Vandenbrink GTO
The Vandenbrink 599 GTO concept study received worldwide heartwarming acclaim by car connoisseurs and collectors. It became immediately evident we should realise this design and bring it on the road for selected customers.
The Vandenbrink GTO will be based on the new Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano platform. Blending outstanding GT characteristics with competitive sports capability, it is considered the state of the art in GT/sports chassis and drivetrain technology.
The aluminium coachbuilding will be performed by
classic automobile restoration specialist and coachbuilder Alwin Hietbrink in the Netherlands. Hietbrink is worldwide known for his excellent aluminium craftsmanship in restoration and rebuilding projects such as the Ferrari 250 GTO, 250 GT SWB, 250 Testa Rossa, 250 GT Drogo, 275 GTB, 365 GTB Daytona, 212 Vignale and many other types.
As only 5 Vandenbrink GTO's will be built, exceptional exclusivity is guaranteed.
We will be happy to honour your individual requests for personal specifications on e.g. color,
interior, wheels, and coachwork styling details.
3 GTO's have been sold.
Technical Specifications
- Engine: 65 degr V-12, 5998 cc, Dry sumped, DOHC, 48 valves total, 4 valves per cylinder
- Location: Front, longitudinally mounted
- Fuel system: Fuel injection
- Aspiration: Naturally aspirated
- Max. output: 620 bhp @ 7600 rpm
- Max. torque: 608.0 Nm @ 5600 rpm
- 0-100 km/h: +/- 3,62 sec
- 0-300 km/h: +/- 29,9 sec
- Top speed: +/- 330 km/h
- Power-to-weight: 0.37 bhp / kg
- Wheelbase: 2750 mm
- Track front: 1690 mm
- Track rear: 1618 mm
- Traction: Rear wheel drive
- Gearbox: Paddle-operated 6 speed
- Kerb weight: +/- 1690 kg
In the summer of 2006 Michiel van den Brink and Robert Koumans started the Vandenbrink Design company, located in the Netherlands.
The talented industrial designer Michiel van den Brink (1977) is specialised in automotive design, with a unique modern interpretation of the DNA of classic automotive icons like Ferrari. Robert Koumans (1961) is entrepreneur with a background in automotive and aerospace engineering, marketing and new media. Together they form a solid basis for establishing Vandenbrink Design
as a high-end automotive and industrial design house.
The initial focus is on the realisation of the special sportscar designs which have been very well received by potential customers, especially the Vandenbrink GTO.
Actual coachbuilding will be performed in cooperation with Hietbrink Coachbuilding in the Netherlands, wellknown amongst others for his excellent restoration of classic Ferraris.
Vandenbrink Design also offers her design talent and services to established and emerging car manufacturers and industrial product manufacturers.
The Vandenbrink Design company kicks off ambitious but with realism. However, the international interest in the GTO by sportscar enthusiasts and collectors exceeding expectations gives us hope that the GTO may be actually built. This would result in a dreamstart for the newborn Dutch automotive company Vandenbrink Design.
