This Is Not The Ferrari F12 GTO

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These traced-over drawings, leaked to the excellent Car News China through the Chinese patent office, appear to show the upcoming F12 GTO. They don't. It's a Ferrari, and it's a GTO, but not the one everyone thinks.

This appears to be the Ferrari SP Arya, a custom, one-off car built by Ferrari's Special Projects division for a wealthy Indian client in Dubai. Ferrari Magazine profiled the car and the owner Cheerag Arya back in their March issue.

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So what is the car really, if it's not a F12 GTO? It's actually a Ferrari 599 GTO done up in a very aerodynamic body. Compare the patent drawings to the one render leaked out upon the SP Arya's reveal and you'll see the resemblance.

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Other clues are the distinctive and steeply raked beltline of the car, the 599-GTO rear-arch winglets, and of course with door mirrors, which are straight off a 599.

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This leak courtesy of Car News China is the second big Ferrari leak of a Special Projects vehicle in just a few weeks, following the SP FFX's patent documents going public in early October.

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Photo Credits: Car News China, where you can see the rest of the leaked images