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"  After pulling up to the New York Stock Exchange this morning with two (relatively spotless) versions of its new sports-car model at the end of a 20,000-mile test drive from Brazil through the U.S., Ferrari officially unveiled its tip-top-of-the-line 599 GTB Fiorano this afternoon. Massimo Fumarola, director of product portfolio management at Ferrari&amp;#039;s headquarters in Maranello, tried to describe the 12-cylinder berlinetta and its high-tech transmission and suspension system as a Formula One racer for the fans, calling the 599 &amp;quot;a car which can be driven everyday by everybody.&amp;quot; Well, everybody who can afford the $255,000 starting price and can get his hands on one of the approximately 200 highly customized units that will hit the States. But don&amp;#039;t get us wrong: The newest Prancing Horse, five years in the making, is a stunner. The two-seater features an aerodynamically awesome wind tunnel created by two flying buttresses in the rear that funnel air from inside the rearview mirrors to create 419 lbs. of downforce without increasing drag. Combine that with an aerospace-inspired, all-aluminum chassis from Alcoa, and the front-mounted, 611-hp engine (modeled off the Enzo supercar) can really go to work. This puppy goes zero-to-60 in 3.7 seconds, and Ferrari says it couldn&amp;#039;t even find a test track to safely test its max speed, which the company is putting at simply &amp;quot;plus-250 mph.&amp;quot; What&amp;#039;s maybe even more impressive is that the 599 keeps a front-back weight distribution of 47%-53%, despite the engine beginning just at the yellow Prancing Horse logo on the hood. The Fiorano, though, promises to balance F1 power with real-word control. And it&amp;#039;s certainly a lot easier to handle 6.1 lbs/hp of torque with an electronic overlapping gear shift (plus LEDs on the top of the steering wheel to alert you when to trigger the auto-clutch) and a trac control system ripped straight from Ferrari&amp;#039;s racecars on the international circuit. A new sensor-automated suspension system promises to react fluidly and cut down response time by almost a quarter from your traditional sports car. Throw in a killer Bose sound system with built-in iPod capability and a comfy bucket seat that almost put us to bed, and all you can really say about the Fiorano is &amp;quot;holy smokes!&amp;quot; Maybe our cars are smarter than us after all....   One of two Fioranos on display in New York City after a 20,000-mile test drive from Brazil through the U.S.  The 599 keeps a front-back weight distribution of 47%-53%, despite the engine beginning just at the yellow Prancing Horse logo on the hood.  The two-seater features an aerodynamically awesome wind tunnel created by two flying buttresses in the rear that funnel air from inside the rearview mirrors to create 419 lbs. of downforce without increasing drag.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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