The new 12Cilindri might be the bravest Ferrari yet.
Created in a climate of uncertainty, the successor to theBack in 2020 when work began on the 12Cilindri a dark cloud hung over the future of large combustion engines and, to put in bluntly, it didn’t look great for the V12.More and more European cities were threatening combustion car bans , plus higher taxationaspirated V12 wouldn’t have a hope in hell of passing them.
The logical decision would have been downsize to a hybrid V6 for its flagship GT – just like the one that drives the smallLuckily logic rarely dictates anything Ferrari does and with a typical Italian shrug, it went ahead and created the car it wanted to make, regardless of whether it could sell it, or not.
What’s not up for debate is the fact that the two-seat front engined coupe and Spider looks sensational. Drawing influence from the brand’s most famous V12 back catalogue, it has frontal styling lifted from the 1968 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona.There’s also a glorious 1970s feel to the design, with the glass canopy and delta wing-the same period.Beneath the skin the 12Cilindri unlikely ever to be sued for false advertising as taking prideUnusually, for a car launched in 2024, the big V12 does without any electrification.
as 10.25-inch infotainment system. As with other Ferrari models a third 8.8-inch display in front of the passenger is also available.1600-watt sound system will also be available, plus endless ways to customise andExpected to arrive in Europe before the end of 2024, the Ferrari 12Cilindri should land inIt won’t be cheap but when you consider the looks, performance and the way it is expected to drive, we think Ferrari’s V12 gamble will pay off handsomely.
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