Presenting the all-new 6262cc V12 Ferrari Berlinetta -
The fastest Ferrari ever built
Maranello, 29th February 2012 –
Today’s on-line unveiling of the F12 Berlinetta ushers in a new generation of
Ferrari 12-cylinders in the form of a car that delivers unprecedented
performance from an exceptional new engine, combined with innovative design that
redefines classic themes along with extreme aerodynamics.
Eddie Irvine has outpaced Formula 1′s current British stars on the Sunday Times’ sporting rich list for 2011.
The former Ferrari and Jaguar driver and 1999 championship runner-up has made a fortune equivalent to R898-million in property development since retiring from F1 in 2002.
Has the 911 had its day? Porsche is working on a new V8-powered, mid-engine supercar designed to sit above the 911 but below the limited run and eye-wateringly expensive 918 Spyder, Auto Express has learned.
Set to become the new performance benchmark for Porsche’s regular range, the all-new model will be aimed squarely at the Ferrari 458 Italia and McLaren MP4-12C, and priced accordingly at around £170,000.
Today, GTOs are much admired and expensive – starting out at $25,000,000.
When the rules were announced for the 1962 World Sports Car Championship, it caused quite a stir. Instead of title points going to the open sports cars, they would be awarded to closed Grand Touring machines. Typical of Enzo Ferrari, the wily Italian began with his title-winning 250 Testa Rossa and turned it into a GT…or more specifically a GTO, which stands for Gran Turismo Omologato.
Here is a set of shots of the Ferrari P4/5 Competizione from the Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus team testing on the Nürburgring Nordschleife track, readying itself for the 24hr race there on June 25th.
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As revolutions go, the FF is a complete reinvention of everything that Ferrari stands for. For starters, there’s the name. FF stands for Ferrari Four, which refers to the four-seater cabin and four-wheel-drive running gear.
OK, so Ferrari has built four-seaters before – such as the 612 Scaglietti, which the FF replaces – it’s built front-engined GT cars, and it’s even had a go at making something with four-wheel drive (a prototype, built in the Eighties), but never has it combined all of this in the same machine.
What is it?
The new McLaren MP4-12C, rival to the Ferrari 458 Italia, offspring of Ron Dennis. It costs £168,500, so is cheaper than the Ferrari, too.
Technical highlights?
No roll bars, no LSD, hydraulically supported and connected suspension, adaptive dampers, a little under 600bhp, 1301kg dry, carbon tub, optional ceramic brakes, brake assist, twin turbochargers. More technology than we’ve ever seen in a sports car before.
Here’s an interesting drag race between the McLaren MP4-12C, Ferrari 458 Italia and Porsche 911 Turbo. Hardly a definitive result, however, interesting to watch nonetheless. Most likely shot during the recent MP4-12C media event in Portimao, Portugal.
It’s Forza Ferrari! Meet the FF, Ferrari’s replacement for the 612 Scaglietti. Not only is the newcomer an all-new model, it’s also the company’s most powerful four-seater ever, as well as its first ever four-wheel-drive car.
The FF – an acronym for Ferrari Four (four seats and four-wheel drive) – is described by Ferrari as a car that “represents not so much an evolution as a true revolution”.
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