Showing posts with label ferrari. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ferrari. Show all posts
Saturday, May 23, 2015
2014 Ferrari F12berlinetta Review
As youve probably guessed by now, the Ferrari brand is one of the oldest, most prestigious, and honestly, one of the best sports-car manufacturers. Ever since 1947, Ferrari has been cranking out some of the best high-performance cars in the world. Sure, there might be a few that arent great, but if you look back, youll find that about 70% of their cars are excellent. Some great examples of this sports-car mastery is the F40, F50, Testarossa, and Enzo supercars. I assume most of you have seen the 1986 film Ferris Buellers Day Off, which features a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder, which is clearly one of the best-looking cars of all time. And thats how I feel about most Ferraris. Sure, I dont love all of them, but I definitely think they have some of the best-looking cars in the industry. Some of their more recent models include the 599, the 612 Scaglietti, and the F430. Personally, I think their most recent supercar, the F12berlinetta (the LaFerrari is a hypercar, so Im not mistaken), is the best car theyve ever made (yes, I like it more than the 458 Italia. Go figure). With a 6.3 liter 730-hp V12 engine, beautiful aerodynamic body features, and performance that could make a Lamborghini nervous, there isnt much the F12berlinetta doesnt do well. And, with a 0-60 time of just 3.1 seconds, and a top speed of 211mph, the F12 is definitely fast enough to keep up with its rivals, such as the Aston Martin Vanquish and the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4.
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Tuesday, April 28, 2015
2014 Ferrari F12 TRS
One of the 90 cars taking part in the third edition of the Ferrari Cavalcade was the F12 TRS, a one-off custom design making its public debut on Sicilian soil.
Based on the F12berlinetta, the car was developed at a client’s request as an extreme, two-seater, open-top sports barchetta. One of the initial inspirations for the project was the 1957 250 Testa Rossa. In fact, the F12 TRS is Flavio Manzoni and the Ferrari Style Centre team’s modern, innovative take on that legendary car’s spirit and pays homage to it in its moniker.
Like all one-off Ferraris, the F12 TRS is the product of Ferrari’s now-classic approach of creating a truly integrated design. It thus has the same exceptional performance figures as the F12berlinetta including 0-100 km/h acceleration in 3.1 s and 0-200 km/h acceleration in 8.5 s, thanks to the massive 740 cv and maximum torque of 690 Nm at 9,000 rpm unleashed by its 6262 cm3 V12 engine.
From the leading edge of the typically sharp Ferrari nose, aggressively sculpted forms flow back over the bonnet, while a low, wraparound windscreen forms a long dark band of glass in contrast to the car’s body. The V12 engine’s signature red cylinder heads are visible through a window in the engine lid, a concept inspired as much by the front-engined Ferrari sports cars of the 1950s as our more recent mid-engined berlinettas. The aerobridge, introduced on the F12berlinetta, has been given a new treatment in this car, resulting in a sculptural design that runs back from the flanks along the entire length of the car.
The design of the rear marks an evolution of the T-shaped graphic that characterises the F12’s truncated tail and is influenced to some extent by the cabin shape with long fuselage fairings running behind the headrests into the rear spoiler. A smooth ramp runs from the central tunnel too, linking interior and exterior and creating a longitudinal aerodynamic channel to deliver an innovative Venturi effect completed by a vent under the spoiler.
The cockpit is light and pared-back to the barest driving essentials, creating a sense of powerful, uncompromising sportiness with no concessions to superfluous comfort. Even some of the controls for the likes of the air conditioning, for instance, have been cut back, while the glove compartment, central air vents, mats, audio system, window controls and odds-and-ends holders have all been removed. Most of the materials used aboard, such as black matt carbon-fibre, leather and Alcantara, are technical, while the same multi-layer red paint developed specifically for the exterior adorns the central tunnel and the door panels.
Although inspired by the traditional Rosso Corsa, the new bodywork colour was developed using multi-layer and micalised paint technologies.
Source:Ferrari Press
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