WHAT FUTURE FOR THE FERRARI V12?

Ferrari’s V12 is a company linchpin. There are customers who will purchase only cars that are so equipped, which means that, despite the threat of being legislated out of the market, Maranello remains dedicated to keeping the engine compliant for as long as possible.

And while the UK traditionally accounts for around 10-12% of Ferrari’s market (North America is its largest), there are many other countries that will continue to take new ICE cars after our ban on their sale has been imposed in 2030. This leaves scope for future V12 production in such markets, possibly using turbocharging or hybrid tech to enable reduced capacity/emissions with minimal impact on power output.

There’s also a global community of track-only Ferrari owners. The 2005 FXX and the 2015 FXX-K proved that there was a demand for V12-based specials, maintained by Ferrari specifically for its clients to use at its own circuit-based events and thus unaffected by road-going legislation.