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2011 Ferrari 599 GTO


Justice Department officials are trying to seize more than $70 million in assets — including a Malibu mansion and Michael Jackson memorabilia — owned by the playboy son of the dictator of Equatorial Guinea.

Attempts to reach a spokesman at the Equatorial Guinea Embassy were unsuccessful. The action is the largest effort to date by the Justice Department’s Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Initiative, created this year to target and recover the proceeds of foreign corruption laundered through the United States.

The nonprofit claims credit for exposing Nguema’s mansion overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Malibu in 2006.

In an interview in Cairo last month, Hasham Gaafar, a senior attorney in the Egyptian prosecutor’s office, said Swiss and United Kingdom authorities have been more responsive to Egypt’s request to freeze and seize assets of former president Hosni Mubarak.

The new
Ferrari 599 GTO is an extreme V12 berlinetta developed to a specific performance-oriented brief. The Ferrari 599 GTO is, in fact, the company's fastest ever road car. The Ferrari 599 GTO is reserved for just 599 clients who seek the maximum expression of high-performance driving. As is Ferrari's policy, every new Ferrari features new solutions for a road car.

WEIGHT REDUCTION
The Ferrari 599 GTO inherits much of the development work - using the same principles as employed in F1 - that went into making the 599XX such an extreme performance car. Thanks to solutions transferred from the track car to the road-going version, the GTO generates downforce of 144 kg at 200 km/h. The Ferrari 599 GTO has 20" rims.

BRAKES
As well as their role in improving aerodynamics, the Formula 1-derived wheel doughnuts also improve braking efficiency by optimising brake cooling.

CAR-DRIVER INTERFACE
The car-driver interface was designed to maximise car and driver performance with a layout of the main commands that ensures absolute efficiency and minimum distraction. In addition the GTO also features the Virtual Race Engineer, a system that monitors the status of the car and gives the driver immediate visibility of vehicle performance.
Ferrari 599 GTO technical specifications
Front track: 1701 mm (67.0 in)
Rear track: 1618 mm (63.7 in)
Dry weight: 1495 kg (3296 lbs)
Kerb weight: 1605 kg (3538 lbs)
Weight distribution: 47% front - 53% rear

ENGINE SUSPENSION
SCM2 - Magnetorheological Supension Control
TYRES
Front: 285/30 ZR20"
Rear: 315/35 ZR20"
CARBON-CERAMIC BRAKES
Front: 398 x 38 mm (15.7 x 1.5 in)
ELECTRONIC CONTROLS
PERFORMANCE
antaneous information on performance.

2010 Ferrari California

There are no significant changes for the 2010 Ferrari California.

California is a different sort of state and it's a different sort of Ferrari, too. The California is the first Ferrari to get a dual-clutch automated manual transmission. It's surprisingly agile and an easy car to drive hard -- perfect for the first-timers Ferrari anticipates the California will attract.

In the
2010 Ferrari California's price range is the Aston Martin DB9 Volante, while Aston's V8 Vantage Roadster, Audi's R8 Spyder and Maserati's GranTurismo are notably cheaper.

Body Styles, Trim Levels, and Options
The
2010 Ferrari California retractable-hardtop convertible comes standard with 19-inch wheels, bi-xenon headlights, the "manettino" steering wheel knob for adjustable vehicle settings, full leather interior, fold-down rear seatback, a trip computer, hard-drive navigation system and a CD player sound system with touchscreen interface.

The rear-wheel-drive Ferrari California is powered by a 4.3-liter V8 that cranks out 460 hp and 357 pound-feet of torque. A seven-speed dual-clutch automated manual is the only available transmission. According to Ferrari, the California is capable of sprinting from zero to 60 mph in fewer than 4 seconds. Antilock disc brakes, front side airbags, an automatically deploying rollbar, and stability and traction control are standard on the
2010 Ferrari California.

Like every current Ferrari, the new California has an interior befitting its lofty price.

Driving Impressions
Weighing about 3,800 pounds, the
2010 Ferrari California is hardly an elemental sports car.






2010 Ferrari 599

Lusting after the 2010 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano? Oh, and it's not only a Ferrari; it's the most expensive Ferrari.

Body Styles, Trim Levels, and Options
The
2010 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano is a two-seat coupe available in one trim level. Standard equipment includes 19-inch front and 20-inch rear wheels shod in performance tires, xenon headlights, an adaptive suspension system with magnetic dampers, carbon-ceramic brakes, rear parking sensors, automatic dual-zone climate control, power seats, leather upholstery and interior trim, a power-adjustable tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel, an auto-dimming rearview mirror, a navigation system and an eight-speaker Becker sound system with a CD player.

HGTE also adds unique exterior and interior styling cues.
Other options include different wheel designs, a space-saver spare tire, run-flat tires, front parking sensors, tinted rear windows, a carbon-fiber racing wheel with integrated LED shift lights, fully powered Recaro sport seats, an iPod interface, a six-CD changer and a Bose Hi Fi premium audio system.

Powertrains and Performance
Ferrari offers a traditional six-speed manual transmission as standard or a six-speed single-clutch automated manual transmission with paddle shifters as an option. Antilock disc brakes, stability control and traction control are standard.

Interior Design and Special Features
Unlike supercars of old, the
2010 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano offers much more than a cramped cockpit with minimal accoutrements. The standard navigation system offers a tiny, antiquated screen and there's no HD or satellite radio available.

2010 Ferrari 458 Italia

The Ferrari 458 Italia is an all-new model for 2010.

Though constructed mostly of aluminum, the Italia is nevertheless a tad heavier than the car it replaces. The Italia's direct-injected 4.5-liter V8 screams to a 9,000-rpm redline and produces 562 horsepower. There are significant ergonomic foibles in the new car to be sure (the turn signals are triggered by buttons on the steering wheel, for instance). The
2010 Ferrari 458 Italia is a two-seat exotic sports car available in one coupe body style and a single trim.

Standard are 20-inch aluminum alloy wheels, performance tires, carbon-ceramic brakes, adjustable driving and vehicle settings, automatic xenon headlights, keyless entry, dual-zone climate control, leather upholstery and trim, a power-adjustable tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel (with buttons for the turn signals, wipers, lights, ignition, suspension and other vehicle settings), Bluetooth and a sound system with an auxiliary audio jack.

Optional features include forged aluminum alloy wheels, 19-inch run-flat tires, adaptive headlights, front and rear parking sensors, a rearview camera, cruise control, power seats, four different seat design choices, four-point race belts, faux suede upholstery and/or carpet, an auto-dimming rearview mirror, auto-dimming exterior mirrors, a navigation system, an iPod interface, satellite radio and a premium sound system.

The
2010 Ferrari 458 Italia is powered by a 4.5-liter V8 that sends 562 hp and 398 pound-feet of torque to the rear wheels through a seven-speed, dual-clutch automated manual transmission. A traditional manual transmission isn't offered. Ferrari estimates that the 458 Italia will go from zero to 60 mph in 3.4 seconds.

The
2010 Ferrari 458 Italia comes with antilock carbon-ceramic brakes, traction and stability control, and side airbags. To free up space for the enlarged transmission paddle shifters, Ferrari did away with traditional steering wheel column stalks.

2011 Ferrari California

California Love by 2Pac kept running through my head as I drove the Sea to Sky Highway in Ferrari's retractable hardtop showcase called California.

This front-engine Ferrari is the gateway into the "club," offering a lower price point and a more accessible daily driver compared with the exotic and more expensive mid-engine offerings from Maranello.

With a starting price of $239,000, this is still a very expensive car, but one that Ferrari has positioned as its volume seller.

This shape has been used before, but with all the Ferrari bits added on, this car demands attention.

THE COCKPIT
The interiors of Ferrari cars have baffled me for many years.

Case in point is the radio/navigation unit used in the California. The ride, steering, engine and light feel of the California do make this California Love.

The California is the kind of car that many high-end convertible owners would thoroughly enjoy.

If the owner of a Mercedes SL 63 AMG were to try this car they would notice how light and un-German the California performs. Power: 4.3-litre V8 with 460hp
Sticker price: $239,000


2011 Ferrari 599

,The 2011 Ferrari 599 GTO is all new.

Introduction
The 2011 599 GTO represents the pinnacle (so far) from Ferrari, as the company's fastest road car ever built. The GTO also takes a few playbook pages from the 599XX, Ferrari's rare racetrack-only variant. Further complicating a 599 GTO acquisition is its estimated cost of $750,000. Ouch.

In producing the 599 GTO—the fastest-ever Ferrari road car, at least in terms of lap times around Ferrari’s home track (Fiorano)—the engineers in Maranello, Italy, focused on four key areas: increasing power, decreasing weight, reducing understeer and improving downforce.

Ferrari says the GTO’s 6.0-liter V-12 is “about 90 percent of the 599XX’s engine.” Besides adopting the 599XX’s crankshaft and intake system, the GTO V-12 has new connecting rods and pistons, raised 11.9:1 compression (up from the GTB’s 11.2: 1 ratio) and the 599XX’s lighter (and 8-decibel louder) exhaust—with catalytic converters, of course. The result is 661 bhp at 8250 rpm and 458 lb.-ft. of torque at 6500 rpm, which make the 599 GTO the most powerful road-going Ferrari ever.

Besides being more powerful, the 599 GTO is 220 lb. lighter than the GTB (which weighed 3865 lb. on our scales). Ferrari says these brakes were absolutely required to cope with the Ferrari 599’s increased performance level.


2011 Ferrari 458 Italia

Following the model F430 Ferrari, the Italian car maker presented the model F458 in September of 2009. Solingen company Wimmer Rennsporttechnik added some extra horsepower to the initial 570hp and only endowed the car with 588hp and 562Nm. Optimization of the software costs an astonishing 2,999 euros for just 18hp.

"The Ferrari is an extremely well-balanced car. Steering is super-accurate.

"This car is really, really impressive. I had all stability controls turned off, and this the kind of car where you can live without 'em.

On the steering... "It's a confidence-inspiring car, but still sharp. I still felt like I was always steering the car with the steering wheel. Full-tread street tires. I don't have to spend time catching the car much."

"It puts down power amazingly well, unlike some of the other powerful cars. It just digs off a corner. Powerful engine, very fast car. Very fast. Overall... The car's fabulous. Fabulous."

Accepts power con brio. Fast, smooth, aggressive shifts; amazing spread of power from 4000 rpm to 9000 rpm."
Best handling trait is traction under power."

Turn 11: "Cuts in sharply and accurately. Rear well-behaved, stays put. Overachiever on street tires."

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