New Ferrari 12Cilindri: Maranello's free-breathing V12 lives on!

► Maranello’s new 12Cilindri revealed
► New supercar GT with naturally-aspirated V12
► Priced from €395,000 in Italy, UK deliveries early 2025

A new V12 Ferrari has arrived! Meet the 12Cilindri, a super-modern, supercar grand tourer combo crafted as always at Ferrari’s home in Maranello. Ferrari has taken to Miami to reveal its new 12-cylinder supercar GT, to mark 70 years of Ferrari in the American market.

Unlike the usual launch procedure the brand undertakes, Ferrari has decided to unveil both a coupe model and a 12Cilindri Spider model at the same time. ‘Why did we do this? Because we want to be unpredictable,’ says Ferrari’s head of marketing, Enrico Galliera.

The 12Cilindri (pronounced dodi-chi chilin-dri in Italian) literally means ‘twelve cylinder.’ A rather Ronseal name, but Ferrari’s team wanted to make sure the car’s heart was truly celebrated, as the feeling was they wouldn’t be able to do another V12 without any electrified assistance due to tightening emissions regulations.

‘Trying to keep the V12 was a brave decision,’ says Galliera. ‘Everyone was expecting this engine not to be possible because of regulations, Euro7 et cetera. All of the world has been moving towards electrification, including us. At that time [four years ago in 2020, when 12Cilindri development started], deciding to keep investing in this engine was a challenge but we decided to take it. But making it viable required a lot of work, so it’s basically a completely new engine.’

Absolutely none, meaning this is a direct replacement for the 812 Superfast and sits below the SF90 Stradale in terms of performance. The 12Cilindri features a 6.5-litre V12 codenamed F140HD, developing 819bhp at 9250rpm and 500lb ft at 7250rpm, bouncing off the redline at a screaming 9500rpm.

While some components are lifted from the 812 Competizione, the combination of components used have led to a whole new engine. Titanium con rods have been implemented, which are 40 per cent lighter than previously-used steel ones, and the crankshaft is three per cent lighter than the 812 Superfast’s. The 12Cilindri also uses a valvetrain with a sliding finger follower derived from F1 that allows for a higher valve