Ferrari mocks 2016 Chevrolet Corvette C7 Z06 with its 2016 Ferrari F12 TDF

One of the distinctions that the latest +General Motors Corvette flagship, C7 Z06 carries is its permanent status as the quintessential butt of all jokes even remotely related to car performance.

First Chrysler, then Ford, currentlly Merceds and apparently now, Ferrari use the failed GM attempt at a budget supercar replacement (C6 ZR1 being the first attempt and strangely enough, considerably more successful) not as a design standard but as a car with flaws their own cars do not have... Granted, making fun of retards competing in special olympics is not a nice thing to do but considering the outright stupidity and fraud underlying the newest flagship, the publicity wounds are not only well deserved but self inflicted as well.

Although in some cases, like with the Generation 5 Dodge Viper, poking fun of the bigger retard may be quite hypocritical, considering that superiority of the new Viper amounts to a lesser extent of failure, there are other cars that managed to fully earn their right to mock the newest failure designated Corvette C7 Z06.

In a nutshell, a recipe for a track ready of a street car is not all that complicated, assuming that one starts with a street car that allows for adaptation to track duties.

1. Pick a durable normally aspirated larger displacement engine and add power in a way that will not compromise durability.

2. Improve cooling and air circulation to limit heat generation and heat soak when driven at the limits of the powertrain.

3. Reduce weight.

4.  Modify aerodynamics to accommodate more aggressive driving style through increasing high speed cornering and straight line stability.

5. Modify brakes to assure anti fading long term use while retaining ease of maintenance and economically feasible cost of replacements.

4. Test the car during comprehensive evaluations and go back to step 1 if necessary.

Apparently there is a new kid on the block, earning its right to mock this piece of shit... The car is none other than 2016 Ferrari F12 DTF.  The car itself is not new and not a true Ferrari supercar, it is front engine and RWD and in its original concept, a grand touring car, with performance going well beyond its true purpose.  Ferrari never claimed this car was a race track oriented design but it never denied it could not be a formidable substitute to the mid engine Ferrari designs on the track, either.  Ironically enough, that front engine, RWD is the configuration that was the original Ferrari design philosophy.

As far as its heritage goes, even though it is presented as a descendant of the 250 GTO race car and visually resembles that car, it is really closer in the concept to Ferrari 250GT, the touring car that served as the starting point to the racing derivatives.

Ferrari F12 is a very interesting car for one reason: it saved General Motors quite a bit of money in developing the current generation of Corvette, going well beyond just an "inspiration" the newest Corvette is a virtual rip off of the Ferrari F12.  Apparently in the effort to fence off any lawsuits from Ferrari, +Tadge Juechter and his team fucked up the rear end of the car to make a more valid point in court, in case Ferrari decided to sue...

Nevertheless, fast forward to 2016 and limited edition of Ferrari F12 named for some peculiar reason TDF which stands for nothing less than Tour De France, a well known long distance bicycle race.  Ferrari clearly makes a reference to the ENDURANCE as the main premise of this version of F12, endurance under hard race track conditions that is...  Considering how much of a piece of shit the newest Z06 is under track driving conditions, this is certainly a great marketing move, clearly benefitting from the embarrassment Corvette C7 Z06 continues to be anywhere even remotely associated with a race track. 

Since GM ripped off the Ferrari in the first place, it is only logical to expect that certain visual similarities would exist between this latest F12 edition and that piece of shit called Z06 but those similarities are there only because the newest Corvette started off as a Ferrari ripoff, not the other way around.

Mechanically, the TDF is as far from the Z06 clunker as car could get, starting with its superior weight distribution down to its naturally aspirated V12 power plant.

The comparisson of specifications between these two cars is outright funny.  The interesting points:
-weight distribution of the C7 Z06 is right down embarrasing, along with its weight and subsequent weight/power ratio.

 Corvette C7 Z06

 Fuel supply system         Direct Injection
 Power output                  650 hp

Base Curb Weight	3584 lbs
Trunk Volume	15.0 ft³
Height, Overall	48.6 in
Length, Overall	177.90 in
Track Width, Front	63.50 in
Track Width, Rear	62.50 in
Wheelbase	106.70 in
Width	77.40 in

 Transmission                  8-speed automatic

Weight distribution	51% Front - 49% Rear
Fuel tank capacity	18.0 US gal

Ferrari F12 Berlinetta tdf

 Power output           769 hp
 Fuel supply system Direct Injection

Overall lenght	183,3 in
Overall width	77,2 in
Height	50,1 in
Wheelbase	107,1 in
Front track	65,9 in
Rear track	63.7 in
Dry weight*	3119,5 lb
Kerb weight*	3351,0 lb
Weight distribution	46% Front - 54% Rear
Fuel tank capacity	24.3 US gal

The comparisson of specifications between these two cars is outright funny.  The interesting points:
-weight distribution of the C7 Z06 is right down embarrasing, along with its weight and subsequent weight/power ratio.

Considering the failed attempt at aerodynamic aides so prominent on the newest Z06, it seems the Corvette team should have waited for Ferrari again instead of jumping the gun?  Certainly, the track oriented modifications to the Ferrari appear to be considerably better thought out and contributing less drag while delivering increase in downforce. 

As with anything else Corvette marketing and outright stupid buyers tend to propagate, you get what you pay for with a car costing three times as much as the piece of shit Corvette, including real track ready credibility instead of optimistic pipe dreams.  Surprisingly enough, no statements from Ferrari regarding producing any supercharged cars in the foreseeable future... No employment offers for Tadge Juechter, either... Oh and no worries that anyone semi intelligent will confuse the dtf for Z06 abortion, no matter how much the delusional owners of Z06 hope, LOL...