Ferrari eight hundred twelve Superfast Unveiled Ahead of Geneva Debut
A head of its debut at two thousand seventeen Geneva Motor Showcase next month, Ferrari dropped the veil surrounding the successor to the F12 grand tourer. Once rumored to use a Formula 1-style hybrid setup, the fresh Ferrari eight hundred twelve Superfast ditches modernity for history and uses a powerful naturally aspirated V-12.
According to Ferrari, the eight hundred twelve Superfast builds on the F12 and F12tdf that preceded it and is aimed at «clients requesting the most powerful and off the hook Ferrari in the range.» And that`s exactly what Ferrari has done with this car.
The eight hundred twelve Superfast`s V-12 displaces 6.Five liters and, according to Ferrari, develops seven hundred eighty nine horsepower and five hundred twenty nine lb-ft for torque and redlines at a screaming 8,500 rpm. Ferrari is keen to state that «no other front-engine production car has ever even come near to delivering» the 812`s one hundred twenty one horsepower per liter.
Torque delivery has also been improved from the F12 and F12tdf, with max torque found at 7,000 rpm and 80% available from Three,500 rpm. To achieve these figures, Ferrari adopted a direct injection system and variable geometry intake tracts to produce fuel at an astonishing Five,076 psi. For comparison, the injectors on a two thousand seventeen Chevrolet Corvette Z06 – which has six hundred fifty horsepower and six hundred fifty lb-ft of torque – only produce Two,175 psi.
Coupled to that engine is a retuned version of Ferrari`s seven-speed dual-clutch automatic that offers shorter up and down shifts inbetween gears and sharper throttle response.
But what do all these facts and figures mean in the real world? What can the eight hundred twelve Superfast truly do? For starters, Ferrari claims that 0-62 mph takes just Two.9 seconds and that the 812`s top speed is two hundred eleven mph, only six mph slower than the LaFerrari hybrid hypercar.
In turns, the eight hundred twelve Superfast is helped by the latest version of Ferrari`s Side Slip Control and Virtual Brief Wheelbase systems. The eight hundred twelve Superfast is also the very first Ferrari to make use of an electrical power steering unit, something we`re not sure will be warmly received. But, according to Ferrari, it is in «accordance with Ferrari`s uncompromising engineering treatment, and is used to fully exploit the potential of the car`s spectacle.»
The eight hundred twelve Superfast was designed in-house by Ferrari`s Styling Centre and previews the design language for other front-engine Ferrari`s to come. According to the designers, the two-box design with a high tail is «reminiscent of the glorious one thousand nine hundred sixty nine 365 GTB4,» with the flanks visually shortening the tail of the car considerably. The paint is a fresh special color dubbed, Rosso Settanta and helps mark the company`s seventy th anniversary.
Ferrari hasn`t disclosed what the eight hundred twelve Superfast will cost, but given that it`s the successor to the F12 ($320,000) and F12tdf ($490,000), we`re guessing it will cost somewhere inbetween those two.