NEW – Maranello’s latest front-engined Berlinetta magnifies the invitation to grand touring.
No need to search. Ferrari is the last manufacturer to produce a naturally aspirated 12-cylinder engine. For how much longer? Nobody really knows, but at the cost of reducing the weight of the moving parts – titanium connecting rods and aluminum alloy pistons – and the adoption of valves from Formula 1, two exhaust manifolds 6 in 1 and a particle filter, the engine manufacturers have achieved this little miracle of meeting depollution standards to maintain the firm’s signature engine with the prancing horse.
The V12, as we know, is a state within a state at Ferrari. Since 1947, it has represented the essential piece of their character. In this area, the Dodici Cilindri (“twelve cylinders”, in French) will not disappoint fans of the genre. It inherits the latest generation of the 6.5-liter F140HD unit already equipping the limited series 812 Competizione. It provides the impressive power of…
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