See The New Ferrari V12 Supercar In Motion Testing At Fiorano Observe

Now that the Purosangue SUV is out and about, Ferrari is again at doing what it is aware of finest – growing supercars. On the privately owned Fiorano circuit in Italy, a completely camouflaged prototype was spied going all out whereas doing its finest impression of a Roma. Nevertheless, seems could be deceiving because the automobile’s true identification is sort of a new V12 mannequin to exchange the 812 Superfast and the warmer 812 Competizione that adopted it.

The Roma has to make do with a smaller twin-turbo V8 engine whereas this take a look at automobile has an extended hood to seemingly accommodate a twelve-cylinder powerhouse. A brand new front-engined V12 is a part of Ferrari’s most up-to-date product roadmap, which requires 15 new fashions by 2026. On that record is an EV due in 2025 but additionally a LaFerrari alternative slated to reach “quickly.” How quickly? It is unclear.

Getting again to the prototype at hand, it actually feels like a naturally aspirated V12. It is refreshing to see and listen to a couple of new supercar being developed with such a large-displacement engine when most automakers are all about downsizing, hybrids, and EVs. As initially revealed in final week’s spy photographs, the take a look at automobile has wider wheel arches in comparison with the Roma’s hips. The entrance fascia accommodates a redesigned bumper with a bigger air consumption to chill the beefier engine.

We’ll remind you the 6.5-liter V12 within the 812 Competizione is sweet for an astounding 830 hp, however Ferrari has already introduced a extra highly effective variant is on the best way. We would see it first within the hypercar the place it is seemingly going to be a part of a hybrid powertrain. Debuting on the finish of the month would be the hotly anticipated Le Mans Hybrid endurance race automobile, which might present a window into the way forward for Maranello’s V12.

Since this take a look at automobile doesn’t have its personal physique simply but, it might solely imply an official reveal will not happen anytime quickly. Logic tells us 2023 will carry us spy photographs and movies of prototypes with the ultimate physique forward of a premiere by the yr’s finish or early 2024.

Ferrari might be one of many final automakers to tug the plug on the ICE, and within the meantime, the V12 remains to be getting not less than one other era.