Ferrari Unveils the F12
Legislatures around the world may need to rewrite speeding laws on a grand scale. Ferrari took the lid off its latest, fastest and most fantastic car the company has ever made. It is called the F12 Berlinetta, and it is fast.To Infinity and BeyondThe new F12 can zoom from 0 to 100 km/h in just over 3 seconds. That is fast. Drivers with lead feet can reach 200 km/h in less than 9 seconds, leaving drivers of almost every other production car in the world in its dust trail and staring at a beautiful Ferrari derriere.How does it go so fast?Ferrari created the F12 Berlinetta with new metal alloys that reduce the weight of the vehicle to that of a feather. The car weighs only 1,525 kg, astonishingly less than the weight of the Ferrari F12 Fiorano. Even with the lighter frame, the F12 Berlinetta has more strength than any of its predecessors.Engineers dedicated hundreds of hours in wind tunnels testing new ways to make the new Ferrari more aerodynamic than any other production ground vehicle in the universe. The company managed to increase the amount of downward pressure brought upon the car by more than 75 percent, helping to keep the light speed demon firmly planed on the ground as it outruns airplanes.The design of the hood used on the Ferrari F12 Berlinetta shrugs off air as it plows through the atmosphere like a knife through melted butter. A new braking system only opens cooling ducts when the brakes get hot, reducing the amount of drag the car creates during ordinary operation.Lamborghini: The New Slow PoleA 12-cylinder engine concealed by a striking canopy of steel propels the F12 Berlinetta with 740 horsepower, enough to make the Aventador (a supposedly fast car made by Lamborghini) hang its head in shame. The Ford Fiesta fans out there will have to assemble a train of eight Fiestas to get the same engine power.While the While the Lamborghini lingers at the starting line thinking about moving, the F12 Berlinetta has already crossed the finish line.You Get What You Pay ForDrivers who think they will reach record-breaking speeds without paying a record-breaking price have a surprise awaiting them. According to theDaily Mail, the Ferrarri F12 Berlinetta costs £250,000. In the wake of the rapidly-disintegrating U.S. Dollar, Americans should expect to pay out the wazoo for this car.
