Fastest ever Ferrari

Class with an exhilarating drive

road and track yet also be comfortable enough to allow its owners enjoy it as an all-round experience.

Given that marketplace, unsurprisingly, no price is quoted. If you have to ask, you simply can’t afford one.

Powered by a new 6.5-litre V12 engine which unleashes 788hp, the 812 Superfast will rocket from rest to 60mph in less than 2.9 seconds and go on to a top speed of 211mph. Much of the power unit’s technology is derived from naturallyaspirated F1 engines.

Ferrari claims that the Superfast sets a new benchmark in the mid-front-engined sports car segment, achieving maximum power output at 8,500 rpm - something, says the company, that no other front-engined production car has ever even come near to delivering.

Maximum torque is 718 Nm @ 7,000 rpm, a significant 80 per cent of which is already available at 3,500 rpm, improving both driveability and pick-up even at low revs. The engine is mated to a double-clutch auto gearbox with specifically-matched ratios.

The car is being launched in a special new colour, Rosso Settanta, which marks the company’s 70th anniversary.

The cabin has been given a sportier, more radical look with more sporty and ergonomic seats, a new steering wheel and instrument clusters plus the latest infotainment and air

conditioning units.