Ferrari has claimed that the Ferrari 599XX completed the 20.832-kilometer Nordschleife circuit at the Nürburgring in 6m 58.16 s. Ferrari claims this is the first time that a "production-derived sports car" has broken the seven-minute barrier.

This is not really true, as the Radical SR8 had a confirmed time of 6m 55s in September 2005, followed up by the Radical SR8LM last year, which finished in 6m 48s. Naturally, Ferrari will dispute that the Radical is not a "production-derived sports car."

Still, the time posted by the made-for-the-track 599XX is an accomplishment. We hope the exhilarating drive quality translates over to the road-ready Ferrari 599 GTO.

for the video = http://www.worldcarfans.com/11004232...he-nurburgring

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" Naturally, Ferrari will dispute that the Radical is not a "production-derived sports car."

LOL!? I'm sorry, I appreciate how freaking fast the FXX is, but if you're going to call out technicalities on the SR8 with the FXX, then that's just hilarious!

 

Ferrari cracks record at Nürburgring, video. http://bit.ly/b0ujmV

 

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That V12 sounds glorious... I think I need to change my underwear now.