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The result is a car capable of covering Ferrari's
private track at Fiorano in 1.34, namely 3.2 secs. faster than the
best time ever achieved by a 512. When assessing performance of this
kind we must remember that the ethos of the 512 was optimized to
obtain extreme performance on a circuit.
Although we present the car, as usual, with a series of studio
photographs, the 550 Maranello is best seen in action. The first
shots are therefore moving ones. It is a car designed to offer
strong emotions to those capable of driving it and it represents the
synthesis of excellence in the automotive field today. |
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The 550 Maranello is Ferrari's interpretation
of the 12-cylinder berlinetta, with a front engine and a
pronounced sports personality, for the 21st century. The brief given to the technicians was particularly demanding: design and
build a car able to meet the needs of Ferrari customers looking for
driving emotions and exciting performance, who do not want to forego drivability
or comfort. Customers attracted by state-of-the-art technical
proposals from a company which has always treated design as an aesthetic
solution to the demand for performance, and has always built its cars with
sophisticated craftsmanship.
The formula that produced the 550 Maranello is the sum of several factors:
superb response to every requirement (acceleration, speed, braking, road holding), quality of life on board (driving position, passenger
comfort, soundproofing, loading space, climate control), styling
efficiency (aerodynamic shape, including the sixth surface) by way of a
design that combines an extremely modern concept with the best of Ferrari
tradition. |