R&T f12 vs aventador

spoiler alert they liked the f12 better as it was more usable while the lambo was more of a special occasion to drive.

fine, but this sentence really bothered me - 'ferrari loaned us an f12 on the condition that we wouldn't measure its performance'. WTF is that about!?

 

This is actually a pretty common occurrence with Ferrari North America loans. They gave the magazine I work for the same conditions when we drove the FF recently. Not sure why they don't; maybe they're worried journalists will damage the car (magazine performance testing tends to involve repeated high-stress launches that can damage the mechanicals), maybe they're worried journalists won't be able to match the factory's performance figures.

And FWIW, not sure how Motor Trend got around that with their recent F12berlinetta test.

 

That's pretty lame. Sounds like they lack confidence.

 

They did lap times, but did they post acceleration/braking/lateral/slalom #'s?

 

They did a partial complement of tests, and got the following results:

0-60: 3.6 secs.
Quarter Mile: 11.3 sec @ 131.7 mph
60-0: 106 ft
Skidpad: 0.99 g (avg) (est)

The last one is an estimate because..."That's because we weren't able to test the F12 at our usual facility and did not have a skidpad available, so the average cornering grip was calculated by comparative analysis. To do this, we measured the F12 while traveling around a corner and compared the result to the performance of two other sports cars around the same corner relative to their previously recorded skidpad performance."

 

I hate to be the guy that points this out but Car and Driver got a 3.2 0-60 from a Mercedes CLS63 AMG AWD...there's a wagon version too if you'd like to "kill" V12 Ferraris with your kids and dog on board...

http://www.caranddriver.com/comparisons/final-scoring-performance-data-and-complete-specs-page-5-2

This is probably why they don't like performance tests...

 

Link to R&T article: Ferrari F12 vs. Lamborghini Aventador - Comparison Test - Road & Track