The Ferrari 812 Superfast offers levels of performance that would have been once inconceivable for a front-engined Grand Tourer but despite how incredible it is, the Italian car manufacturer is already working on a successor.
We’ve had the opportunity to see the new vehicle getting put through its paces on a handful of occasions in recent months. This particular test mule would like you to believe that it is a Ferrari Roma but to those in the know, this is clearly a test mule for the 812’s replacement dressed with a few body panels from the Roma.
Varryx spotted the car during road testing in Italy. Not only did he have the chance to see it on the move but at one stage, the Ferrari test driver opened up the hood, revealing the V12 in all its glory (albeit from a distance).
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Making this spy video particularly exciting is the fact that the test driver performed a couple of hard acceleration runs in the car, allowing us to hear the naturally-aspirated V12 in all its glory. While details about this engine aren’t yet known, it will probably displace the same 6.5-liters as it does in the 812 but be tuned to deliver more than the 819 hp of the 812 Competizione.
Given that Ferrari will not implement some kind of forced induction into the V12 in a bid to cut emissions and improve fuel economy, it’s likely that it will implement a hybrid system. As the V12 is already so powerful and considering that Ferrari won’t want the 812’s successor stepping on the toes of the 986 hp SF90 Stradale, it will probably opt for a simple hybrid system with a small electric motor that could lift grunt to around the 900 hp mark.