Ferrari 575M Maranello

About Ferrari 575M Maranello

The Ferrari 575M Maranello (Type F133) is a two-seat, two-door, grand tourer manufactured by Italian automobile manufacturer Ferrari. Launched in 2002, it is essentially an updated 550 Maranello featuring minor styling changes from Pininfarina. The 575M was replaced by the 599 GTB in the first half of 2006. Updates from the 550 included a redesigned interior as well as a number of mechanical improvements, including bigger brake discs, a larger and more powerful engine, improved weight distribution, refined aerodynamics and fluid-dynamics along with an adaptive suspension set-up (the four independent suspensions are also controlled by the gearbox, to minimize pitch throughout the 200-milliseconds shift time). Two six-speed transmissions were offered: a conventional gated manual and, for the first time on a Ferrari V12, an "F1" automated manual gearbox built by Graziano Trasmissioni. Both used the same single-clutch transmission unit, but the F1 system's electro-hydraulic actuation made it 50% quicker, completing gear changes in 200 milliseconds compared with 300 milliseconds for the manual.