But with 3, 500 pounds of grand touring car to move, even this splendid engine direct-injection, dry-sump, a sky-high 13.5:1 compression ratio, 8, 700-rpm redline, 65-degree V12 can't hope to serve up the sensations of a track-focused machine, that distinctive corner-exiting moment when you jump into the throttle and the engine's torque hits you in the back like a bag of wet cement.
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