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With the 550, Ferrari returned to producing front-V12 engined two-seat Berlinetta's, a type of car they hadn't manufactured since the demise of the Ferrari 365 GTB4 Daytona in 1973. Despite much of Ferrari's now legendary reputation having been built around this kind of format, between 1973 and '96, the firm's series production flagships were mid-engined flat-12 supercars like the Berlinetta Boxer and Ferrari Testarossa. The mid-engined layout had become fashionable in the late sixties and so engrained was its philosophy that by the mid nineties, many doubted the wisdom of returning to a more traditional configuration.However, the Ferrari 550 Maranello proved its doubters wrong and immediately lapped Ferrari's Fiorano test track over three seconds faster than the outgoing F512. A little more than four years after being launched, the Ferrari 550 was joined by a beautiful Barchetta version that was built in a limited run of just 448. The Maranello was replaced in 2002 by Ferrari's 575M, the new car heralding the arrival of Magnetti Marelli's F1 paddle shift transmission for the first time on a V12 GT. Meanwhile, despite never having been conceptualised as a racing car, the 550 proved a fast and reliable basis for endurance events, teams like Prodrive, Scuderia BMS Italia and Rafanelli taking the marque back to the forefront of international competition. Each derivative is covered in detail and here we'll concentrate on the original Ferrari 550 Maranello. High tensile welded tubular steel was used for the chassis, a frame that featured an extremely rigid central cage and advanced underbody aerodynamics. Wider track at the front than rear improved turn-in while a variable damper control system afforded the driver Normal and Sport suspension settings. Speed sensitive power steering varied the level of assistance accordingly.Lightweight components were used throughout the construction of an all-new Ferrari 5.5-litre 65 V12, cast alloy being used for the cylinder block, four-valve heads and sump while there were also forged alloy Mahle pistons and titanium conrods. Displacement was 5474cc thanks to a bore and stroke of 88 x 75mm respectively, output an enormous 485bhp at 7000rpm, 45bhp up on the outgoing Ferrari F512 with its five-litre flat-12. Dry sumped, compression was set at 10.8:1 and advanced Bosch Motronic M5.2 digital engine management employed in what was one of Ferrari's most innovative engines in years. |
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