Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Be Amazed By The Power Of A Ferrari FF

By Heather Price


Ferrari doesn't do progression drives. Reporters are never ordinarily allowed close to a brand-new Ferrari until all the company degrees at Maranello have signed it off. Along with maybe provided the when over with the Pope, just to make sure.

Yet the new Ferrari FF is different. Not only is this 612 substitute the first Ferrari to obtain four-wheel drive, as well as the first Ferrari to be officially styled as a shooting brake, but it's even the very first time Ferrari has permitted an innovation drive.

For this reason the reason we have actually come completely to Arjeplog in Northern Sweden, to be the initial internet site on the planet to get behind the wheel of this 660bhp FF.

Given everything, and the reality it's one of just a couple of model FFs in the world, the Ferrari engineer accompanying it is quite cavalier pertaining to permitting me have a go. There isn't also a briefing of the commands, and also no fussing when the Manettino acquires wound round to 'Race'.

Jump in it, and you can easily comprehend why. It's had 660bhp, I'm driving on an iced lake, yet it all feels surprisingly controlled. Also if you hide your foot from a standing start, it doesn't fishtail away. The FF just smoothly tries to find the grip.

It's seriously excellent things, and also it's with thanks to the smart four-wheel-drive system, not any kind of method studded tyres. It hasn't simply slapped a hub differential into the FF - it insists that is as well heavy, so rather the four-wheel drive is all regulated by electronics and also a collection of clutches as you're watching engine.

Many of the time, it's still rear-wheel drive. But if the auto's brain locates tire slip, it could deliver drive to either or both front tyres through those clutches. And also there's no mechanical link between the front and also rear axle.

Just what does this indicate in reality? Nothing at all, and also everything. Absolutely nothing, due to the fact that this still drives just like a Ferrari. You could still do marvelous electricity slides, and also the framework doesn't feel numbed by the four-wheel drive set-up. This car or truck is still filled with feel.

And also yet it also means this is the first Ferrari that could do every thing. Snowing outside? Not an issue. Bunches of travel luggage for the household ski travel? Ha, the FF laughs facing such trivialities with its large boot.

Ferrari has been creating more and more useable supercars recently, the sort that anyone could drive and still seem like a steering god. The 2012 Ferrari FF, on the basis of a quick innovation drive, seems like the most effective yet.




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