Ferrari's new F12tdf

The famous Ferrari F12 Berlinetta recently got a little upgrade to suit some specific customer needs on track. The changes made to this car are immense and I don't know where to start from but I'll give it a shot.

The most important changes made to this gorgeous V12 beast is probably the 4 wheel steering that works in phase with the front axle to improve stability and of course handling. Sebastian Vettel, the Formula 1 Ferrari driver, said the following when test driving the car: “Its high speed stability and balance are incredible. It’s incredibly fast, but it’s the way it feels through turn seven here [Fiorano’s infamously fast sweeping right/left] that is so mind-blowing…”. When a Formula 1 driver makes this kind of comments for a car, then probably the car is pretty good. Even though his F1 car is half the weight of the 1415kg the F12 packs, it behaves just like it in some occasions, he said.

But the differences with the normal F12 don't stop at the steering. Even though it still uses the same 6.2L V12, it puts out 40bhp more than the normal model, taking it up to 750bhp and the torque increased to 520 @ 6750rpm. This along with a new dual-clutch gearbox which can downshift 40% quicker and upshift 30% faster gives us some astonishing specification figures. 0-60mph takes just a mere 2.9 seconds and it's top speed is 211mph, which is probably more than what you need.

This Ferrari witchcraft though doesn't end with a fancy gearbox and a beefed up engine. We still have a long way to go..

The aerodynamics were redesigned to provide the optimum level of downforce and make the car as quick as possible around the track. It probably worked, since this car has 87% more downforce than the normal F12 and the massive brakes from the LaFerrari, to make sure that if you get yourself in an... interesting situation you will be able to get out of it. Ferrari even changed the width of the front bespoke Pirelli P-zeroes from 255 to 275 which I know it doesn't sound much but trust me it makes a difference.

As with all Ferrari's, the price of this track-ready widow-maker is kind of steep. How steep you ask? Well, it's 339,000 pounds. But it doesn't matter since only 799 will be made and they are all already sold to Ferrari approved customers. It's a shame but chances are that you won't be seeing one of these in the streets.

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