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Ferrari F12 Berlinetta Transmission: Front engine, 7-speed automatic, rear-wheel drive. Basic price: 270,000 euros. Engine: 6.3 litre V12, 740 hp. Torque: 690 Nm. Acceleration: 0–100 km/h in 3.1 seconds. Maximum speed: Over 340 km/h. Mixed fuel consumption: 1.5 litres/10 km. Weight: 1,700 kg. Warranties: 3 year new car guarantee, unlimited mileage and 7 years of free service. www.ferrari.com
F12 Berlinetta is without a doubt the most mindboggling car to roll out of a Ferrari production plant.
Whenever you sit in a Ferrari you get a very special feeling, which cannot be found in any other car. The feeling is almost religious. The Maranello-based company is known to have one of the strongest brands on the planet; the yellow logo with the black stallion is recognized by almost everyone, even in the most remote parts of the world. The new, bombastic F12 Berlinetta, fitted with a V12 engine with 740 horsepower, is one of the most potent “street legal” cars produced by Ferrari. Only the supercar LaFerrari is more powerful; it has the same engine as the F12, but is also fitted with an electric engine. Ferrari’s model lineage is fairly easy to keep track of, as long as you have paid some attention to the previous red Italian cars. The new F12 Berlinetta is the successor to the 599 GTB Fiorano, which in turn succeeded the 550 Maranello. These are Ferrari’s GT models, sporting naturally aspirated engines with 12 cylinders in V configuration. These cars were made for long drives through Europe and on twisty roads in the Alps, always with great comfort and lots of power to spare. The new F12 Berlinetta doesn’t disappoint in that regard. However, there are quite a few differences between the F12 and the 599, including the size. The F12 is shorter, lower and narrower. The result is a more compact car, but also a significantly more powerful one. The 599 GTO,
which was one of the last 599 versions to be produced, had 670 horsepower. As previously mentioned, this number has been increased to 740 in the F12. Maximum power is reached at 8,250 rpm, which is guaranteed to give you goosebumps. The seats in the F12 are available in a comfort version or in naked carbon fibre with thin, but comfortable, padding. It goes without saying that the latter option is the one most buyers will choose. On the other hand, there are some Ferrari buyers who have no interest in taking the car to the race track, but to merely use it for comfortable motorway driving. The steering wheel has a new design that takes some time getting used to. The new design has the indicator controls on separate sides of the steering wheel, so you have the left indicator on the left side and vice versa. The full and dipped beams are also accessed from the steering wheel, as are other functions that otherwise are found on levers behind the steering wheel. That section is now fairly empty, with the exception of two large gear shift paddles in carbon fibre. In addition, there are displays on both sides of the large revolution counter in front you. Like a modern video game, these displays can be filled with information showing anything from navigation, infotainment, customizations, speedometer and mileage counter, among others.
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