Ferrari reveals its fastest ever road car

Ferrari has just unveiled its fastest ever road car in the shape of the new 599 GTO, a 662bhp V12-powered scalpel that's reputedly quicker round the Fiorano test track than an Enzo.

Based on the 599XX track car, the lightweight GTO weighs just 1,495kg and rockets to 62mph in just 3.35 seconds, but it's the car's chassis development that stands the new Ferrari apart. The manufacturer claims the GTO has been tuned close to the limits of handling responsiveness, and that understeer has been all but eradicated from the driving experience.

Predictably, the 599 is also brimming with Ferrari's latest technology. The GTO gets second-generation carbon-ceramic brakes, new aerodynamic innovations, Michelin-developed Supersports tyres and a Virtual Race Engineer system which feeds the driver with real time information on the car's performance.