Tdf? Don’t worry, it’s not a Ferrari turbo diesel. The F12tdf is a new track-spec F12 coupe, with “tdf” paying homage to the Tour de France — not the French bicycle race, but the endurance road race held in the 1950s and ’60s. Ferrari’s 1956 250 GTO Berlinetta won it four times.
The tdf is 240 pounds lighter than an F12, while the 6.3-liter naturally aspirated V12 develops 769 hp (up from the F12’s 730) and 520 lb-ft (80 percent available at less than 2,500 rpm), good enough for a 2.7-second 0-60 time and a 211-mph top speed.
Indeed, Ferrari says that in terms of acceleration, the tdf is “second to none.” Lighter weight and more power than an F12 means the tdf gets to 60 in under 3 seconds.
To sum it up, the tdf uses the LaFerrari’s brakes, good for a 100-foot stop from 62 mph.
The car debuts what Ferrari calls its Virtual Short Wheelbase, sort of a four-wheel steering system the company says compensates for oversteer while allowing faster cornering times. Ferrari says rear-axle steering automatically adjusts the rear wheels for the best steering angle based on steering-wheel angle, steering inputs and speed.
Meanwhile, the radical bodywork means an 87% downforce increase — that should also help cornering speeds.
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