A shop best known for badass Defender restomods and lifted trucks just poked the Prancing Horse right in the eye. Talos Vehicles took a Ferrari 599 Fiorano and turned it into the Talos XXT – a stripped-down, carbon-clad monster so extreme even Ferrari probably wouldn’t have dared sell it. This isn’t just another coachbuilt special; it’s a middle finger aimed straight at Maranello’s legal department.
From Land Rovers to the Cavallino: Pure British Madness
Talos made its name building overland Defenders, Range Rovers, Ford Raptors, and Amaroks. Then the crew apparently got bored of dirt roads and decided to shake up the hypercar world. They started with one of the last truly analog Ferraris – the 599 with its screaming naturally-aspirated V12 and (in rare cases) a proper gated manual – and turned it into a lightweight, furious track weapon inspired by the untouchable 599XX.
Only five will ever be made. Five. They built one set of carbon molds that can survive exactly five bodies before they’re toast. That engineered scarcity is collector crack – every single Talos XXT will be subtly unique.
680 HP That Hits Like a Freight Train
The 6.0-liter V12 is still there, now pumping out 680 horsepower. 0-60 mph in 3.5 seconds flat and a top speed north of 205 mph. That makes it quicker than a factory 599 GTO despite the massive wing. And yes – you can still spec the glorious six-speed gated manual, something basically extinct in today’s hypercars.
Talos insists the XXT isn’t a trailer queen. Want to hit Laguna Seca or COTA? Roll cage is on the options list. Just be ready for Ferrari’s lawyers – the Brits kept the Prancing Horse badges and yellow Scuderia shields, which is basically waving a red flag in front of Maranello.
The Price of Rebellion
The conversion alone runs approximately $1,050,000 – $1,250,000 USD (realistic market price for the United States, excluding the donor Ferrari 599, which adds another $300,000–$500,000 depending on condition and spec).
You’re looking at well north of $1.5 million total to park a Talos XXT in your garage. Will the extreme makeover skyrocket the value or nuke it? History says these wild builds either become priceless legends or the original ends up worth more. Either way, this thing stops traffic on the 405 even if you’re rocking blacked-out windows.
Final Thought
If Ferrari had ever grown the guts to sell a street-legal 599XX, it could have been one of the greatest driver’s cars of the century. Since they didn’t, a handful of crazy Brits looked at Maranello and said “hold my tea.” For that alone, Talos deserves every headline – and maybe a cold one.
