Ferrari F12 Berlinetta; More Wretched Excess

by Derek Kreindler

Published: February 29th, 2012

ferrari f12 berlinetta more wretched excess

12 cylinders. 740 horsepower. 509 lb-ft of torque. A 7-speed dual clutch gearbox. 3,362 lbs. 211 mph top speed. Non CGI-pictures after the car gets its debut next week at the Geneva Auto Show.

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Tjh8402 on Mar 01, 2012

The front end definitely is on the busy side but I do like the proportions from other angles. My experience with other modern Ferrairs (599, 612, FF, California) is that they don't photograph well but are much better looking in person. the 458 Italia is definitely the exception to that rule, as its gorgeous in pictures and painfully -because- my- jaw -drops-and-hits-the -floor-stunning in person. Still, the numbers on this car are fantastic. I'm glad to see Ferrari getting the weight of their 12 cylinder models down. The question will be how does it sound. I wasn't a huge fan of the way the 550, 575, 612, and non GTO 599 sounded. They didn't sound bad, but didn't have that traditional Ferrari scream. The FF and 599 GT0 remind me more of how the old GT1 class 550 and 575's sounded, and the 458 Italia is definitely the best sounding V8 car since the 355.

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SCE to AUX on Mar 01, 2012

I think it's hot.

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