Ferrari 600 Imola (575M Maranello replacement) spy shots
 

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Ferrari is developing a successor to the current 575 Maranello, which has been on the market since 1996. Various prototypes are currently being tested in and around Ferrari's hometown, as can be seen on the photos.

The new vehicle, code-named F139 and designed by Pininfarina, sits on the shortened platform of the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti, which makes the next 575 M considerably bigger, providing a roomier passenger cabin and a larger luggage compartment.

The engine, based on the 5.75-liter V-12 from the Scaglietti, has been bored out to 6.0 liters and will deliver between 580 and 600 hp.

According to rumours, the name of the new model could be 600 Maranello or Imola, and it is expected to be released in 2006.

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ohhhh no

i think its gorgeous

UGH! dont tell me they used the 612 as a design reference

612 looks very nice in person... Saw one on saturday at downtown danville.

nice tires

The 612 Scaglietti is drop-dead gorgeous IMO. :oh:

I'm looking forward to seeing "real" pics of the the Imola. :)

i saw the 612 at the SF auto show...it struck me as "pretty" but bland. the 456 was much better looking IMO

Viporscerari? :p

NOT diggin' it at all.

I think it looks good, although I'm a huge fan of the current 550/575M bodystyle.

i concur. i dont like the 612 headlights too much.

the 550/575 is my absolute favorite car of all time. i LOVE it... and to call anything else a maranello, or to replace it is a crime

The Pininfarina-designed car, codenamed F139 and seen here in camouflaged form, will likely debut at the Geneva motor show in March 2006 under the name 600 Imola. The 600 shares its platform with Ferrari’s 612 Scaglietti, making it considerably larger than the 575.

Naturally, the 600 also will be faster. The V12, based on the 612’s 5.75-liter engine (itself an updated version of the 575’s engine), is bored out to 6.0 liters and will deliver more than the 612’s 540 hp, with output perhaps falling somewhere between 580 and 600 hp. The 600 Imola will feature some of the 612 Scaglietti’s styling elements, though perhaps not as pronounced as seen here.

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At least the engine specs are impressive.

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Ferrari's pretty adept at disguising its models during testing, and not just with black masking: it's quite conceivable that this test model of the 575 Maranello replacement, codenamed F139, is actually running under lightly modified 612 Scaglietti mule bodywork.

The F139, dubbed 600 Imola or 600 Maranello, will share its platform with the 612 Scaglietti, albeit shortened. Nevertheless, it should have a longer wheelbase than the 575 and therefore a roomier two-seat cabin, while more luggage space is also likely.

Because the F139 will use the same aluminium spaceframe technology as the 612 Scaglietti, even though it'll be bigger than the 575, it might weigh about the same as the 575's 1730kg kerb weight - the bigger, four-seat 612 only weighs 100kg more thanks to all that aluminium.

As well as bigger, the 600 Imola should be faster than the 575 it replaces, too. Its V12 engine, based on the Scaglietti's (itself a development of the 575's), has been increased to a 6.0-litre capacity, and is likely to deliver more than the 612's 540bhp.

Some sources suggest that the 600 Imola will boast 580-600bhp, close to 100bhp/litre, but we'd estimate something rather more conservative, perhaps 560-580bhp, with peak power arriving on the high side of 7,000rpm.

A replacement for the 575 Maranello is certainly due. The 575 is a revised 550, which has been on the market since 1996, so it'll have notched up a ten-year production run by the time the 600 Imola arrives.

With bodywork by Pininfarina, the new car is likely to debut at the Geneva Motor Show in 2006.

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