Ferrari 812 Competizione Has 819 Horsepower, Revs Higher
This is a limited-edition version of the Ferrari 812 Superfast, and it's rumored to be called the Versione Speciale.
Its V-12 engine produces 819 horsepower, 30 more than the standard 812, and it revs to 9500 rpm.
Ferrari will reveal it in full on its social media channels at on May 5 at 8:30 a.m. ET.
UPDATE 05/05/21: Ferrari has announced that its new limited-edition supercar is called the 812 Competizione, and it will also be available as an open-roof Competizione A model (pictured above). They have 176 pounds of additional downforce compared to the standard 812 Superfast and an upgraded exhaust system. You can see and hear it in action in the video below.
We’ve updated the story with more details.
Ferrari is making the 812 Superfast, the successor to the F12, a little faster with this new limited-edition model that's rumored to be called the Versione Speciale. It's more powerful, revs higher, and looks even flashier than the standard front-engine V-12 grand tourer, and it'll debut on Ferrari's social media channels on May 5 at 8:30 a.m. ET.
Its naturally aspirated 6.5-liter V-12 produces 819 horsepower, up 30 from the standard car's 789 horses, and it revs to 9500 rpm. Ferrari modified the V-12's valve timing, coated the camshafts in diamond-like-carbon, and added variable geometry inlet tracts. In our 2018 test, the 812's V-12, which redlines at 9000 rpm, emitted 91 decibels at wide-open throttle and reached 60 mph in 2.7 seconds. Power is sent to the rear through a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox.
The limited-edition cars will introduce the seventh iteration of Ferrari's Side Slip Control (SSC) traction and stability control system, and like the standard 812 Superfast, they integrate rear-axle steering. Use of carbon fiber inside and out reduces overall weight compared with the 812, and a unique aero kit, which includes vortex generators on an aluminum rear window replacement (the Competizione A uses an integrated rear wing), improves downforce—and makes it look wild.
Inside, though, the limited-edition models are similar to the standard 812. The door panels are lighter, and carbon fiber is seen everywhere. We're not sure if they'll only be available in this silver with a yellow stripe spec with a black interior, or how many will be built, but we'll know more when Ferrari debuts the limited-edition model next month.
This story was originally publish April 21, 2021.
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