Ferrari F12 Berlinetta

     The Ferrari 599 is a front V12 engine, rear-wheel drive GT car. The hardcore version which Ferrari then made, the 599 GTO was pushing out an incredible 660hp and it was just one of the most astonishing cars out there. Ferrari in the past have taglined some of their models by the Berlinetta name which directly means little saloon but don’t be fooled by their recent Ferrari F12 Berlinetta which carries that name. Its the replacement of the Ferrari 599 and it is smaller in size compared to the 599.

     But the small-ness stops there, everything else is just more and absolutely bonkers. 6.3 litre V12 pushing out 730hp(@8250rpm) and 690Nm(@6000rpm) of torque through its two rear driven wheels. It does 0-100km/h in 3.1seconds and over 340km/h top speed and redlines at 8700rpm. It uses the 7-speed dual clutch gearbox, similar to the ones in the California and 458 Italia but has short gear ratios to keep pace with the enormous power its transmitting.

    Despite being a front engine car, it has almost a perfect weight distribution with a 46% front and 54% rear. Aside from that, the F12 has quite an impressive aerodynamic efficiency where it was developed using CFD (computational fluid dynamics). First is the aero bridge which can be seen from the side of the hood that runs through the side fenders which provides downforce. The front splitter is also now a separate piece from the bumper which directs air to the rear extractor to keep the car planted to the road. A new system, the Active Brake Cooling system which works to reduce drag and also cool the brakes, but the cool thing is that the air ducts only open when the brakes are hot.

     The F12 uses the latest Ferrari 3^rd generation CCM3 carbon ceramic disc brakes and its more than sufficient to provide stopping power for this monster. The revised limited slip diff does its job to transfer as much power as possible while cornering the car.

     Although it may not be as good looking or sound as terrifying as the Lamborghini Aventador, the horse does all the other job much better than the bull without a doubt.

Its not a car to end all cars, but the one that will do it all with smiles. The Porsche Cayenne

                                                 
       Porsche Cayenne: probably not in most of our lists of dream cars but definitely one to consider about. After considering the aspects of this car which is a crossover or SUV or whichever way you’d call it, it is quite a definite all-rounder supercar. Here’s why. But before I get to the point, let me begin where it came from. The production of the Cayenne started off in 2002 with many engine variants to choose from; 3.0L V6, 3.2L V6. 3.6L V6. 4.5L V8 and 4.8L V8 for the first gen. You could get it in either petrol, diesel or both in turbocharged engines.  The 2^nd gen Cayenne come out in 2010 which is the current platform but undergoes some changes every couple of years. The new one looks very much better than the first gen model. It is shorter, smaller, lighter in weight, more powerful and has much more technology and efficient dynamics that brings it up to a whole new level. 

     When made a subject of comparison, its rival is the Range Rover which is kind of the celebrity and footballers car. You can see why they compare it to a Range Rover, its because its a luxury crossover with incredible abilities. The thing is, the Range Rover comes from a heritage of off-road vehicles, whereas the Cayenne doesn’t. It comes from a heritage of super sport cars. And with that said, the Porsche Cayenne has grown to be a much better car to have than the Range Rover, unless you’re a footballer. Because of Porsche’s background of creating sports cars as well as their involvement in endurance racing, all the technology and know-hows really contribute to their cars, and in particular the Cayenne. Despite being a heavy vehicle, it still handles like a sports car. I mean, you really can do power slides in it. All the suspension geometry and Porsche’s torque vectoring systems really does it job. Its not just the power but being an SUV, it needs to handle off-road well too. It rides 45 degrees inclined uphills or downhills without a problem and even goes 40 degrees sideways, literally sideways! There’s no questioning of its capabilities off-road as much as it can do on tarmac. And you get all these with a car that does 0 to 100km/h in just over 4 seconds. Of course you can choose the low line engines or the diesel variants for better fuel economy and cheaper tax payments, but if you’re going out to buy a Porsche, buy the one with the best engine. Get the turbocharged V8 with 550hp, with the fact that you have to pay higher maintanence and fuel but who cares about that when you ought to have a great driving experience. Its a car that does everything, it really does.