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Old 03-03-2009, 05:59 PM   #1
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Default Ferrari 599XX at Geneva

Photos taken at Geneva during setup for the motorshow.

Look hawt, love the rear diffuser.

Anyone care to take a guess as to what a wheel donut is?










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Old 03-03-2009, 06:45 PM   #2
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Yeah it looks alright.
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Old 03-03-2009, 06:50 PM   #3
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Looks like an old competition coupe ACR (American Club Racer) Viper.. Just uglier! LOL!

http://www.carpw.com/pictures/dodge/...ACR_2008_1.jpg
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Old 03-03-2009, 06:55 PM   #4
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I think i could make room for it my garage.
So whats the donut i presume its the braking system but what special about it
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Old 03-03-2009, 07:01 PM   #5
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Awesome car I reckon a wheel donut keeps the brake dust off the wheels may also deflect heat away.
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Old 03-03-2009, 07:25 PM   #6
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looks mean. i like it
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Old 03-03-2009, 07:35 PM   #7
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That thing is a monster, LOVE IT!!!
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Old 03-03-2009, 07:46 PM   #8
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Looks like an old competition coupe ACR (American Club Racer) Viper.. Just uglier! LOL!
I strangely agree, imagine it in yellow and a convertible and you have yourself a Viper......
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Old 03-03-2009, 08:15 PM   #9
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Anyone care to take a guess as to what a wheel donut is?
It's where you store your jam donuts so they stay warm.
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Old 03-03-2009, 08:19 PM   #10
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love it, absolutely love it, the rear end just looks so hardcore.
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Old 03-03-2009, 08:29 PM   #11
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i recon it looks preaty cool but its not made for looks its made to race and for areodynamics
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Old 03-03-2009, 08:42 PM   #12
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dounut is just dumb, car is average at best
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Old 03-03-2009, 08:54 PM   #13
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Like every ferarri, out of price range and only in my dreams!
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Old 03-03-2009, 08:56 PM   #14
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Something different from ferrari? I like it.

Its got a big Aston Martin body shape too it, not the wide lambo look...

Agree? / Disagree?
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Old 03-03-2009, 09:02 PM   #15
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I want to know about the donuts ? benefits
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Old 03-03-2009, 09:10 PM   #16
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mmmmm donuts...... :sm_drool:
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Old 03-03-2009, 09:13 PM   #17
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mmmmm donuts...... :sm_drool:
I was wondering how long it would take .
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Old 03-03-2009, 10:02 PM   #18
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That couldn't be the road version could it??

It would be the GT racing series kinda version wouldn't it??
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Old 03-03-2009, 10:13 PM   #19
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I'd guess that the doughnut somehow helps minimize aerosrag without somehow killing brake cooling. The F1 teams seem to like flusher looking wheel hubs/covers these days.

Really looking for the correct reason to this one.
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Old 03-03-2009, 10:17 PM   #20
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Pretty mean looking.
Nice indeed.

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Old 04-03-2009, 12:37 PM   #21
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i like it..would really like one in black
would look great
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Old 04-03-2009, 12:43 PM   #22
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Yeah, definately feeling the Viper vibe, but looks heaps better. I don't find Vipers overly aesthetically pleasing, they're a cool car, and awesome back in the day.... but I really like the Ferari. The rearend looks mean as hell.
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Old 04-03-2009, 01:13 PM   #23
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i think its a very 'japanese' looking ferrari, looks good though.
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Old 04-03-2009, 01:22 PM   #24
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front reminds me of r35
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Old 04-03-2009, 02:22 PM   #25
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I'm only speculating here, but assuming the car has carbon ceramic rotors the donuts might be used to help keep them at the right operating temperature which is higher than metal rotors.

It's a weird looking thing, the aero is vaguely Japanese, but I guess they tend to have a bit more freedom in aero technology in their SuperGT series etc. The treatment behind the front wheels looks very Lexus ISF to me. The diffuser is smilar to what was already seen on the 430 Scuderia with the exhaust mounted away from the air flow. I'm not a fan of the winglets on the C pillars though.
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Old 04-03-2009, 04:02 PM   #26
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F1-style "doughnuts" partially cover the brake discs and wheel rim, which keeps the brakes cool while improving aerodynamics.
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Old 04-03-2009, 06:41 PM   #27
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Yeah it looks alright.
Needs more blue :
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Old 04-03-2009, 08:31 PM   #28
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[QUOTE=LethalLeigh]I'm only speculating here, but assuming the car has carbon ceramic rotors the donuts might be used to help keep them at the right operating temperature which is higher than metal rotors.

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I concur with you. Carbon Ceramic brakes need high temps to work effectively and not squeal. The doughnuts will hold the temp in.

As for the rest of it. Wow. That is pure functional horn.

According to TheMotorReport website, the 6L V12 revs to 9,000rpm and the bodywork features electric powered fans for ground effects. Which is just like the Lotus F1 cars of the early 1970s!
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Old 04-03-2009, 09:20 PM   #29
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Much like the BBS "hubcaps" on the Greens Tuf Falcon then...

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Old 04-03-2009, 09:31 PM   #30
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that thing smax of r35 - sorry but daym its r35 if the italians built it

I think that car is nice without doubt but the lambo reventon trumps it
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