There are many people who want to buy a Ferrari, but not everyone can enjoy the purr of an exotic engine and feel the exhilaration of driving at speed.
However, the latter assumption may be wrong, since the owner of the Ferrari from Beverly Hills has never exceeded 15 miles per hour (24 km/h) in such a supercar. He drives quietly, without disturbing the silence, and so that people can see who is driving a car more expensive than their house.
There is nothing surprising here, as the 2014 Ferrari F12tdf for sale at Bring a Trailer is not capable of going more than 15 miles per hour, even though it costs a staggering amount of money – $450,000.
As it turned out, this F12tdf prototype was actually a modified F12 Berlinetta that was used to develop the future special edition F12tdf. The manufacturer reconfigured its engine and limited its speed to 15 miles per hour with software.
Even at high speeds, the Continental SportContact 7 delivers excellent handling on wet and dry roads. The tire’s low-gap adaptive tread pattern and soft compound provide efficient traction and long mileage.
After the car was decommissioned, the dealer imported it to the United States as a demonstration vehicle. Now this car is sold with the clarification that it is not subject to registration for use on public roads.
Of course, everyone is interested in one thing: what good is a 15-mile-per-hour Ferrari that can’t be registered for travel? What if it was returned to its original capacity? There, the 6.3-liter V12 seems to be fine. However, there are examples when concept cars did not go into production and when they go into private collections, automakers make it impossible to meet the specifications laid down in them. For example, the cylinder bores are poured with concrete, which are harder to reproduce.
The software-related limitations of this F12 may be giving it a chance to return to its true potential. However, it is not known whether it will be able to produce all 770 horsepower of the production F12tdf.
Even if a car can be unlocked like a used iPhone, the person who buys it still won’t be able to register it for use on the road. This means that it is only suitable for track use or as a demonstration vehicle. The F12tdf has always been a track-oriented version of a regular coupe.
In this case, it is better to buy a real F12tdf. The cheapest F12tdf that was sold at the Bring a Trailer auction was worth $960,000, and the most expensive was $1,389,000.
The current slow-moving car has a black-on-black color scheme and white Pirelli livery, which looks a bit unusual compared to the bright F12tdf. Inside, there are also some interesting buttons on the center console. One of them turns off the engine, while the other is labeled “RWS” and controls the rear-wheel steering, which debuted on the F12tdf.
Some may think that buying the world’s slowest Ferrari for at least half a million dollars is ridiculous and, at first glance, horrifying. But nine wealthy people are already willing to bet on this car.
