The fastest Ferrari: live from Geneva Motor Show 2012

Wednesday, 7 March 2012

Ferrari F12 Berlinetta at Geneva Motor Show 2012, image: Car Design News


The 2012 edition of Geneva Motor Show, which opens to the public tomorrow and runs until Sunday, is full of significant launches - with a standout being Ferrari's newest model. The F12 Berlinetta showcases the first project with Flavio Manzoni at the helm of the brand’s internal design studio, as well as a return to cooperation with longtime design partner Pininfarina.

Ferrari F12 Berlinetta at Geneva Motor Show 2012, image: Car Design News


The F12 Berlinetta is the fastest road car Ferrari have ever produced, and will enter the market in 2013. Visually, the car is striking in its modernity. With a familiar front-engined V12, 2-seat layout, the F12 Berlinetta nonetheless ushers in a new era of Ferrari design, characterised here by large sculpted doors and aerodynamic front fenders that create a dynamic and dramatic interplay of volumes and shapes.

Ferrari F12 Berlinetta at Geneva Motor Show 2012, image: Car Design News
It is a bold statement of intent from Ferrari that design will not be sacrificed for the wind tunnel, but rather integrated into the process - a clear planting of Manzoni’s flag in the ground.

Subscribers, stay tuned for our full coverage from the show over the next few days.