The remarkable Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano will be the star of the 2006 Australian International Motor Show when it opens its doors on the 26 October 2006 but with all the cars allocated to Australia and New Zealand for this year and 2007 already sold, no one will be driving away from the show in a Ferrari 599 GTB sold at Australia’s largest automotive event. 

“Even by Ferrari’s unique standards, the 599 GTB Fiorano has had a rapturous reception as it has been launched around the world,” says Kevin Wall, the General Manager for European Automotive Imports, the Australian and New Zealand Ferrari distributor. “Time and time again, the 599 GTB has been described as the best car in world, the greatest super car of all time, the ultimate useable supercar. It is a car that is faster than Ferrari F40, only fractionally slow than the road-racing car that is the Ferrari Enzo, yet it is full equipped with every luxury feature, it is docile and easy to drive, but when called on, can deliver shattering performance. It is no wonder, therefore, that the demand for the 599 GTB Fiorano has been unprecedented,” says Mr Wall.

The Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano is the latest in a long line classic V12 supercars on which the legendary Italian car maker has built its unique reputation, from the 1953 250MM, through the 1968 365 GTB4 ‘Daytona’ to the 575M Maranello. Drawing on technology from both its road and Formula One cars, Ferrari has produced the ultimate sports car that combines shattering performance – 0-100 kmh in 3.7 seconds and a top speed in excess of 330 kmh – with comfort, luxury and exclusivity. It is a car that is equally capable of easing its way through the toughest urban traffic conditions, cocooning its occupants in comfort, as it is hammering around the Ferrari test track, after which it is named, at speeds that place it on a par with dedicated racing cars.