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Ferrari F12 Versione Speciale / GTO Spy Video Lets You Hear the V12 Cavalcade

We knew that sooner or later, Ferrari would unleash a more powerful version of the F12 Berlinetta. And here it finally is, the F12 Versione Speciale, a successor to the 599 GTO.
Ferrari F12 Versione Speciale / GTO Spy Video Lets You Hear the V12 Cavalcade 1 photo
Photo: Cavalino Rampante on Facebook
A few weeks ago, we showed you a few spy images where a yellow prototype was caught completely undisguised. Ferrari realized the error of its ways and quickly slapped on some camouflage, though not that much.

We now have the first spy video, shot in Italy by Youtuber WorldSupercars. It's a one-minute glimpse into the future. Why? Because it lets you hear the V12 engine that will dominate London, Monaco and Dubai.

The aural experience will be accompanied by more power coming from the same 6,262cc, possibly as much as 800 horsepower. Even with 'only' 770 hp, it will still be a match for the Lamborghini Aventador LP750-4 SV.

That same V12 engine has been in the LaFerrari for about a year. Considering it makes 800 hp there, we think that's a nice, well-rounded number. The funny thing is all that power is going through only two wheels. If you think about it, that means the F12 will have more power on one wheel than an A45 AMG has in all four.

It's perhaps the last naturally aspirated V12 engine ever to be developed by Ferrari. In an age of downsizing, the F12 VS is like a beautiful, crazy yellow dinosaur.

As you can see from the photo above, the design of the F12 will also change. Pretty much every panel will be revised, not just cosmetically, but from an engineering point of view. Only a few hundreds of lucky people will ever get to buy this beauty, but if the 599 GTO is anything to go by, the whole world will idolize it.

The extra horsepower will be combined with an estimated weight loss of about100 kg (220 lbs), thanks to extensive use of carbon fiber. We could see the 0 to 100 km/h time of the car dropping to around 3 seconds flat and a top speed of 350 km/h (217 mph).

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About the author: Mihnea Radu
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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