Matt black Hamann Ferrari 599 for sale

A very rare matt black Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano F1 is for sale on Auto Trader.

The 2007 Ferrari was sent to German tuning outfit Hamann last year where it underwent a host of modifications.

Cosmetically, Hamann has fitted the 599 with a carbon front and rear spoiler, side sills, rear diffuser and lightweight 21-inch alloy wheels. And of course the stunning matt black paint job.

It’s also got a Hamann suspension and rear muffler which gives the 599’s exhaust a louder sound.

Gallery: Hamann Ferrari 599 for sale

Under the bonnet is the standard 6-litre V12 engine which develops 612bhp and 448lb/ft of pulling power.

Married to a 6-speed semi-automatic gearbox, the 599 will accelerate from 0-62mph in 3.7 seconds and hit a top speed of 205mph.

Famous Ferrari 599 owners have included Chris Evans, Sylvester Stallone, Michael Owen and Rod Stewart, the latter having owned pretty much every Prancing Horse from the last 25 years.

Cristiano Ronaldo has had two, although his first one came to a painful end in a Manchester tunnel earlier this year.

None of these stars have modified versions but here’s your chance.

The model is for sale for £199,950 with luxury London dealer Mayfair Prestige with company owner Amir Jabir speccing the car personally.

This isn’t the first modified supercar Mayfair Prestige has advertised on Auto Trader. Last year we featured their chrome Lamborghini Murcielago which was snapped up immediately.

First Drive: 2010 Ferrari 599GTB HGTE

Ferraris aren't cars. They're rolling, metal-and-glass celebrities, photographed and obsessed over by millions of fans around the world. Any mortal who learns that you've just driven one--including the customs officer I encountered when I returned home from Italy--gets the vapors. Indeed, when Ferraristi spot any activity whatsoever through the hallowed gates of Ferrari's Fiorano test track near Maranello, Italy, they jump around as if an espresso had just been spilled in their laps.

So, stop the presses: the Ferrari 599GTB Fiorano receives an optional sport package called the HGTE, or Handling Gran Turismo Evoluzione, for the 2010 model year. You might think that ordering a Ferrari with a $30,000 sport pack is the equivalent of ordering a Frigidaire with a cold package. But remember, this is a Ferrari--every little detail counts. Ferrari engineers have found some room for improvement in the three years since the V-12-powered coupe's debut, which couldn't have been an easy task - dynamically, there was nothing wrong with the original car. The HGTE package isn't as comprehensive as the Scuderia treatment that the mid-engine F430 gets - it includes no additional horsepower and no weight reductions. Instead, the goal was simply to better achieve the basic 599's target - to combine the handling of a mid-engine sports car with the passenger comfort of a front-engine grand tourer.

The HGTE is distinguished, visually, by redesigned exhaust outlets framing a matte black (instead of gray) diffuser, new twenty-inch wheels, and the choice of two grilles - one similar to the regular 599's, but with wider slats, or an optional black mesh grille. Inside, the HGTE comes standard with full carbon-fiber treatment, and the seats--the same supportive thrones as in the normal 599--have Alcantara inserts and are embroidered with a "Handling GTE" logo. The tachometer face is white rather than yellow, and the exterior color of our test car was a new, as-yet-unnamed, deep red that will be available, at least initially, only on the HGTE.

Most of the HGTE's changes are under the skin. This 599 sits 0.4 inch lower and rides on stiffer springs. The front wheels grow in width by half an inch, and the rear antiroll bar is marginally thicker. When the manettino is in one of the high-performance modes, recalibrated dampers give a slightly firmer ride. The changes seem subtle on paper, but Ferrari claims a 36 percent reduction in dynamic roll and similarly dramatic decreases in static roll stiffness and pitch resilience. Say what? Uh, suffice it to say that the HGTE provides better body control and more lateral grip with far less understeer.