Ferrari F12 Berlinetta
Discussion
Visiting some friends in Glasgow/Edinburgh, and we have had supercar packed day today, but the highlight of MY day was seeing one of, if not the first Ferrari F12Berlinetta RHD UK Customer cars.
At first when the car was revealed, I saw the photo and instantly hated it, it had too much going on for me, but I left my mind open, waited to see non-official photos, videos and such, and from then on, I have loved the car. It is just superb. Today was the day I got to see one! Whoever the customer is this is going to, you have the most perfect car I have ever laid eyes on.
I cannot properly summarize how beautiful it is.
I'll let you enjoy the photos now.
At first when the car was revealed, I saw the photo and instantly hated it, it had too much going on for me, but I left my mind open, waited to see non-official photos, videos and such, and from then on, I have loved the car. It is just superb. Today was the day I got to see one! Whoever the customer is this is going to, you have the most perfect car I have ever laid eyes on.
I cannot properly summarize how beautiful it is.
I'll let you enjoy the photos now.
pastrana72 said:
I saw my first F12 today at Carrs of Exeter,
I think it looks amazing, even better in person than in pictures IMO.
I really like the 599 but I think I like the looks (and size) of this better.
Awesome plate I think it looks amazing, even better in person than in pictures IMO.
I really like the 599 but I think I like the looks (and size) of this better.
I also saw the F12 with Tom, it was a stunner!
Edited by cc8s on Saturday 9th March 18:13
TomN94 said:
After obviously seeing one in the flesh, I can certainly say it doesn't.
I saw one in grey at DK yesterday and I initially dismissed it as a California. Of course, once one takes some time to look at it that changes..I didn't like it, but imagine colour could have a big impact. A guy arrived in a 599 and I preferred that.I too went to the nicely managed HR Owen event, last Tuesday evening.
Their F12 was presented in an elegant rare dark grey metallic (and without yellow calipers). It looked very impressive. The interior's quality is excellent and the sports seats on this car were superb. The relatively large boot space was a nice surprise too.
It's hard to compare the F12 to a 599. On the one hand, the F12 is an engineering marvel: a car you can drive easily in town yet has well over 700 bhp on tap. It's packaging is brilliant.
On the other hand whereas the 599 was a significant evolutionary step up from the 550, the F12 isn't over the 599. A major development for sure but more a continued theme rather than evolutionary shift.
And at today's values, a young well maintained 599 is almost the bargain of the century in this segment.
The over-riding sense from Tuesday night, the F12, the relative differences of it and the still awesome 599 and of course the launch of the breathtaking LaFerrari, is Ferrari remains at the top of its game.
Their F12 was presented in an elegant rare dark grey metallic (and without yellow calipers). It looked very impressive. The interior's quality is excellent and the sports seats on this car were superb. The relatively large boot space was a nice surprise too.
It's hard to compare the F12 to a 599. On the one hand, the F12 is an engineering marvel: a car you can drive easily in town yet has well over 700 bhp on tap. It's packaging is brilliant.
On the other hand whereas the 599 was a significant evolutionary step up from the 550, the F12 isn't over the 599. A major development for sure but more a continued theme rather than evolutionary shift.
And at today's values, a young well maintained 599 is almost the bargain of the century in this segment.
The over-riding sense from Tuesday night, the F12, the relative differences of it and the still awesome 599 and of course the launch of the breathtaking LaFerrari, is Ferrari remains at the top of its game.
pastrana72 said:
I saw my first F12 today at Carrs of Exeter,
I think it looks amazing, even better in person than in pictures IMO.
I really like the 599 but I think I like the looks (and size) of this better.
Front looks stupendous in black (weirdly in red it seems to lose a lot). Not quite getting on with the back yet, but maybe I've not seen photos from the right angle. Reckon it'd look fab in Bianco Avus as wellI think it looks amazing, even better in person than in pictures IMO.
I really like the 599 but I think I like the looks (and size) of this better.
Camlet said:
I too went to the nicely managed HR Owen event, last Tuesday evening.
Their F12 was presented in an elegant rare dark grey metallic (and without yellow calipers). It looked very impressive. The interior's quality is excellent and the sports seats on this car were superb. The relatively large boot space was a nice surprise too.
It's hard to compare the F12 to a 599. On the one hand, the F12 is an engineering marvel: a car you can drive easily in town yet has well over 700 bhp on tap. It's packaging is brilliant.
On the other hand whereas the 599 was a significant evolutionary step up from the 550, the F12 isn't over the 599. A major development for sure but more a continued theme rather than evolutionary shift.
And at today's values, a young well maintained 599 is almost the bargain of the century in this segment.
The over-riding sense from Tuesday night, the F12, the relative differences of it and the still awesome 599 and of course the launch of the breathtaking LaFerrari, is Ferrari remains at the top of its game.
I'd agree with this - there was a time not long ago when I thought Ferrari had gone off the boil, but the 458, FF, F12 and LaFerrari IMO are all superb looking things.Their F12 was presented in an elegant rare dark grey metallic (and without yellow calipers). It looked very impressive. The interior's quality is excellent and the sports seats on this car were superb. The relatively large boot space was a nice surprise too.
It's hard to compare the F12 to a 599. On the one hand, the F12 is an engineering marvel: a car you can drive easily in town yet has well over 700 bhp on tap. It's packaging is brilliant.
On the other hand whereas the 599 was a significant evolutionary step up from the 550, the F12 isn't over the 599. A major development for sure but more a continued theme rather than evolutionary shift.
And at today's values, a young well maintained 599 is almost the bargain of the century in this segment.
The over-riding sense from Tuesday night, the F12, the relative differences of it and the still awesome 599 and of course the launch of the breathtaking LaFerrari, is Ferrari remains at the top of its game.
Can't believe people mention the Cali, it looks nothing lik it in any way, IMHO.
I also think, unlike Camlet, it is a massive leap over the 599. I've driven it, and the car is just amazing. So easy to live with, but that 730 hp is always there. It makes my 458 feel slow, it really is much faster (25% quicker to 120mph) and the 599 certainly doesn't compare in those stakes.
Onno
I also think, unlike Camlet, it is a massive leap over the 599. I've driven it, and the car is just amazing. So easy to live with, but that 730 hp is always there. It makes my 458 feel slow, it really is much faster (25% quicker to 120mph) and the 599 certainly doesn't compare in those stakes.
Onno
JazzyO said:
Can't believe people mention the Cali, it looks nothing lik it in any way, IMHO.
I also think, unlike Camlet, it is a massive leap over the 599. I've driven it, and the car is just amazing. So easy to live with, but that 730 hp is always there. It makes my 458 feel slow, it really is much faster (25% quicker to 120mph) and the 599 certainly doesn't compare in those stakes.
Onno
Totally agree.I also think, unlike Camlet, it is a massive leap over the 599. I've driven it, and the car is just amazing. So easy to live with, but that 730 hp is always there. It makes my 458 feel slow, it really is much faster (25% quicker to 120mph) and the 599 certainly doesn't compare in those stakes.
Onno
The F12 is like nothing else IMO. We've just collected one from Germany for one of our clients to use over summer, I had the chance to drive it to deliver it (only from within M25 to c.London).
When the 599 was brand new, I was a tech at Ferrari, doing a PDI and then going for roadtest, coming from the 575, it was astoundingly quick, made the 575 feel so slow, now the leap the F12 has over the 599 is much greater than the leap the 599 had over the 575 in terms of outright straight line speed.
The downside to the F12, is in my humble opinion, it has no analouge feeling what so ever. The 575 I feel is the best 'modern'V12GT, even the 599 has a real sense of communication over the F12, but the raw speed of the F12 is just immense! Actually feels faster than an Aventador, and that feels FAST!!!!
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