Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano HGTE package now available as upgrade [video]
By Zack Newmark
July 16, 2009 10:08 PM
Filed Under: European, Ferrari
The sound is unmistakable. Once you hear someone step on the gas in a Ferrari, you know exactly what kind of engine roar to expect.
That is the beauty of this 3-minute long video of the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano. But watching how the driver pushes the car in the turns while maintaining a perfect line is really fascinating. The car in the video has been outfitted with the Handling GTE package, and the car moves brilliantly because of it.
For cars built before the 2008 model year, Ferrari offers aesthetics, exhaust, and handling kits for a combined total of £17,213 (excl. VAT). Add £2,700 to the pricetag for post-2009 model year vehicles. The more expensive package also includes a performance kit.
Some of the improvements include a suspension lowered by 10mm, stiff springs and anti-roll bars, stickier tires wrapped around lighter rims, and a chromed grille. You will also get two-tone tailpipes with exhaust silencers, and modified Prancing Horse badges. Those receiving the performance kit will also get to take advantage of a faster F1-style gearshift, and improved accelration.
Keep in mind, the grille shown in the photos is only for new customers ordering the HGTE package with their new car. That specific grille is not available as a retrofit option.
The Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano and the corresponding HGTE package are currently available for purchase.
Press Release (Click to expand)
FERRARI 599 GTB FIORANO - HANDLING GTE PACKAGE NOW AVAILABLE AS A FERRARI GENUINE PARTS ACCESSORY PACKAGE
The recently-launched Handling GTE option for the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano is now also available as a Ferrari Genuine Accessories package for dealer fitment, with two options available according to the customer's specific requirements and age of vehicle.
The options are:
|
Model Year |
Ferrari Genuine Accessories available |
Fitted price (from) * |
|
Pre-2008: |
Handling, Exhaust and Aesthetic kits |
£17,213 |
|
Post-2008: |
Handling, Performance, Exhaust and Aesthetic kits |
£19,703 |
* Final price will depend on specific kits required and model year of car. All prices are excluding VAT
To demonstrate the enhancements offered by this exciting addition to the Ferrari Genuine Accessories range, the attached video and images of a 599 GTB Fiorano fitted with the HGTE package should convince existing owners to consider upgrading their cars to this new specification. The video and images are available free of copyright for editorial use only.
The full specification of each kit is detailed below:
1) Handling, includes:
- Lower suspension (10mm)
- New magnetorheologically controlled suspension calibration for the Manettino SPORT and RACE configurations
- More rigid suspension springs (front + 17%, rear + 15%)
- More rigid rear anti-roll bars (diameter increased to 25mm)
- HGTE specific tyres with improved compound (8% more grip)
- 3-piece modular rims with reduced weight (forged spokes) and special new design
2) Performance (only available for post-2008 cars, from engine no. 122779), includes:
- New exhausts silencers with two-tone finish tailpipes
- Enhanced F1 gearshift actuation, with response times reduced to 85ms
- New accelerator logic with modified mapping for improved throttle response
N.B. The Performance kit cannot be installed on cars with manual gearboxes.
3) Exhaust, includes:
- new exhausts silencers with two-tone finish tailpipes
The Exhaust kit is designed for:
- vehicles that cannot receive the software updates listed in the Performance kit since the engine was produced before assembly number 122779 (pre-2008)
- all cars with manual gearboxes
- clients who are only interested in modifying the styling and sound of their own cars
N.B. The Exhaust kit is included in the Performance kit, for cars post-2008.
4) Aesthetic, includes:
- New design front grille with a special chromatic treatment
- Burnished finish to Prancing Horse symbols on the front grill and rear boot lid
Notes:
1. The interior trim modifications which are included as part of the factory-fit HGTE package on a new car are not available as part of any of the Ferrari Genuine Accessories packages outlined above.
2. The mesh front grille on the car shown in the attached images is currently only available on new cars ordered with the HGTE package via the Carrozzeria Scaglietti Personalisation Programme.
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Comments
Anthropos is correct that there is no chrome grille on the pics as WCF claims. Next time, before you call someone dumb, check yourself first.
haha.
"Keep in mind, the grille shown in the photos is only for new customers ordering the HGTE package with their new car. That specific grille is not available as a retrofit option."
i clearly noticed the photo's having no chrome grille, but now that i read that statement again, i guess i just mixed up the words. thinking that it said "the" instead of "that specific grille" lol
Edited by user on July 18, 2009 at 4:32 PM
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