2018 Ferrari 812 Superfast

Ferrari 812 replacement to be revealed with V12 power on Friday

Maranello previews its next GT flagship, which is tipped to pack more than 800bhp

Ferrari has previewed a new V12 supercar ahead of a full unveiling on Friday 3 May.

The new model is expected to be the latest entrant into the brand's flagship grand tourer line, taking up the mantle from the 812 Superfast, which has been in production for seven years.

The Italian brand has posted a piece of archive footage to X, in which its founder Enzo Ferrari celebrates the trademark soundtrack of his 12-cylinder engine.

"One day [celebrated Austrian orchestra conductor] Herbert von Karajan said to me: 'listening to your 12-cylinder brings forth a harmony that no maestro will ever be able to interpret'," Enzo recalls.

This is followed by a blurred film of the new car accelerating away from the camera, accompanied by an unmistakable 12-cylinder roar - listen to it below.

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Ferrari 812 replacement to be revealed with V12 power on Friday | Autocar

Maranello previews its next GT flagship, which is tipped to pack more than 800bhp
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Ferrari has stopped building the SF90 Stradale and 812 GTS

Plus: Roma Coupe and 812 Competizione on their way out too

Ferrari sold more cars in the three months between May and July this year than it did in the same period last year. Specifically, 2.7 per cent more. Though specifically, two cars it won’t be selling in the next three months are the SF90 Stradale and the 812 GTS.

In its latest financial update, Ferrari confirmed it had “phased out” both of those hyperthings in this Q2 period – polite, MaranelloSpeak for ‘we stopped building them’. The former is rumoured to be prime for an update, while the latter is of course, being replaced by the extraordinary new Dodici Cilindri.

Elsewhere, Ferrari said deliveries of the 812 Competizione – a car with a mesmerising V12 – and Roma coupe were down, noting they were both “approaching the end of lifecycle”. More MaranelloSpeak for ‘we’re going to stop building them’.

The Comp of course, has also been replaced by that Dodici, while the future of a gorgeous, V8 Coupe in Ferrari’s line-up remains to be seen. The Roma Spider continues to do good business, helping to bolster those Q2 numbers for Ferrari, alongside the Purosangue and the 296 GTS.

 
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