The Ferrari F12berlinetta has been around since 2012, but now that the LaFerrari — the brand's fastest and most expensive production car ever — has completely sold out, it's once again the best car with the prancing horse logo money can buy.
Which is why we were pumped to spend the better part of a week with the beautiful F12, which starts for a whopping $315,888.
What do you get for that not so small fortune? Two seats, a top speed over 210 mph, a 0 to 62 mph time of 3.1 seconds, and a huge amount of fun.
And a few headaches as well.
Ferrari let us take the F12berlinetta wherever we wanted — but begged us to keep it away from potholes. It's not meant for the mean streets of New York.
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So we fled Manhattan for a more fitting locale.
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Connecticut.
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On the way north, we stopped to clean up. We had no choice but to cough up the money for the hand wash.
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Worth it. The paint job is "Rosso berlinetta" — a special red made just for this model.
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Only two people can ride in the F12 at any given time.
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There isn't a lot of trunk space, but this isn't a car meant for traveling, anyway.
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The seats are supportive but not soft. The leather is fine, but if you want to ride in comfort, buy a Rolls-Royce.
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This car is meant for the track, or at least roads where other drivers and cops are scarce.
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Unlike most new fancy cars, you need a physical key to turn the ignition.
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But there's a button to actually start the engine. Just be ready for the roar.
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It's designed so that you rarely have to take your hands off the wheel.
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The turn signals are operated by two buttons, one under each thumb.
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Space behind your hands is reserved for the paddle shifters, which put the car into gear even when it's in automatic mode.
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The Ferrari Manettino dial switches the car between driving modes, including wet, sport, and race.
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And there's a button to soften the suspension if you insist on driving on bumpy roads.
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Instead of a speedometer in front of your face, you get a huge tachometer. If you push the car too hard in manual mode, lights on the steering wheel tell you switch gears.
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The passenger gets his own display to see the car's speed and RPM — making the ride either a lot more fun or a lot more frightening.
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Not everything is logical. Simple things like tuning to a specific radio station are surprisingly difficult.
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And there's no conventional gear shift. The "R" button puts you in reverse, and the shifter paddles put you back into drive.
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The plastic used for the air vents is so light, it almost feels cheap.
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Under the hood is a naturally aspirated V12 engine that generates over 700 horsepower.
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That makes the F12 the second most powerful production Ferrari you can buy, after the sold-out LaFerrari.
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Just be ready to be photographed — when the F12berlinetta rolls down the street, people tend to notice.
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