duPont REGISTRY™ Awards Ferrari F12berlinetta Car of the Year in 2013 Exotic Car Buyers Guide

Oct. 3, 2012 - PRLog -- The most powerful and fastest production Ferrari ever, the F12berlinetta, has been named Car of the Year by the editors at duPont REGISTRY™ in the 2013 Exotic Car Buyers Guide.

Now in its 11th year, the Exotic Car Buyers Guide awards the Car of the Year title to a luxury or exotic car for the upcoming year based on technical design, performance, and styling.

“We have been patiently waiting for a worthy Ferrari 599 successor, and the F12berlinetta is it,” says Publisher Thomas L. duPont. “Ferrari has raised the bar for production supercars, which is why we’ve acknowledged the F12berlinetta as the Car of the Year.”

The Ferrari F12berlinetta joins the Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 (2012), McLaren MP4-12C (2011), Ferrari 458 Italia (2010), and others in the Car of the Year distinction from duPont REGISTRY™.

The Exotic Car Buyers Guide, which hits newsstands October 2, is produced by duPont REGISTRY™ and features more than 100 reviews of the newest luxury and exotic cars for the upcoming year and where to buy them, as well as wheels, accessories, and awards for notable 2013 models.

In addition to the F12berlinetta receiving the Car of the Year award, the editors at duPont REGISTRY™ acknowledged the following automobiles as their top choices in each category:

Best Daily Driver: Audi S8
Best Luxury Performance: Bentley Continental GT/GTC V8
Best Muscle Car: Ford Shelby GT500
Best SUV: Icon Bronco
Best Concept: Lamborghini Urus Concept
Best Exotic: McLaren MP4-12C Spider
Best Bang for the Buck: Nissan GT-R
Best Super Car: Pagani Huayra
Best Eco Exotic: Porsche 918 Spyder
Best Ultra Lux- Rolls-Royce Phantom II Series

Readers can find the 2013 Exotic Car Buyers Guide at select newsstands, commuter terminals and upscale bookstores worldwide. It is also available to order on duPont REGISTRY’s™ website, http://www.duPontREGISTRY.com , or available through duPont REGISTRY’s™ Apple Newsstand app, http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dupont-registry-buyers-gal... .

About duPont REGISTRY
Founded in 1984 and headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida, duPont REGISTRY™ produces the leading luxury marketplace publications for automobiles, homes, and boats, as well as the yearly Exotic Car Buyers Guide. For more information, visit the duPont REGISTRY™ website at http://www.duPontREGISTRY.com .