Ferrari 812 Superfast

Ferrari 812 Superfast – Overview

The Ferrari 812 Superfast, first and most difficult challenge face when it decides to develop a new model is to push the boundaries of its own achievements. This challenge is made tougher that involves designing a new 12-cylinder engine, the power unit that hailed the start of the glorious Prancing Horse story 70 years ago in 1947 and is the most powerful and fastest road-going Ferrari ever built.

The Ferrari 812 Superfast’s first digit relates to the car's power rating of 800 Cavalli Vapore—Italian for horsepower, which translates to 789 horses and the 12, that corresponds to the cylinder count. The stunning prancing horses boast a melodious naturally aspirated V-12 housed between front fenders so perfectly shaped, they could have been carved by Michelangelo.The convertible variant, called the GTS, the droptop shares much with the coupe. Compared with the Superfast, the GTS has a similarly sleek look, but its tail end incorporates two buttresses that house the roof-folding mechanism.

Ferrari offers the 812 Superfast and GTS in a single spec that features carbon-ceramic brake rotors, 20-inch wheels, and an interior slathered in aromatic leather. According to Ferrari, they "visually embody a sense of forward thrust." The Ferrari 812 Superfast rivals that includes Aston Martin DBS, Lamborghini Aventador and McLaren 570S.

Ferrari 812 Superfast – Exterior

The Ferrari 812 Superfast mated with a twenty-inch wheels keep it grounded to the pavement, and the list of standard exterior features includes a dual stainless-steel exhaust; heated, power-folding side-view mirrors; a lip spoiler; rear fog lights; LED taillights; and automatic LED projector-beam headlights with an auto-levelling feature.

Ferrari 812 Superfast – Interior

The Ferrari 812 Superfast cabin provides seating for two, with reasonably spacious accommodations, good ergonomics, and modern design. Ferrari eliminated the typical steering-wheel stalks and instead put push-button controls for the wipers and turn signals on the spokes for drivers to embrace the grand-touring nature of the 812 and keep their hands on the wheel at all times. As for storage space, the coupe outshines many competitors, offering 509 litre of cargo volume, whereas the GTS's roof-folding equipment offering 311 litres of cargo volume.

Ferrari 812 Superfast - Features

Neither the Ferrari 812 Superfast nor the GTS has received an overall crash-test rating and like a lot of supercars, neither offers much by way of driver-assistance features. Key safety features include standard backup camera and standard front and rear parking sensors.

The Ferrari 812 Superfast comes with a six-speaker stereo, an integrated navigation system with a voice-activation feature that comes standard along with Bluetooth phone pairing and music streaming. An option to have Apple CarPlay capability, but Android users are out of luck.

Ferrari 812 Superfast - Powertrain  

The Ferrari 812 superfast gets their muscle from a 789-hp 6.5-liter V-12, which delivers a bracing 718 Nm of torque at 7,000rpm to the rear wheels via a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic. The Ferrari 812 Superfast guttural growl and rises to an ear-piercing shriek mated with a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission.

The Ferrari 812 Superfast make full use of that huge power and to guarantee perfect weight distribution, the car exploits a highly evolved transaxle architecture that couples a front-mounted engine with a rear-mounted transmission. The engine sends torque exclusively to the rear wheels.

Ferrari 812 Superfast - Fuel Consumption

Ferrari 812 Superfast - Driving Performance

It is also the first Ferrari equipped with EPS (Electric Power Steering) to fully exploit the potential of the car in terms of performance by integrating it with all the electronic vehicle dynamics controls. The aero design is part of Ferrari’s ongoing commitment to continually improving performance both in terms of speed and augmented vehicle dynamics for a more exhilarating driving experience. The dazzling performance from 0 – 100 km/h run in just 2.7 seconds with a mere 340 km/h top speed.

Ferrari 812 Superfast - Conclusion 

The Ferrari 812 Superfast and GTS embody the grand-tourer archetype with their comfortable driver-focused cabins, melodious V-12s, and incredible performance. Intensive research and development focused on exploiting Ferrari’s wealth of track-derived engineering know-how has produced the 812 Superfast, designed to offer its drivers both benchmark performance across the board and the most riveting and rewarding driving experience possible.