new f12 ferrari
09-19-2012, 09:20 AM
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It's like Ferrari has forgotten how to make a light car.
BTW someone said something about a back seat. This car in Ferrari's line up has never had a rear seat.
09-19-2012, 10:19 AM
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I'll take the aston martin. for a GT car I would want to be really comfortable whilst hauling ass rather then sitting on leather wrapped pieces of carbon fiber. If I wanted a ferrari why not get a car that looks and screams fast like the 458?
09-19-2012, 10:52 AM
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Front engine Ferrari's are typically GT cars, the kind of thing an older guy drives on weekends to golf or coffee or whatever. Or takes on a short vacation through Napa wine country or something. The car is heavy because that makes for a more comfortable drive. If you want a lightweight track monster you would be looking at a mid-engine V8, not a this car.
As far as the actual weight, I've seen numbers from a "dry weight" of ~3300 lbs. to a curb weights from ~3500-3800 lbs. Who knows, really, but I'd guess it's in the 3800 lb. region. Whatever the actual weight, I doubt the quoted "dry weight" of 1525 kg that I've found from various sources. It just seems unlikely that there is 500 lbs. of water and oil. That would be ~60 gallons of fluid.
As far as the actual weight, I've seen numbers from a "dry weight" of ~3300 lbs. to a curb weights from ~3500-3800 lbs. Who knows, really, but I'd guess it's in the 3800 lb. region. Whatever the actual weight, I doubt the quoted "dry weight" of 1525 kg that I've found from various sources. It just seems unlikely that there is 500 lbs. of water and oil. That would be ~60 gallons of fluid.
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