Ferrari 812 Superfast

For seven decades, Ferrari has been the dominant force of the sports car realm and as true as what they said that when others try to grab Ferrari to the mane, the Prancing Horse will kick them hard. In other words, when others get more powerful enough to beat Ferrari in its own game, it will counterattack it with more powerful machines in their fleet. One such example is the latest addition to the Scuderia stable.

2018 Ferrari 812 Superfast

Let's begin with this, the brand new Ferrari 812, or in full name, the 812 Superfast, the new and improved version of Ferrari's breakthrough F12berlinetta that responds the needs of a more powerful V12 Ferrari that brings them to the top of the supercar food chain and there are plenty of reasons why everybody's salivating over the most powerful V12 Ferrari ever made.

First and foremost, the 812 now bears a 6.5L V12 engine that produces 800PS of power and 718Nm of torque, that's more powerful than the old F12tdf. That's even more powerful than the LaFerrari running on V12 alone, which is impossible because you can't separate the LaFerrari's hybrid powertrain. However, without all the complicating bits and bobs, the new 812 is a miraculous feast for the Ferrari purists because with no hybrid and turbocharging malarkey involved in the making of Ferrari's super GT car, it's all about bringing freedom to drive to a whole another level.

On the normal roads, the 812 still as civilized as the old F12. You can drive like a normal car on a quiet village and it still works as fine and because the engine features a nifty feature that shuts the engine off when stopped at a set of lights and restarts when you set off, you'd get about 14.9 l/100 km of fuel consumption, which isn't bad for a V12 Fezza.

On the open roads, the 812 comes alive with a set of new rules that will reshape the supercar genre one step at the time. With that V12 engine in place and the improved F1-style double-clutch gearbox, it goes from 0-100kph in 2.9 seconds and onwards to 340kph, which is as slower than the latest version of the Lamborghini Aventador but the truth is, you can't compare it to hypercars because the 812 is much more subtle than that. Instead, it can give cars like Bentley Continental GT and the Aston Martin DB11 a complete run for their money.

Apart from the performance, Ferrari never forgot the memo about the dynamics and while it was an improvement compared to the old F12, there's a major catch; it's got Electric Power Steering, which is a dismay for Ferrari purists, and some high-tech junk that draws inspiration from the F12tdf and LaFerrari to deliver a driving experience unlike no other. Sure, it's got the best of the best in one unique package but those who are brave enough to drive the 812 need to be wise enough to understand what it should and it should not when taking things to the max. Dynamics aside, the aerodynamics played a crucial part of the 812 and while it sounds complicating to mention what's what, it sees a drastic improvement compared to the F12tdf.

That said, if you are taking this car on the track, the 812 is a complete monster and it will take no prisoners on any driver until he gets drunk with the exhilirating performance similar to mastering a MASTER-level, 1000-combo song with one finger. However,, in terms of cruising, the 812 feels rather nice to live with and it soothes your brow all the way home.

The price starts at around 282.934 Euros plus on road costs, which is very expensive by supercar standards, but we are itching to drive one someday.

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