There still happen miracles. Where perhaps a turbo is expected, Ferrari develops the free-sucking V-12 further. And regardless of this, after a long time they win a F1 race. Good news for the brand and about 10 per cent free shareholders.

Undoubtedly exciting forms, while under the skin 15 kW (20 hp) more provide exciting driving performance. Thanks to Launch Control this car is said to accelerate from zero to 100 km/h in less than 3 seconds.

Surprising is that Ferrari only now comes with an electromechanical servo steering, but then also electronically linked to the suspension and the rear axle steering. The engine is slightly bored out, still working in the transaxle compound with a modified double clutch transmission.

What would be a Ferrari without this design? Against the exterior, the renewed emphasis on the air nozzles still appears to be harmless. Outside, a plurality of openings let pass through the air stream, e.g. Immediately next to the LED headlights and in the C-pillar. Aside the air guidance seems to be continued with slight downforce effects.

Since the new color for the 70th birthday hardly occurs. But the four rear lights. If they are switched on, they correspond to the tailpipes of the exhaust system. In between the diffuser and both front and rear underbody adjustable air flaps.

Inside, a new steering wheel, of course with manettino and start button for the engine. Behind the almost spartan equipment, speedometer with integrated digital speedometer. Around this display. Of course, the speedometer is important at speeds up to approx. 9000 rpm.

By the way, this engine is on the way to reach a power of 100 kW/liter. All in all, a wonderful sound will be the reward for the high purchase price to be expected. After all, Ferrari buyers already pay an average of much more than 350,000 euros.

What a vision to commission the former engineer at Alfa Gioacchino Colombo, especially in Italy's bad times after the Second World War, to construct a twelve-cylinder engine. Since Enzo Ferrari primarily thought of a racing engine, the first with only 1.5 liters of total engine space.

And although it later grew in a second version to almost 5 liters, it has little in common with the engine of the new 812 Superfast. The cylinder angle here is 65 ° for even more unruly power. In the eight-cylinder Ferrari changes the crank, but on this competition, we still come.

Also, the number does no longer include the displacement of a cylinder, because that is 6.5 liters divided by 12. Also had the 125 S from 1948 no two camshafts per cylinder row and of course no injection, a direct not even.

And it missed this wonderful dual-clutch transmission with the once again shortened switching times. it simply had to settle for 5 unsynchronized gears. But they both are naturally aspirated engines, at that time with up to 87 kW (118 hp) at 6800/min and today with world-wide unique 588 kW (800 hp) at 8500/min.

Yes, it is a threatened engine, both as a twelve-cylinder and as a naturally aspirated engine. No, the performance is far from (yet) achievable, but in terms of torque they are already superior. And then the 80 g/km less CO₂. But torque is not equal to torque, it depends on how fast it unfolds. And then there is the sound difference . , ,06/18