Ferrari F TRS Custom Made

One-off Ferrari F12 TRS debuts in Ferrari Cavalcade 2014

You really have to put in a lot of money to get yourself Ferrari. Imagine what would take to get a one-off custom designed Ferrari. You have to ask the person who bought one. One of the 90 cars taking part in the third edition of the Ferrari Cavalcade was the F12 TRS, a one-off custom design from Ferrari.

The F12 TRS is based on the F12berlinetta. The custom made car was developed at a client’s request as an extreme, two-seater, open-top sports barchetta. One of the inspirations for the project was the 1957 250 Testa Rossa. In fact, the F12 TRS is Flavio Manzoni and the Ferrari Style Centre team’s modern, innovative take on that legendary car’s spirit and pays homage to it in its moniker.

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The F12 TRS, like all one-off Ferraris, is the product of Ferrari’s now-classic approach of creating a truly integrated design. The custom made car, however, does not get any more powerful as it has the same performance figures as the F12berlinetta including 0-100 km/h acceleration in 3. s and 0-200 km/h acceleration in 8.1 s, thanks to the 730 bhp and maximum torque of 690 Nm at 9,000 rpm unleashed by its 6.2-litre V12 engine. But do you really need a car to be more powerful than the one which Jeremy Clarkson himself said would be better off with “less” power?

The F12 TRS shares the same Ferrari design language. From the leading edge of the typically sharp Ferrari nose, aggressively sculpted forms flow back over the bonnet, while a low, wraparound windscreen forms a long dark band of glass in contrast to the car’s body. The V12 engine’s signature red cylinder heads are visible through a window in the engine lid, a concept inspired as much by the front-engined Ferrari sports cars of the 1950s as the more recent mid-engined berlinettas. The aerobridge, introduced on the F12berlinetta, has been given a new treatment in this car, resulting in a sculptural design that runs back from the flanks along the entire length of the car.

rp_Ferrari-F12-Berlinetta-6.jpgImage of the standard Ferrari F12 Berlinetta

The design of the rear is a evolution of the T-shaped graphic that characterises the F12’s truncated tail and is influenced to some extent by the cabin shape with long fuselage fairings running behind the headrests into the rear spoiler. A smooth ramp runs from the central tunnel too, linking interior and exterior and creating a longitudinal aerodynamic channel to deliver an innovative Venturi effect completed by a vent under the spoiler.

The cockpit is light and pared-back to the barest driving essentials, creating a sense of powerful, sportiness with no concessions to comfort. Even some of the controls for the likes of the air conditioning, for instance, have been cut back, while the glove compartment, central air vents, mats, audio system, window controls and odds-and-ends holders have all been removed. Most of the materials used aboard, such as black matt carbon-fibre, leather and Alcantara, are technical, while the same multi-layer red paint developed specifically for the exterior adorns the central tunnel and the door panels.

Although inspired by the traditional Rosso Corsa, the new bodywork colour was developed using multi-layer and micalised paint technologies.

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