The NEW Ferrari 12Cilindri: 9500rpm, No hybrid, no turbos | Henry Catchpole - The Driver’s Seat

The new $435,000 Ferrari 12Cilindri has been named to celebrate the naturally aspirated V12. Because a dozen cylinders arranged in a V is both at the heart of this car and of Ferrari the company. However, the celebration seems to be as much about the simple fact of its continued existence in 2024 as it is the power it puts out. The F140HD engine makes 819bhp and 500lb ft of torque. It will also now rev to 9500rpm thanks to lighter internals such as titanium con rods. That’s 600rpm and 30bhp up on the old 812 Superfast but its figures are almost identical to the special edition Competizione. In fact it has slightly less torque than both. Why has it not made a huge leap on? Well, emissions regulations are making it harder and harder for this engine to breathe and there is a general feeling that we should perhaps just be thankful that it is still being produced. After all I’m not sure anyone has ever described an 812 as needing more power… Of perhaps more concern is that legislation has al