Ferrari 550 Maranello

This Ferrari 550 Maranello was spotted by Mahmoud in Downtown Beirut, Lebanon.




The Ferrari 550 Maranello and 550 Barchetta were 2-seat Gran Turismo sports cars. Introduced in 1996, the 550 was an upmarket front-engined V12 coupe of the kind not seen since the Daytona. It shared its platform and 5.5 L (5474 cc) engine with the 2+2 456 (Engine Code: F133) but was positioned as the company’s highest-end model. The car used a transaxle layout, with the 6-speed manual gearbox located at the back, in-line with the driven wheels.

The demise that same year of the F512M left the company with only the exotic F50 and V8 F355 as mid-engined models. Although the 550 was a softer GT model, it did take the place of the F512M as the company’s upmarket coupe, discounting the F50 supercar.

The 550 featured a luxurious and roomy interior. The (rear) trunk was tall and wide, though not very deep, and could accept a full set of golf clubs or standard overnight bags. It also had performance to look up at, with a top speed at 323 km/h (199 mph) and a 0-100 km/h acceleration time of just 4.5 seconds.

The 550 line was replaced by the Modificata Ferrari 575M Maranello in 2002.
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8 thoughts on “Ferrari 550 Maranello”

  1. Hey it is a 550 maranello cuz el 575 el headlights taba3a m2assamin min jouwwa w ma 3enda fog lights so if u zoom a little bit u can see some fog lights in the middle even if it’s not clear but in the black zone u can see 3al taraf that there’s fog lights so only the 550 got fog lights…

  2. yeah pierre is totally right
    the fog lights doesn’t exist on the 575 however they exist on the 550 and are barely seen on this photo

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