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The 550 and 575M may have looked contemporary from the outside, but each used a simple tubular steel chassis with body panels bolted into place.

The 599 is most definitely new-tech. It uses an Alcoa all-aluminium chassis to bring vastly improved stiffness and reduced mass. The fuel tank now sits within a longer wheelbase, bringing a lower polar moment of inertia and centre of gravity.

The Enzo’s 5999cc V12 was then reformatted for this GT application and the following number...Read the full article

Great article.  I always enjoyed reading your great mag when I was on your side of the pond (pilot for Pan Am and later Delta).  Now our better establishments such as Barnes and Noble carry all the better Brit mags.

Most of the performance machines don't seem to have smoothed out the F-1 gear boxes for street use.

 I wanted to comment about the 550.  I love my Rosso Corsa '99.  It feels quicker on the street than my '03 Z-06 which is my daily driver.  The actual road test results show the cars similar on acceleration numbers.  The Z-06 does amazingly deliver 30 mpg on the highway.  At 70 mph, the tach shows the LS-6 just ticking over lazily at 1750 revs.

 I was planning to drive the 550 at Sebring and West Palm Beach's Moroso track (2.25 miles, 10 turns) as I had with my Testarossa and 308GTB Qv., but it seems so luxurious that I think I'll just cruise in  to watch the rest of the club members zip around the tracks.

 Keep up the good work.

 From the colonies

John Lovell

ferrariJL2@aol.com

Fort Lauderdale

P.S.  The divorce was some time ago and she's paid off.  Had a couple of bucks left which enabled me to acquire the previously owned Prancing Horse.