We don’t know its name yet, but we do know it’s awesome.
Aktualizováno: 24. dubna 2021
Truth be told, the Ferrari 812 Superfast doesn’t need much in the way of improvement. The front-engined V12-powered supercar is both an insane performance machine capable of slaying race tracks and a comfortable cruiser ready to long long miles across continents.
Ještě pořád, chtít a potřeba are two very different things — and there will always be people who want something even faster, even more extreme than Ferrari’s regular production models. And as Ferrari has learned, those people are willing to pay big money for said cars. The 599 GTB was the first of the 21st century’s front-engined V12 models to spin off a hotter limited edition model, in the form of the extreme 599 GTO; the F12berlinetta was next, spawning the F12 TdF. Now it’s the 812 Superfast’s turn to transform into something hotter and pricier — and Ferrari just gave us our first official look at this new limited edition V12.
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The new Ferrari is the most powerful non-hybrid F-car ever made for the street
You like power? Yeah you do. Well, so do the denizens of Maranello, and they made sure the new version of the 812 packs plenty of it. The 6.5-liter V12 beneath that long hood makes a stunning 819 horsepower — 30 more than the regular 812 Superfast. And that’s without the help of turbochargers, superchargers — or, as found in models like the SF90 Stradale and LaFerrari, hybridization. Which means, of course, this new 812 is the most powerful purely naturally-aspirated V12 ever to storm out of the gates of Ferrari HQ onto the street.
This V12 goes over 9000
How’d Ferrari squeeze those extra ponies out of the 812’s V12? Well, in part, by raising the roof redline. While the regular 812 Superfast’s engine redlines at 8,500 rpm, the special edition pulls a Goku and goes over 9,000, revving all the way up to 9,500 rpm. Which, for the record, is insane for any street car motor, let alone one displacing 6.5 liters.
The new Ferrari may be street-legal, but it barely looks it
The new 812 variant belongs in a band with Bill and Ted, because this is one wyld stallion. The aerodynamics have been reshaped right up to the edge of what seems reasonable for a street car — or, in the case of the vortex generator-laden aluminum panel that effectively blocks the view to the stern, a bit past that. (Still, with this kind of power under the hood. what’s behind you doesn’t matter all that much.)
The air-sculpting add-ons were brought to bear in the name of increasing downforce, as you’d expect of a car that’s made to slay all comers at the track. Of course, those same elements — the carbon fiber blade stretching across the hood, the larger front air intakes, the rectangular exhausts, the wide carbon fiber front and rear fasciae, and so forth — also do a stellar job of making the car look extremely aggressive.
This new Ferrari’s name remains a mystery
Ferrari always plays its cards close to the vest with its new models, especially when it comes to their names. As such, we don’t yet know just what this new car will officially be called.
However, the very well-informed Ferrari fans at FerrariChat have some thoughts on the matter. Imola — after the Italian Formula 1 track that is formally named after Enzo Ferrari and his son Dino — seems to be a strong contender, but so does the resurrection of the GTO name. (We have to admit, 812 GTO has a certain ring to it)
We’ll learn the rest on May 5th
Ferrari says the new model’s name — and the rest of the details — will be revealed on Wednesday, May 5th at 2:30pm in Italy, which corresponds to 8:30am in New York and 5:30am in California. Consider it the start of a very entertaining Cinco de Mayo. especially if you’re one of the handful of people who might have the chance to order one.
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Ferrari’s current V12 supercar, the 812 Superfast is, as its name implies, super fast. At the time of its unveiling in the early months of 2017, it was the most powerful road-going Ferrari ever, with its 800hp output.
That is, until it was eclipsed in 2019 by the SF90 Stradale, which packs in a whopping 1,000hp output, thanks to its hybrid powertrain.
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Compared to the SF90, the gains made by the latest iteration of the 812, dubbed the Competizione, is marginal. Its engine is nominally the same, with the 812 Competizione and its semi-convertible sibling, the 812 Competizione A (for Aperta, Italian for “open”) sharing the same 6.5-litre V12 as the “plain vanilla” 812 Superfast.
Power is up from 800hp to 830hp, which represents a less than five per cent improvement. Of course, squeezing even more power out of the engine wasn’t an easy task, necessitating the use of lighter, friction-reducing engine internals, a lighter-weight engine oil and a more aggressive cam actuation strategy derived from Ferrari’s efforts in Formula One.
Thanks to these measures, the engine now revs to a stratospheric 9,500rpm, a frankly astounding number for a road-legal car, that is, one compliant with international emissions and noise regulations.
Naturally, the 812 Compeitizione and 812 Competizione A are also lighter than the car it’s based on, though as with the power output, the gains are fairly small. The new limited-run supercars are just 38kg lighter than before owing to the use of (more) carbon fibre in its construction, though there’s scope to reduce that slightly further if you specify the full carbon fibre wheels that save roughly 900g or so per corner.
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If you thought all that would make the new limited-production Ferrari twins lap the carmaker’s Fiorano test track quicker, it does, to the tune of 1.5 seconds, at one minute 20 seconds. That’s just a second off the aforementioned SF90 Stradale.
These are differences that perhaps most (barring a professional racing driver) won’t be able to discern, but what most people should be able to discern is the whopping premium Ferrari wants over the standard 812 Superfast: Almost 70 per cent more.
Over here, the 812 Superfast already costs S$1.42 million (exclusive of COE and optional extras), but if one were to extrapolate, the 812 Competizione should cost S$2.3 million. For the 812 Competizione A, that price tag rises to S$2.5 million, but such is life when considering an open-top, limited-edition Ferrari.
At any rate, even if you could write Ferrari out a cheque for what is the equivalent of a very decent condo unit in a very decent part of town, all 999 units of the 812 Competizione and the rarer 812 Competizione A, which is limited to a 599-unit production run, have been sold out.
According to a soundbite from Ferrari’s chief marketing officer Enrico Galliera, response for the multi-million-dollar supercars have been phenomenal, and given the Singapore market’s penchant for such cars, it’s more than likely that at least a handful will make their way here.
No word yet on whether any right-hand-drive models will be available, but it’s doubtful that that will be a stumbling block, with a notable example being Ferrari’s limited-edition LaFerrari hypercar.
All 500 examples of the coupe were produced exclusively in left-hand-drive, which excludes it from ever being registered for road use in Singapore (unless on diplomatic plates), but Ferrari dealers ItalAuto still sold “a small number” of them.
