While most Ferrari owners will never notice, or care, the F12 Berlinetta uses a combined fuel use of 15L/100km. Surprisingly, this was on par with what we achieved over the few days we had the car.
The engine feels most at home on the open road, where the F12 Berlinetta can happily reach a top speed of 365km/h. It is equally as malleable in closed quarters around town as it is through the bends of a tight mountain pass. The V12 engine produces slabs of torque throughout its rev band and works marvellously with the dual-clutch transmission to deliver that torque to the rear wheels.
At speed, the front end tucks in purposefully as the direct and weighty steering leads you into a bend. The turn in is spot on and offers the driver unparalleled feel through its chassis. Despite the F12 Berlinetta’s length and width it never feels too big to control, which is reassuring once you consider the power available at the prod of the throttle.
The aluminium space frame chassis sits beneath the skin, which uses 12 different alloys and elements of carbon-fibre to bring total kerb weight down to just 1630kg â€" some 50kg less than its 599 GTB predecessor.
The F12 Berlinetta’s five driving modes come in very handy when managing changing conditions. A rotary dial mounted to the steering wheel, called the manetinno switch, changes throttle response, differential lock and stability control interference on the fly. The rear end is very lively â€" despite the huge 315mm wide rear treads â€" so this adjustability is a godsend in wet conditions, for example.
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