kurtporrine: Ferrari F12 Berlinetta

Friday, July 27, 2012

Ferrari F12 Berlinetta

Ferrari has just dropped the first official details on the replacement 599. Up until now, the vehicle has been dubbed the F620 GT, but its official name is the F12berlinetta. The best part is that it is the most powerful high-performance Ferrari road car ever launched.

The new F12berlinetta was designed by the Ferrari Styling Center in cooperation with Pininfarina. It is said to be "a perfect balance of uncompromising aerodynamics with harmonious proportions interpreting the typical elements of Ferrari?s front-engined V12 cars in an original and innovative way."

The F12 Berlinetta is powered by a V12 engine with an impressive output of 740 HP - an increase of 120 HP over the previous 599 GTB Fiorano. This increase in power also comes with a decrease of fuel consumption, specifically a 30% reduction. With a total weight of just 3362 lbs, the F12berlinetta will sprint from 0 to 60 mph in just 3.1 seconds, while top speed goes up to over 211 mph. Ferrari has also announced that the new model lapped the Fiorano circuit in 1:23, faster than any other Ferrari road car.

UPDATE 02/29/2012: Just a few hours after its official debut, Ferrari has unveiled an online configurator for the new F12 Berlinetta. So, go online and start playing with the colors.

UPDATE 07/05/2012: You want some important 4th of July news from Ferrari? Well, here it is: the Italian automaker has released the official price for the F1 Berlinetta at ?274,000, which is around $343,385 based on current exchange rates.

UPDATE 07/26/2012: Ferrari has just unveiled a new video featuring a few shots from the International Media Test Drive, dedicated to the F12berlinetta. The first group of specialised journalists from all over the world have for the first time the possibility of personal contact with the model from the Prancing Horse, the spearhead of a new generation of Ferrari 12-cylinders. Meanwhile the Scuderia Ferrari drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa are back behind the wheel of the F12 and seems like they have all the fun in the world.

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