F12berlinetta [Official] Ferrari F12 Berlinetta

[Betty Swollocks]

Gee whiz, does the F12 sound divine. OT: The photography of the F12 test was superb.

It was. I get the impression they blow the budget on a few high-profile set pieces, like the F12 review (chase helicopters cannot be cheap), and then the rest of the show is rubbish. Frankly, the latest episode was absolutely appalling. I almost switched off before the end and missed the F12 review.

* by the way, for anybody not familiar with the UK, that area wasn't "40 miles outside London" in Hertfordshire. It was Scotland, and more specifically, Pitlochry, about 475 miles North of London.

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Pitlochry&hl=en&ll=55.869147,-3.251953&spn=4.488929,11.634521&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=9.456424,23.269043&oq=pitlochry&t=h&hnear=Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross, United Kingdom&z=7

 

[Cashmere]

Thankfully with the likes of EVO, Autocar & Drive stepping up their game on Youtube I personally feel that Top Gear's relevance for car reviews has declined even further now, at least in my books. I still watch it for entertainment though.

The sections on the corolla/boat race in New Zealand and the BBC building race were pretty underwhelming. When they're not reviewing cars, I much prefer it when the trio go on their international tours probably because they seem far less scripted and entertaining, I really liked the Africa special they did in Season 19 as well as the Vanquish/LFA/Viper tour of the US.

 

[Soup]

Ferrari F12 Berlinetta

 

[Human]

And the plastic on each lower side of the front bumper looks cheap.It needs to replace with a piece of carbon fiber.

+1
As AWESOME as the F12 is and as much as I would give up my house for one, there are plastics inside the cockpit that's also disappointing (switchgear, HVAC Controls and knobs) in all Ferrari's.

 

[Zonda]

Disappointing that they didn't do a lap time in the F12.

I'm guessing they'll adress that in the next episode.

 

[hoffmeister_fan]

It was. I get the impression they blow the budget on a few high-profile set pieces, like the F12 review (chase helicopters cannot be cheap), and then the rest of the show is rubbish. Frankly, the latest episode was absolutely appalling. I almost switched off before the end and missed the F12 review.

* by the way, for anybody not familiar with the UK, that area wasn't "40 miles outside London" in Hertfordshire. It was Scotland, and more specifically, Pitlochry, about 475 miles North of London.

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Pitlochry&hl=en&ll=55.869147,-3.251953&spn=4.488929,11.634521&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=9.456424,23.269043&oq=pitlochry&t=h&hnear=Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross, United Kingdom&z=7

That did remind of the Scottish Highlands from Skyfall. Either way, gorgeous scenery. And yeah, outside of the Mono in the beginning, I was pretty bored with the episode. Fell asleep during watching it, in fact.

 

[Mafalda]

Paper: 4 stars and 1/2
website: 5stars if I remeber as well

 

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[Betty Swollocks]

Paper: 4 stars and 1/2
website: 5stars if I remeber as well

The website will be a different reviewer and on the initial press drive. This is the first drive on UK roads.

 

[Mafalda]

today F12's supertest is avaible on iPad
..waiting for results!

 

[DeDe]

F12 Supertest delayed - just like SLS AMG Black Series... this month's car is the Golf GTi Performance (and I'm happy with it ).

 

[Mafalda]

 

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Rally legend Markku Alén at the wheel.

 

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[Soup]

Blame it on the semi/auto transmission

Brand-New Ferrari F12berlinetta Undergoes Major Crash…Lift in Dubai

How do you say 'Ouch' in Arabian? Because, whatever the language spoken by the owner of this literally brand-new Ferrari F12berlinetta, it must deeply hurt to see it in such a condition with its rear quarters ripped off from the body and riding on a funny looking skinny tire at the back.

We're told that the V12-powerfed Italian supercar was photographed parked in a junkyard in Sharjah, one of the emirates of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), following a crash in Dubai and that it only had 100 kilometers (about 60 miles) under its belt before the accident.

If any of you have more information and material on the incident, you know our email… In the meantime, feel free to tell us what would you do with this F12berlinetta if it was yours in the comments section.

 

[Sunny]

^Now we know where I8 got it's wheels/tires from...

 

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[Mafalda]

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/exotic/1309_2014_ferrari_f12_berlinetta_exclusive_first_test/

0-60 3.6s and 1/4 mile 11.3, as fast as an old 599..
weight 3999Lbs - 1,818 Kgs, +119 than QR....
so strange test!

 

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