2013 Ferrari F12berlinetta

The world's most powerful road-going Ferrari proves more thrilling than fearsome.

When I was a gawky, car-obsessed teenager, I convinced my parents to stop at the Ferrari factory in Maranello during a family vacation in Italy. After casually attempting (and failing) to persuade the gatekeeper that I deserved a factory tour, I skulked to the gift shop across the street and settled for a golf ball-sized Ferrari-esque metal shift knob. The memento seemed like an appropriate way to commemorate my near-brush with the automotive legend.