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The F12 Needs More Power

Discussion in 'F12/812' started by 575joe, Sep 19, 2013.

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  1. ross

    ross Three Time F1 World Champ
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    #26 ross, Sep 21, 2013
    thats the trick. its all well and good to say the car can use or take more power....what you actually mean is that the computer can handle more power and drive the car effectively for you.... without the computer, you can't use this car to its potential. read that however you want.

    some people will say that is the evolution of technology and the computer is just helping you maximize your experience. i can see that.

    but others, including myself, believe that once you have handed over management of the car to the car, you are no longer really able to claim that you are in control other than moving the steering wheel around.

    the f12 is the most beautifully packaged mini-cray on wheels.
     
  2. absent

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    #27 absent, Sep 21, 2013
    Mostly Russkie.
    Easy come,easy go,most of them were minted billionaires overnight......
     
  3. 575joe

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    #28 575joe, Sep 21, 2013
    You have captured my point perfectly.
    The car, with the aid of a very well designed electronic differential and complimentary traction control, has outstanding traction in absolute terms, and even more impressively so for a front-engine, rear-drive car. Far better than any of the 500 hp cars I have had. So, not only does it get the power/torque to the ground very well, when the traction control does interfere it does so in a very subtle way, so that you are not really aware that it is pulling back on power, but you simply sense that you are not accelerating quite as fast as you had before. (Ferrari designs their traction control systems to allow you to go at the maximum acceleration that the tires and ground surface can support, while most other traction control systems tend to be designed to keep you from killing yourself, and so just shut the power down completely, or nearly so, until traction is regained. It make a huge difference).
    Having said that, now that it is cooler, and the traction control system pulls back power more frequently, especially on shifts, I have frequently driven it with traction control turned off completely, and again, because the F1 Diff is so effective, the traction is still very very good, and the car is still very stable and predictable – it does not become an undriveable killer beast, like a Viper, for example.
    It is so good, in fact, that I ordered snow tires for it last week, as I intend to drive it all winter.
     
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