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This is the Ferrari F60 America, effectively the open-top version of the insane F12 and quite possibly the most invigorating wake-up call on Planet Earth.
The fixed-roof F12, after all, is pretty much as invigorating as a supercar can be, with its screaming, 8700rpm 6.3-litre V12 firing no fewer than 730 horses to the rear wheels, storming the two-seater north past 200mph. “You can’t even sneeze when you drive this car,” winced Clarkson when he tested the F12 in Scotland. “Because if you did … well, they’d have to hose you off the road.”
So just imagine how synapse-crackling that experience will feel without a roof for protection. The F60 America - named in celebration of Ferrari marking six decades of selling cars in the USA - trades in the F12’s hard hat for a lightweight fabric roof useable, we’re told, at speeds of up to 80mph. Which means if you want to go faster (which you will), it’s an open-air ticket only.
A rather rapid open-air ticket at that. The F60 will get from 0-62mph in 3.1 seconds, exactly the same as the F12. And though Ferrari hasn’t released a figure for top speed, we’ve no doubt it’ll punch past 200mph, albeit perhaps not as far as the F12’s 211mph v-max.
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But the F60 America is actually rather more than just a de-roofed F12. There’s fresh aluminium bodywork, too, with deeper side strakes, extra bonnet holes and more pronounced winglets.
Those leather-clad roll hoops are backed by carbon fibre ‘buttresses’ that stretch out over the rear deck, helping to smooth airflow around the F60’s rigorously aero-designed back end.
Ferrari, of course, has a history of special edition open-topped cars for the American market, stretching right back to the 275 GTS NART Spider of 1967, created after US importer Luigi Chinetti requested something a little… breezier for his Stateside clients.
Like that 275, the F60 America will be limited to a production run of just 10 units. All have been spoken for, and though Ferrari’s giving no hint on price, you can safely assume it to fall into the ‘eye-watering’ category. The standard F12, after all, weighs in at £240,000 before options: the ultra-limited nature of the F60 will see its price tag skyrocket far north of that figure.
Still, what price on what must surely be the finest-sounding alarm clock on the planet?
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