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Automaker debuts hardcore track model, F12 Tour de France

Ferrari has a new car, the F12 Tour de France, and it comes in two colours, red and yellow.

F12tdf

Ferrari has unveiled a new hardcore track model, F12 Tour de France(F12tdf).

According to the carmaker, this vehicle is a "concentration of technical innovations which involve all those areas central to Ferrari’s DNA: engine, aerodynamics and vehicle dynamics."

This debut was at the recent Finale Mondiali event at the Mugello Circuit.

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Although, other hardcore track models were showcased, the F12tdf, which comes in both red and yellow, had everyone's eye.

Features of Ferrari’s track-focused vehicle include a naturally aspirated 6.3-liter V12 which goes from 719 hp to 770 hp, race-inspired mechanical tappets and variable-geometry intake trumpets,  F1 dual-clutch transmission with 6% shorter gear ratios that deliver 30% faster upshifts and 40% faster downshifts, a new Virtual Short Wheelbase system.

Named in honour of the Tour de France, an endurance race which Ferrari dominated back in the 1950s and 60s, it goes from 0 to 62 mph in 2.9 seconds.

It's top speed is 211 mph.

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