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I’m not ashamed to admit that I grew up in a time when the most A-list pin-up machine for bedroom walls was the front-engine, rear-drive Ferrari Daytona – a car that eventually shot to full-green mainstream fame on the back of the hit ’82s series, Miami Vice
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For the standards of the time, it wasn’t just eye candy. Under the bonnet hid a 4.3-litre Ferrari V12, with five Weber carburettors producing 260kW of power
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Years later, I was lucky enough to get some time behind the wheel of a near-new 551 Maranello, another big-hitting 12_cylinder, front-engine Ferrari – this time with a stonking 5.6 litres and 357kW on tap. And what a drive that was
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That was 1997, and it would be nearly 19 years before I finally got a steer in another front-engine supercar from Italy’s prancing horse stable - suffice to say, it was worth the wait
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The F12 Berlinetta might share the same front engine layout as its celebrated predecessors, but believe me, this monster-powered Ferrarihas more naturally aspirated firepower than the entire US Army
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Its 201-bar, 6263cc, 65deg direct-injection V12 motor is something to behold, colossal even. It generates a massive 544kW (730bhp) of power at 8350 rpm (it revs to 8720rpm) and 691Nm of torque at 6000 rpm. And most of that is available from just 2600 rpm
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The rest of the F12’s performance set is just as impressive: 0-100km/h in 3.2 seconds, 0-200km/h in 8.4 sec, and a top speed of 340km/h plus. It’s truly astonishing how Ferrari’s engineers can extract this kind of power and performance without the aid of the latest-generation turbos or superchargers
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It can lap Ferrari’s Fiorano test track in 1.24:00 sec flat, making it faster than the storied Enzo (1.22:9sec) and even the big-hitting 598 GTO (1.23:0sec)
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In fact, up until the LaFerrari came along in 2013, with its V12 hybrid powertrain, the F12 was billed as the fastest road-going Ferrari ever built. That said, it’s still a ferociously quick car capable of mind-blowing performance – on and off the track
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You’ll need to be on your toes though, as this thing won’t hesitate to light up the Pirellis down back, the very instant you lose patience with your right foot. I’m not saying there’s a lack of grip from the super-wide tyres, but the rear axle can be overwhelmed at times
There’s plenty of crackle and pop as you come off the throttle too, and that’s just in Sport. It’s even more boisterous when you flick the ‘manettino’ on the steering wheel over to Race mode, and everything becomes instantly more manic
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Throttle response is beyond ‘razor sharp’, and unlike anything we’ve ever experienced before, bar a full-blown GT4 racer. It’s a notion further amplified by one of the most free-revving engines on the planet
And just when you thought driving couldn’t get any better, you switch focus to the F12’s seven-speed dual-clutch transmission and marvel all over again
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If you thought Porsche’s own PDK transmission was pretty much the performance car benchmark (and it is brilliant), Ferrari’s take on the technology calls for even quicker shift speed – bordering on telepathic. And it does so, in a still-refined manner, unlike the torso-snapping violence of a Lamborghini Aventador at full tilt
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There aren’t many road cars that can claim to do justice to shift lights on the steering wheel, but the F12 is properly legit in this regard, where they’re a necessary accompaniment to such ferocious V12 firepower
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The F12’s interior space is superb. Exquisitely crafted leather upholstery, blended with beautifully fashioned alloy highlights and lacquered carbon_fibre, complete the fit-out
Drop into the sports leather seats, and they feel as if they’ve been customised especially for your body shape (though they don’t look as so), such is the moulded fit and precise level of bolster for those more thrilling drive times
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