Ferrari 599 GTB Handling GTE Package – w/video

Ferrari announced the HGTE handling package for the Ferrari 599 back at the Geneva Motor Show in February, and they have finally got round to giving us all the details.

The 599 HGTE Package is going to be a dealer fit option – which means you can toddle along with the 599 you already own, fork out a King’s ransom and get ready to play. There are four parts to the handling kit, but you can’t actually get all four separately.

The handling part of the kit gives you:

• Lower suspension (10mm)
• New magnetorheologically controlled suspension calibration for the Manettino SPORT and RACE configurations
• More rigid suspension springs (front + 17%, rear + 15%)
• More rigid rear anti-roll bars (diameter increased to 25mm)
• HGTE specific tyres with improved compound (8% more grip)
• 3-piece modular rims with reduced weight (forged spokes) and special new design

The Performance part gives you:

• New exhausts silencers with two-tone finish tailpipes
• Enhanced F1 gearshift actuation, with response times reduced to 85ms
• New accelerator logic with modified mapping for improved throttle response

N.B. The Performance kit cannot be installed on cars with manual gearboxes.

The exhaust part gives you:

• New exhausts silencers with two-tone finish tailpipes

The Exhaust kit is designed for:

vehicles that cannot receive the software updates listed in the Performance kit since the engine was produced before assembly number 122779 (pre-2008)

• all cars with manual gearboxes
• clients who are only interested in modifying the styling and sound of their own cars

N.B. The Exhaust kit is included in the Performance kit, for cars post-2008.

And finally, you can play with the aesthetics:

• New design front grille with a special chromatic treatment
• Burnished finish to Prancing Horse symbols on the front grill and rear boot lid

Prices for the Handling GTE Package are:

Model Year Pre-2008:

Handling, Exhaust and Aesthetic kits £17,213

Post-2008:

Handling, Performance, Exhaust and Aesthetic kits £19,703

And to give you some idea of what it all looks like, there’s a video below for your delight and delectation plus a selection of photos.

Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano Handling GTE Package

Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano Handling GTE Package Photo Image Gallery

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