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There’s been plenty of speculation about whether or not Ferrari is mad at a group of YouTubers who have heavily modified an F12. Not only did they cut up the hood to allow the twin turbos to breathe and accommodate the twin exhaust stacks, the interior has been mostly gutted and caged, making it a proper racecar.
Learn why another YouTuber was barred from importing his Ferrari.
In case you don’t know, Ferrari has a reputation for allegedly blacklisting people who do modifications the powers that be in Maranello find tacky or damaging to the brand’s image. A number of celebrities are rumored to have gotten on the automaker’s bad side, meaning they can never buy another Ferrari from an authorized dealer.
One would think this F12 build would anger Ferrari and earn the YouTubers their spot on the infamous blacklist. After all, the guys at DailyDrivenExotics claim it’s the most heavily modified F12 in the entire world.
Whether that’s true or not could be debated, but it’s obviously been hacked up and changed in ways the Italians might not appreciate.
Instead of taking the Ferrari F12 to Italy and showing it off at headquarters in Maranello, the YouTubers who live in Southern California and like going to street takeovers choose instead to go to a Ferrari dealer and show off their ride to a salesman.
Does this qualify as getting Ferrari’s approval? They seem to think it does because the salesman apparently digs the modifications. We don’t think the guy speaks for the automaker and wonder if he won’t face a reprimand or more after the head honchos in Maranello see this video.
Or maybe Ferrari will let this one slide so it looks a little “cool.” We doubt that, but in these crazy times old precedents seem to be breaking down as some want to see literally anything go.
What do you think of this build? Is it tacky? Or is it becoming of the Ferrari brand? Or do you just not care that much about Ferrari’s controlling behavior?
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