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Ferrari’s V12 horse begging to be broken in
Motor News travelled to Maranello to sample Ferrari’s most powerful GT to date, the 812 Superfast
Ferrari’s tradition of building V12 engines is well documented, as it was this very same architecture that began the Prancing Horse’s 70-year-old journey of building emotive sports cars. In fact, one could go as far as saying the V12 engine is the heart and soul of the famous Italian marque. The main basis of this power plant continues with each incarnation of the engine superseding the one that went before. Based on the 6.0l V12 which powered the 2002 Enzo hypercar, the engine has since done duty in models such as the 599 GTO and, in recent years, the visceral F12 Berlinetta and its more savage, limited-run sibling, the F12Tdf. However, in F12 guise the engine swelled to 6.3l, but still remained atmospherically fed. By the company’s own admission, it was going to be a hard act to follow. Now the company has entered a new chapter in its GT story with the launch of the 812 Superfast, which replaces the F12 range. Motor News was privileged enough to be one of the first South African p...
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