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ROBERTO BALDWIN: When
automakers name a car,

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they often choose something that
quickly tells potential buyers

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what the car is all about.

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For example, the
Ford Mustang conjures

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up images of the American
West and unbridled

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speed and freedom.

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Ferrari did that, too.

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But instead of flowery imagery,
they cut straight to the point

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with the 812 super fast.

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To be frank, there's nothing
subtle about this vehicle.

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Underneath the hood
is a V12 beast.

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Those 12 cylinders
push out 789 horsepower

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and 529 pounds of torque.

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But it takes more
than raw power to keep

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this prancing pony on the road.

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It takes tech.

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While the design
of the 812 super

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fast is one of the
best, if not the best,

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in the Ferrari lineup--

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I still have a soft
spot for the Portofino--

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all these scoops and
cavities, they actually

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serve a very important purpose.

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They create a lot of downforce.

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The entire front
fascia was designed

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to push the car down
and optimize the airflow

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hitting the vehicle.

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Plus, underneath the
front of the car,

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active aerodynamic elements
that open and close

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to reduce drag that activate
at 112 miles an hour, you know,

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in case you ever go that fast
and you need to reduce drag.

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Meanwhile, the air that
enters the radiator

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is channeled to the top of the
hood to add more downforce.

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These small vent
by the headlights,

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well, they create downforce.

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In fact, there's little
elements underneath the car

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that do, well, you guessed
it, create downforce.

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That monstrous engine
and all that downforce

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create a Ferrari that has a
top speed of 211 miles an hour.

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Now, that top speed isn't cheap.

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This class starts at $337,000.

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The one Ferrari sent us, spec'd
out with everything, a ton

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of carbon fiber, is $475,000.

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That's a lot of money.

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But it is a Ferrari
and a Ferrari

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that goes, well, super fast.

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Taming all that power
and making sure you're

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going in the right direction
is Ferrari's new electric power

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steering system
or EPS for short.

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Now, it keeps the Ferrari, well,
going in the right direction

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and is deeply integrated into
the rest of the vehicle's

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electronic controls.

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And what's nice is
that it controls

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the torque of the steering
wheel based on your cornering.

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It'll tighten the
torque of the wheel

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as you reach the
vehicle's grip limit,

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so you get feedback when
you're about to push the car

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beyond its corning limits.

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Plus, if you have to
surpass that limit,

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the wheel will give
you feedback to help

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you get the car back in line.

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During my tests, both these
systems worked as advertised.

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When I induced a
bit of oversteer

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in a very slick
corner, the car, well,

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it helped me correct itself.

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And it was subtle without
being overbearing, which is

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what performance drivers want.

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Plus, if you're new
to the supercar world,

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it'll help you from, well,
wrecking your new supercar.

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But I will stress do not drive
beyond your limits, kids.

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And definitely go to a
track and take some lessons.

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While getting to
and from the track,

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the interior of the Ferrari
follows the automakers design

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language and lineage.

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Almost all the controls
are on the steering wheel.

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It's initially
overwhelming the number

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of buttons that are on here.

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But after a few hours, I was
able to decode the buttons

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and levers and twisty
things and everything that's

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here on this steering wheel.

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I will say, though, it takes a
little bit longer to get used

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to the turn signal situation.

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Instead of having a
stock like a regular car,

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you have these buttons--

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button on the right to go right,
button on the left to go left.

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Now, Lamborghini
does the same thing.

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And I actually--
I like this setup.

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It's actually really cool.

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That said, it does
take quite a while

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to erase decades of using your
indicator with your left hand.

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The rest of the interior
is pretty minimalistic.

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It's so minimalistic, in
fact, that there are only two

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buttons for the transmission.

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You have R for reverse
and Auto to put

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the car in automatic mode.

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In order to initiate this
car to get it to go forward,

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you use one of these
paddles, first gear,

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and then you just take off.

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There's also this
third PS button.

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Now, that's for
the launch control.

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Now, this car will do 0 to
60 in under three seconds.

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And in order to
do that, you need

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this button to unleash
the full power of the V12

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sitting under the hood.

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What it has in speed it sort
of lacks in infotainment.

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The super fast
barebones setup is

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located in this small display
near the driver's eyeline.

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I like the location.

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I just wish it supported CarPlay
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for navigation.

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The Ferrari navigation
system works,

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but inputting it with this knob
or your voice is a huge pain.

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And while the infotainment
system is what it is here

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on the right hand side, on the
left side of the dash cluster

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is essentially another
infotainment system

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that is controlled by
its own little knob

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that you can turn and press.

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And now, it shares information
about the car itself.

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In fact, it'll tell you whether
or not the engine and the tires

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are ready for you to really push
the vehicle to its max, which

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is great for a car like this.

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And what I like most about
both of these displays

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is that they're in
your eyeline as opposed

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to over here or somewhere else.

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What's odd but also kind of cool
is that, instead of a center

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display like you would
have in a regular car,

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the 812 has a passenger display
that sits right in front

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of them above the glove box.

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Now, with it, they can see how
far along you are on a trip.

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They can see how
fast you're going.

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And they can control your music.

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Now, other than the fact that
they can hijack your tunes,

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I'm a fan of the system because
it gives your passenger,

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your friend, your family
member, something to do

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while you drive a Ferrari.

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So maybe Ferrari was a
little bit too on the nose

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naming the 812 super fast.

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But it does exactly
as it promises.

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It is a supercar at
every sense of the word.

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It's fast.

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It handles great.

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And it's very, very expensive.

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For people who have deep
pockets and can afford it,

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you're essentially buying a
race car that you can drive

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to the track or to the store.

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