Red Flag: Ferrari crafts a dozen 599 HGTE specials for China
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/" rel="tag">Coupe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/china/" rel="tag">China</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ferrari/" rel="tag">Ferrari</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/ferrari-599-hgte-china-limited-edition/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/web01-china-hgte.jpg" /></a><small> <br />
Ferrari 599 HGTE China Limited Edition - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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It wasn't so long ago that the idea of seeing an exotic Italian sportscar in mainland China was as much an anathema as a Chinese car in America. But the times, as one Mr. Dylan sang, they are a-changin.' Today, China is one of Ferrari's most <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/ferrari-599-hgte-china-limited-edition/#6"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/web05-china-hgte.jpg" /></a>important markets, where the red Prancing Horse shares the streets with the Red Dragon. To mark that relationship, Ferrari has announced a special edition exclusively for the Chinese market.<br />
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Based on the 599 GTB Fiorano with the company's new<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/23/pics-aplenty-ferrari-599-gtb-fiorano-hgte-sport-package/"> Handling GTE package</a>, the China Limited Edition has been updated with special touches designed by Chinese artist Lu Hao: the starter button glows jade green, the tachometer features ancient Chinese characters instead of the usual numerals, and the luggage is emblazoned with a map of the Silk Road taken by the famous Italian explorer Marco Polo. The Rosso Fuoco paintjob with the gray roof mimics the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/27/getting-on-track-ferrari-releases-more-pics-details-on-experim/">599XX</a>, and only a dozen examples will be made - with over a billion people in the market, we're betting they'll be snapped up fast. Check it out in the high-res image gallery below.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ferrari-599-hgte-china-limited-edition/low/">Ferrari 599 HGTE China Limited Edition</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ferrari-599-hgte-china-limited-edition/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/01-china-hgte_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ferrari-599-hgte-china-limited-edition/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/02-china-hgte_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ferrari-599-hgte-china-limited-edition/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/03-china-hgte_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ferrari-599-hgte-china-limited-edition/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/04-china-hgte_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ferrari-599-hgte-china-limited-edition/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/05-china-hgte_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
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