Question: Do your cars wheel hop? Mine seems to pretty easily. I think I am on the original Michelin’s. So they are 6 years old if so. Think it is the tires? Sent from my iPhone using FerrariChat
Congratulations, I really like the tdf blue. Enjoy your F12 as much as you can and never forget that is the last Ferrari wearing the Pininfarina badge…….
I'm so with you on this. I had some floor mats made recently and one of the stipulations was that Pininfarina was featured. I'm also having some luggage custom made and that badging will also be acknowledged. That relationship between the two companies was a very fruitful one and incredibly beautiful designs were created. With that, and apologies to the 812 owners as the specs on the tech side are awesome, but the project developed by the Pininfarina design house were damn near ruined with the changes made within Ferrari.
This was def in my thought process. I went after that last two. 458 and f12. Now. I would love, for completely selfish reasons, the value of f12 TDFs to drop due to 812 SF VS .... only to be able to stretch and grab a TDF Sent from my iPhone using FerrariChat
I would get fresh ones, it's partly the tires. But until they're warm, yes, they're going to jump and skitter on anything over about 2/3 throttle. Once they're getting warmed up over 100-110º, they'll settle in to a predictable amount of slip.
It is still in the 40-50 degrees here so def not getting the tires up to temp. Still chuckle that partial throttle while turning is a power slide. It is really silly. Sent from my iPhone using FerrariChat
Yeah it took me 2-3 months to build up my confidence in sliding it - the 458 you can mash WOT and whip around much more carefree. I will say with the front engine weight, in Race it is still not too scary to get a little slip, as the car easily snaps straight again with mild correction and a steady foot. What's a real buttcheek-clencher is merging onto a grooved freeway in [allegedly] triple digits and you push the throttle deeper and the car still shimmies before it launches forward even harder.
My default is CT Off to get more angle and yes, NOW, I understand the RAW and TWITCHY comments I have been reading. You get on anything but smooth roads and it is very “interesting” I let my buddy drive it. Would not run over 6k revs. Short shifted it the entire time. Sent from my iPhone using FerrariChat