We we’re just getting comfortable with the fact that the 599 GTO was Ferrari’s fastest road vehicle to date.  And now they go and announce the F12 Berlinetta. 

Yes, it is the Italian company’s fastest car EVER, rocketing to 60mph in a hair over 3 seconds and reaching 124mph in as little as 8.5 seconds.  Gasp.  Achieving this kind of performance is no easy feat and some of the credit can be attributed to the all aluminum chassis coupled with a 740 horsepower 6.3liter V12 engine.  Ferrari hasn’t released pricing as of yet, but they say that it consumes 30% less fuel than the 599, which is probably equitable to a few extra pennies in the change jar – if you’re buying this car, or any Ferrari for that matter, fuel consumption isn’t much of a concern. 
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The Italian car builder Faralli and Mazzanti (F&M) presented render of its first mid-engined supercar the F&M Evantra. Executed in an aggressive style, with opening of the door against the model resembles Batmobile. The Evantra (formerly dubbed Mugello) will be constructed from either composite materials or handcrafted aluminium (depending on customer preference), with the latter option available for personalisation. Power will derive from a 3.5-litre flat-six engine, which will be available in two guises; a naturally aspirated model with 392bhp, or a twin-turbocharged option developing 587bhp. At its most powerful, the Evantra will hit 62mph from standing in 3.7sec. Production of the Faralli and Mazzanti Evantra will be limited to five units per year, with first deliveries slated for mid-2012. Check out some awesome pics!
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All-wheel drive is helpful on slick surfaces, but it can sap a car’s performance. The 4RM system on the new 208mph, 650-horsepower Ferrari FF is the first to employ two separate, electronically controlled front- and rear-wheel-drive units, which eliminates the heavy secondary driveshaft, thereby reducing weight and allowing the FF to drive like a true sports car. Normally the rear wheels do the driving, but when the car’s predictive algorithms sense that the rear wheels are about to slide, it sends a fraction of the 6.3-liter V12 engine’s power to the front, keeping this rarity (only 800 were made this year) out of the body shop. $295,000  
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