2025 Ferrari 12 Cilindri First Look.

2025 Ferrari 12Cilindri First Look: A Glorious V-12 Engine Wrapped in a Car
It’s the ultimate front-engine V-12 Ferrari. And it’s going to be epic.
Ferrari's new front-engined flagship, coming this summer, is perfectly proportioned and refreshingly different, yet 100 percent true to the brand and oozing Italianità through every pore of its lavishly appointed interior. But the essential element of the new car is the engine. The car's name, "12Cilindri," says it all. Perhaps the last of its kind, the tweaked naturally aspirated 6.5-liter V-12 is an evolution of the milestone F140HD unit fitted to the Icona series, the outgoing 812GTS, and the Purosangue. Redlining at 9500 rpm, the compact dry-sump V-12 delivers 819 horsepower at 9250 rpm and a maximum torque of 500 pound-feet at 7250 rpm.
Covered in traditional red crinkle paint and fed by a massive carbon-fiber intake apparatus, the beautifully finished engine has been tuned for even quicker responses and improved drivability. Among the features are trick variable-geometry intake ducts, reduced-friction low-mass valvetrain and rotating assemblies, and a new software strategy dubbed Aspirated Torque Shaping (ATS), which electronically massages the twist action in third and fourth gear for more bottom-end to midrange urge. As a result, 80 percent of the maximum grunt is available from a modest 2500 rpm. o spread the output more evenly over the broad rev range, the seven-speed dual-clutch transmission fitted to the 812 Competizione has been replaced by a closer-ratio, faster-shifting eight-speed unit. At a claimed minimum dry weight of 3439 pounds for the coupe model, the neo-Daytona is said to be 161 pounds heavier than its predecessor, but, at a quoted 2.9 seconds to 62 mph, it still beats it by one tenth of a second. The zero-to-124-mph acceleration time is "under 7.9 seconds." To further improve the handling, the R&D department shortened the wheelbase by 0.8 inch compared to the 812 Superfast. Torsional rigidity is up 15 percent, and there is standard rear-wheel steering to enhance both maneuverability and stability.
While there are no fancy chassis-related innovations like the Multimatic active dampers pioneered by the Purosangue, or switchable anti-roll bars, Ferrari did upgrade the network of electronic aids, which help control the car at the limit and sweeten the handling. For example, the eighth iteration of Side Slip Control virtually closes the gap between grip estimation, recognition, and action. The upgraded brake-by-wire ABS Evo system boasts 15.7-inch front and 14.2-inch rear carbon-ceramic rotors, as well as a claimed 103-foot stopping distance from 62 mph. The Virtual Short Wheelbase 3.0 system is even faster-acting for improved turn-in agility and high-speed stability. Wheel size goes up one inch to 21, with bespoke Michelin Pilot Sport S5 or Goodyear F1 Eagle SuperSport summer tires, sized 275/35ZR-21 in front and 315/35ZR-21 at the rear. The fuel tank holds an unchanged 24.3 gallons, but trunk volume is down from 11 cubic feet to 10. The new active-aero setup is claimed to combine minimum drag with maximum downforce, depending on the driving situation. The key attraction is the rear air management assembly. The top spoiler, which consists of a fixed centerpiece and a pair of simultaneously acting dynamic lateral winglets, is supported by a large full-width diffuser. A network of ducts and louvers, some of which open and close selectively, channel cooling air to the brakes, radiators, oil coolers, and engine bay. Assisted by two sets of complex vortex generators integrated in the floorpan and a pair of wheelhouse breathers, the front spoiler and the rear air deflectors create the full ground-effect whammy above 100 mph, with a 110-pound peak of rear downforce at 155 mph. Press on, and at 186 mph the black box will lock all aero variables in low-drag mode so that the 12Cilindri can storm on to its top speed of "over 211 mph."
The design is clean, modern, and emphatically contemporary, consciously avoiding false retro touches. Among the most salient signature styling themes are the contrasting "delta screen" rear window, the sporty visor-effect wraparound greenhouse, and the black panel that connects the headlights for that anecdotal Daytona wow effect. Other eye-catchers: a huge front-hinged, single-piece clamshell engine cover; a razorback rear end with a pair of unexpectedly rectangular taillights; low-drag wheels milled from four solid blocks of aluminum; and double-edged, full-length lateral character lines, which rise all the way from the front indicators to the voluptuously flared rear wings.