fFerrari unveils 599XX

Powered by a modified 700bhp version of the 599's 6.0-litre V12, it's one of the world's most effective track day weapons. Ferrari has obsessively replaced standard 599 bodywork with lightweight carbon fibre alternatives, so it weighs in at just 1330kg and looks like a GT racing car.

Slick racing tyres, carbon ceramic brakes and a mean looking spoiler complete the package. But the cleverest thing about the 599XX is its aerodynamics. Ferrari has employed all of its F1 wind tunnel know how to make this car super slippery and able to generate massive downforce at speed. An F1 style gearbox is able to shift cogs in just 60 milliseconds via a paddle shift system.

As with the Enzo FXX, which this car effectively replaces, a select few customers will be invited to pay £1.1 million for use of a track-only 599XX. They will become part of the Ferrari development team and its engineers will use data gathered from the cars during special sessions held at the world's finest race tracks and Ferrari's factory circuit, Fiorano.

In the right hands, Ferrari says the 599XX is capable of lapping its legendary test track in 1 minute 17 seconds - that's just a second slower than the Enzo FXX.