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Givern the use of aluminum for the unit body of the 360 Modena and the 612 Scaglietti, it was inevitable that Ferrari would adopt the same lightweight construction for their front-engine V-12 GT: In 2006, they introduced the 599 GTB Fiorano.

The 599 GTB was equipped with a 6-liter V-12 engine -- a magnificent 611 hp beast with plenty of torque as well. By now the F1 automated manual transmission was almost universal; only 30 manual transmission cars were produced out of a total of about 7,000 599s. The USA got 1,197 599 GTBs.

The 599 GTB was built from 2006 to 2011 and in 2010 a special open version was made available in very limited numbers: 80 599SA Aperta were sold.

The 599 was also the basis for a new-generation 599 GTO. The engine, shared with the 599SA Aperta, was rated at 661 hp. The GTO was only produced in 2010 and only 599 were sold. As you might expect, the used 599 GTO market remains strong.