The new car that comes after the 812 Superfast is the strongest one with just engines that Ferrari has made lots of to sell.
Ferrari has made a super powerful car called the 12Cilindri. It’s their strongest car with only a regular engine. They showed it off at the Miami Grand Prix to celebrate 70 years of Ferrari in the US. The 12Cilindri is like a new start for Ferrari, says Enrico Galliera, who works for Ferrari.
It’s even stronger than the 812 Superfast, with a new look and lots of new technology. But the important thing is, it still runs on Ferrari’s big 6.5-liter V12 engine. Ferrari worked hard to make sure this engine follows the new rules about emissions, so they can keep selling the car everywhere.
Galliera said, “It’s already following the Euro 6e rules, so we can keep selling it around the world. We’ll see what happens next. Not many companies are still working on V12 engines, but the work we’ve done to make it powerful and follow the rules is amazing.”
Highlights
- 12Cilindri design is inspired by the 1968 Ferrari 365 GTB/4.
- The car goes from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in just 2.9 seconds, and it can go even faster than 340 kilometers per hour!
- The inside looks a lot like the Purosangue, but it has a big screen in the middle that’s 10.25 inches.
Ferrari surprised everyone by showing off both the hard-top coupe and the open-roof Spider versions of their new car at the same time. They’re priced at about 3.55 crore rupees and 3.90 crore rupees in Italy. When asked how many they think they’ll sell, Galliera, a spokesperson for Ferrari, said they don’t like to focus on numbers because they believe success isn’t just about selling lots of cars. They previously said that their new SUV would only make up a small part of what they sell, but that was just to show they’re still focused on making sports cars, not just SUVs. Galliera also said Ferrari wants to grow by making new types of cars and making more money from each car they sell, not just by selling more of the same ones. So, it looks like their new 12Cilindri model will probably be made in similar numbers to the 812 it’s replacing.
Ferrari 12Cilindri design overview
Ferrari’s design boss, Flavio Manzoni, described the new 12Cilindri car as a big change from past models like the 812 Competizione. He said they aimed to make everything work together well, blending technical stuff with aerodynamics. It still shares some features with the 812, like its low hood and strong shape, but it looks quite different overall. One notable change is the front design, which takes inspiration from an old Ferrari model but isn’t just about the past. Manzoni explained that Ferrari always wants to make something new and exciting. They still care a lot about making the car look amazing, with cool details like a backward-opening hood and raw carbon fiber parts. The new wheels are also bigger and made in a special way to make the car look tougher. One cool feature at the back is the flaps that pop up to keep the car steady at high speeds. Despite these fancy touches, Ferrari keeps things simple overall, focusing on making everything serve a purpose. They don’t believe in adding fake stuff just for looks, unlike many other cars out there.
Ferrari 12Cilindri Engine
The new engine in the 12Cilindri is super powerful, making it go really fast! It can zoom from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in just 2.9 seconds and can reach a top speed of over 340 kilometers per hour. Compared to the engine in the 812 Superfast, this one is even better. They made some parts lighter, like the pistons and camshaft, and changed how some things work inside to make it go faster. Ferrari says this engine’s sound and performance are the best they’ve ever made. Even though rules about cars are changing, Ferrari wanted to keep making cars with V12 engines because they and their customers love them so much, even if they don’t sell a lot of them. They believe in keeping the V12 engine alive, even as things change.
Ferrari 12Cilindri underpinnings
The new engine in the 12Cilindri is super powerful, making it go really fast! It can zoom from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in just 2.9 seconds and can reach a top speed of over 340 kilometers per hour. Compared to the engine in the 812 Superfast, this one is even better. They made some parts lighter, like the pistons and camshaft, and changed how some things work inside to make it go faster. Ferrari says this engine’s sound and performance are the best they’ve ever made. Even though rules about cars are changing, Ferrari wanted to keep making cars with V12 engines because they and their customers love them so much, even if they don’t sell a lot of them. They believe in keeping the V12 engine alive, even as things change.
Ferrari 12Cilindri interior
The inside of the car is set up kinda like the Purosangue, with both the driver and the passenger having their own comfy space, kinda like their own special area. They each get their own digital screen too. But unlike the Purosangue, this car has a big screen in the middle for things like music and stuff, and it’s about 10.25 inches wide. It’s also got a special coating to keep fingerprints off. But it doesn’t come with a built-in map thingy. Instead, you can use your phone to show maps on the screen.
The steering wheel has some touchy buttons on it, along with the usual thingy to pick driving modes. And there are some real buttons in the middle console, like the ones you’d see in older Ferraris for changing gears. The guy who designed it calls this part the best thing in the inside of the car.
The normal version of the car has a glass roof, so you can see out, but the Spider one lets you fold the top down in just 14 seconds while driving up to 45 kilometers per hour. But you lose a bit of space in the trunk for that.