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A one-off factory-built special, the
Ferrari F12 TRS.
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Ferrari's one-off F12 TRS
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23rd June, 2014
The Ferrari F12 TRS is a one-off custom design.
It made its public debut on Sicilian soil over the week-end during a Ferrari owner's event.
Based on the F12 berlinetta, the car was developed at a client’s request as an extreme, two-seater, open-top sports
barchetta. One of the initial inspirations for the project was the 1957 250 Testa Rossa. In fact, the F12 TRS is Flavio
Manzoni and the Ferrari Style Centre team’s modern, innovative take on that legendary car’s spirit and pays homage to it
in its monicker.
Like all one-off Ferraris, the F12 TRS is the product of Ferrari’s approach of making a truly integrated design. It
thus has the same exceptional performance figures as the F12 berlinetta including 0-100 km/h acceleration in 3.1
seconds, thanks to the massive 740 cv and maximum torque of 690 Nm at 9,000 rpm unleashed by its 6,262 cc V12 engine.
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From the leading edge of the typically sharp Ferrari nose, aggressively sculpted forms flow back over the bonnet,
while a low, wraparound windscreen forms a long dark band of glass in contrast to the car’s body. The V12 engine’s
signature red cylinder heads are visible through a window in the engine lid, a concept inspired as much by the
front-engined Ferrari sports cars of the 1950s as more recent mid-engined berlinettas. The aerobridge, introduced on the
F12 berlinetta, has been given a new treatment in this car, resulting in a sculptural design that runs back from the
flanks along the entire length of the car.
The design of the rear marks an evolution of the T-shaped graphic that characterises the F12’s truncated tail and is
influenced to some extent by the cabin shape with long fuselage fairings running behind the head restraints into the
rear spoiler. A smooth ramp runs from the central tunnel too, linking interior and exterior and making a longitudinal
aerodynamic channel to deliver an innovative Venturi effect completed by a vent under the spoiler.
The cabin is light and pared-back to the barest driving essentials, providing a sense of powerful, uncompromising
sportiness with no concessions to superfluous comfort. Even some of the controls for the likes of the air conditioning,
for instance, have been cut back, while the glove compartment, central air vents, mats, audio system, window controls
and odds-and-ends holders have all been removed. Most of the materials used aboard, such as black matt carbon-fibre,
leather and Alcantara, are technical, while the same multi-layer red paint developed specifically for the exterior
adorns the central tunnel and the door panels.
Although inspired by the traditional Rosso Corsa, the new bodywork colour was developed using multi-layer and
micalised paint technologies.
The cost of such a special one-off edition ..... undisclosed!
E&OE.
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