Are there really people for whom a Ferrari F12 is too apologetic, boring and commonplace? Spanish firm Bengala Automotive seems to think there are at least 10 customers who fit the bill and, through the medium of this carbon-adorned F12, is inviting them to "enter into the exclusive club, joining like-minded people sharing the same passion for individuality".
Because if you're an unsociable type with a passion for individuality and the means to indulge it the first thing you do is ... look to join a club, right? The "you're all individuals!" line from Monty Python's Life Of Brian springs to mind (look it up - it's possibly one of the best jokes ever committed to film) but Bengala CEO and founder Shoghi Saeidnia doesn't seem fazed. If, indeed, he's actually for real.
Either way, in the press release announcing the F12 Caballeria, Saeidnia is quoted as saying: "In most cases, uniqueness is a state of mind; we bring to our customers an interpretation of their desires, based on their dreams. Put it simply, we mastered and created a unique piece of design and engineering, the Bengala F12 Caballeria, and 10 special individuals earned it."
You heard the man - you don't buy a car like this, you earn it. And as a member of Bengala's Privilege Program of which this F12 project is a part you get "instant access" to future Bengala limited editions, as well as undisclosed "events and private viewings". Clearly there are enough F12 customers disillusioned with Ferrari's lily-livered approach to the car to require such upgrades, Mansory offering its own take on the theme with its Stallone F12, a car it describes as an "exclusive powerhouse".
Missed out on a TdF then? Looking for a donor Ferrari to transform into a Caballeria or a Stallone so as to avoid that crippling social embarrassment of being seen in a standard one? F12s in the classifieds start at £185K...