Ferrari is building a 599 Alonso Edition.

[steelstallions]

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1...fiorano-report

The Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano has been around since 2006, which means that Ferrari’s flagship grand touring car is getting up in years. In addition to the regular 599 GTB, Maranello has released the track-only 599XX, a street-legal version called the 599 GTO, and a topless variant called the SA Aperta.

If the chatter on the Teamspeed forums is correct, Ferrari isn’t done with the 599 GTB just yet. To honor former F1 world champion (and current Ferrari F1 pilot) Fernando Alonso, Ferrari is building a 599 Alonso Edition.

Details are somewhat lacking, but the car will be light in weight and limited in number. Reportedly, only 40 of the 599 Alonso Edition cars will be built, with production alleged to begin in January of 2012.

Ferrari is scheduled to replace the 599 in 2012, and its successor is rumored to use an aluminum frame with carbon fiber body panels. Power will come from a 6.3-liter V-12 engine, with output said to be in the 700 horsepower range.

As one astute Teamspeed member notes, Michael Schumacher bagged five of his seven world titles while driving for Ferrari, and never had a Ferrari model built in his honor (although he did get a Fiat named for him). Fernando Alonso's title, on the other hand, came behind the wheel of a Renault, which makes us wonder what Ferrari will do when Alonso actually wins his first F1 championship for Scuderia Ferrari.

I would accept a year long test drive..........please

[epiclyaddicted]

Here's another article on this: http://www.autoblog.com/2011/11/04/f...o-edition-599/

Personally I can't really see this happening, but we'll see I guess!

[Hornet]

Heh, those cars have more exciting engines than F1

[justjesper]

[Rob]

wow these will be very nice. Cant wait see pictures of her.

[kaidu]

is there already schumacher and raikkonen editions?

[racingbradley]

is there already schumacher and raikkonen editions?

I think not
As one astute Teamspeed member notes, Michael Schumacher bagged five of his seven world titles while driving for Ferrari, and never had a Ferrari model built in his honor (although he did get a Fiat named for him).

[MarlboroFA]

wow they really love Alonso @ Ferrari

maybe it`s a present for not getting the championship in 2010

[Katu]

Heh, those cars have more exciting engines than F1

so true

[Pekka]

This is an even bigger honor than that 599..

http://www.brickset.com/detail/?set=8144-2

[Rishu]

Lol

[Alessandra]

Yes, ok, that is clearly a very high honour (Pekka @ 10)

But, if the Alonso 599 is true then it's a fantastic tribute to a driver. Fernando must be one very happy man.

[ferrari4life]

Dont see what the reason to put him on a pedestal is.. he has not won us anything yet.

[Katu]

This is an even bigger honor than that 599..

http://www.brickset.com/detail/?set=8144-2

absolutly nothing beats that

[Guailo]

Dont see what the reason to put him on a pedestal is.. he has not won us anything yet.

No, but the team lost a championship they should have won. Maybe it's an appology?

[Tifosi]

No, but the team lost a championship they should have won. Maybe it's an appology?

The day Ferrari make a car as an apology for anything they need to close their doors forever

[yellowbird rs]

they run a small Schumacher edition of Enzos

[Middelboe]

they run a small Schumacher edition of Enzos

What do you mean?

[yellowbird rs]

What do you mean?

Special Edition 10 ltd eddition Schumacher full colour coded cars, sports seat bealts.
It transpired that it basically had the rear diffuser colour coded and the inside of the doors had Michaels autograph/emblem stitched into the trim. The seats were trimmed in a grey cloth.