Meet the ultimate F12 featuring more power, less weight and loads of go-faster aerodynamics

Ferrari has revealed its halo F12tdf of which, just 799 units will be built. TDF does indeed stand for Tour de France, but relates back to a legendary endurance road race that took place on both roads and tracks around France. The Ferrari F12tdf takes the already lightning performance of a standard F12 Berlinetta and turns it into a bonkers mad lightweight performance variant.

More power for F12tdf

As if 545 kW wasn’t enough, Ferrari has turned the wick up another 29 kW, totaling 574 kW and 705 Nm of torque. The dual-clutch gearbox has been improved, generating 30% faster upshifts and 40% faster downshifts. Performance figures are mind-blowing – 0-100kph in 2.9 and 0-200kph in 7.9 seconds. Top speed is 340kph and thanks to a serious diet of carbon fibre, the F12tdf is 110kg lighter than a normal F12.

Easy to drive

Ferrari claims to have made the F12tdf easier to drive for the less experienced gentleman driver. The front tyres have been made wider and debuting on the F12tdf, the rear axle is active, allowing the rear wheels to pivot around a vertical axis.

Using model-based control logic, the rear axle steering automatically adjusts the rear wheels, working out the optimal steering angle as a function of the steering wheel angle, speed of steering inputs and vehicle speed. The Virtual Short Wheelbase improves the car’s responsiveness to make it feel more agile, with instantaneous turn-in that can be best appreciated on twisty roads and on more technically challenging tracks while, at the same time, improving stability at high speeds. Add in an extra 87% percent downforce and you have an extremely stable and sticky performance machine.

Not much inside

The car’s uncompromising sportiness is expressed with a deliberately Spartan cockpit. The door panels have been pared back to a single carbon-fibre shell, while the glove compartment has disappeared to be replaced by simple knee padding. Alcantara rather the traditional leather was chosen for the cabin trim. Technical fabric has been used for the seats and patterned aluminium instead of mats for the floor, once again with the aim of saving every last ounce of weight.