about this Novitec one?

[oagent]

I usually hate what tuners do to the looks of a car (especially these nutters who try to pimp gangster X6's or Bentleys), but these guys have made the fairly ugly 599 look good! Nice work.

[RogMcDodge]

oagent said:

I usually hate what tuners do to the looks of a car (especially these nutters who try to pimp gangster X6's or Bentleys), but these guys have made the fairly ugly 599 look good! Nice work.

Oh, come on. It was never ugly! They've merely glued a few centimetres of platic to the edges of things and dropped it down a touch.

[jon-]

PLEASE MAGIC GENIE GRANT ME ONE WISH AND THIS CAR IS MY WISH.

[LukeBird]

That is lovely!

Those rims are fantastic!

[Ikemi]

That is I don't suppose there are any desktop wallpapers for the second shot down the page? Wouldn't mind staring at that 599 whilst I work!

ETA: Found some!

Edited by Ikemi on Tuesday 4th November 12:31

[Antj]

just 5 psi boost.

sounds to me like a job for a reduced pulley. 900bhp here we come....lol

[shalmaneser]

wow! That thing looks like it would bite your face off if it could! Talk about aggression!!!!

800bhp? yes please....

[the_mighty_t]

I'm not really a big fan of all the 'pimp my supercar' tuners but Novitec have made this 599 quite a nice toy. It's not as flashy as some attempts and with the extra power this pony is certainly on the 'I want one' list.

[dean_ratpac]

steve06 said:

missing the VR6 said:

This is the 1st 599 I've ever liked the look of!

How about this Novitec one?

this is in P.Banus

[missing the VR6]

steve06 said:

missing the VR6 said:

This is the 1st 599 I've ever liked the look of!

How about this Novitec one?

Yeah that could work but without seeing the front, which to me is hideous on the normal one i couldn't be sure.

[dean_ratpac]

looks bloody marvelous in black

[E4UAN]

the_mighty_t said:

I'm not really a big fan of all the 'pimp my supercar' tuners but Novitec have made this 599 quite a nice toy. It's not as flashy as some attempts and with the extra power this pony is certainly on the 'I want one' list.

I agree, it looks subtle enough to not be ridiculous (although maybe in red it would be a bit more in-your-face).

[R.P.M]

R.P.M said:

The ride height of that car is absolutely ridiculous, It's so low that you wouldn't be able to drive in the uk! As nice as it may look I cant believe anyone would want a car that you couldn't take anywhere!

Rpm

[steve06]

dean_ratpac said:

this is in P.Banus

yea, last summer, or last Jan... can't remember when.

missing the VR6 said:

Yeah that could work but without seeing the front, which to me is hideous on the normal one i couldn't be sure.