Meet Ferrari’s one-off F12tdf

The Ferrari F12tdf is many things. Notably, a scary, spikey, spiteful 770bhp, track-ready, V12 maniac. But with each one costing £339,000, and all 799 being sold, they’re also very expensive and ruddy rare. But what happens if it’s not expensive enough or ruddy rare enough for you? Well, you pick up the phone and call Ferrari's Special Projects to build a one-off vintage throwback for an undisclosed sum of money. Also known as ‘Lots’.

It’s called the SP275 RW Competizione. A mish-mash of Ferrari nomenclature, design and hardware. Using an F12 chassis, the innards and electronics of a tdf (potty 6.3-litre V12 sending 770bhp and 520lb ft of torque to the rear wheels through a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox), it gets a new design that aims to replicate the 275 GT of the 1960s. It’s also got a wider track, too.

The treatment around the front end is a lot smoother than the standard F12tdf. Same goes for the rear. But there’s also a lot more louvres just like the 275. You’ll also notice the details, like the swooping decklid ‘nolder’ and milled aluminium fuel filler cap, the latter a nod to the 275 that won the GT category in the 1965 Le Mans 24 Hour race. The yellow paint scheme is a tribute to the 275 GTB of the Ecurie Francorchamps team.

Having the engine and electronics from the tdf means that the SP275 RW Competizione gets Virtual Short Wheelbase – Ferrari’s new four-wheel-steering system designed to further ‘improve’ (read: sharpen) low-speed turn-in. It’s just one of six separate settings managed by the steering-wheel-mounted manettino, the others being F1-Trac, E-diff, F1-DC, ESC and SCM. Oh, and 0-62mph seen off in 2.9secs and 124mph in 7.9secs. Will it make it any less spikey? We doubt it.