PASSION & Precision

A brand new V12 supercar! In this era of downsizing & electrification, that's about as rare as seeing a total eclipse and the Northern Lights on the same day. But if the V12 remains the heart & soul of the automobile, well, then, Ferrari is its saviour.

- DHRUV BEHL

THE KING IS DEAD. LONG LIVE THE KING...

Let's say for a second that you're not a car person-you wouldn't be reading this if you weren't, but for purposes of making a point let's assume that anyway - let's say that you're going through the motions of life, the daily rigour as it were, which has the potential of blending everything into a dull greyscale at times. Well, that's exactly when you need that flash of rosso - that flicker of blood red - to roar across the canvas, to awaken your soul, to give you hope, to inspire, to show you just what's possible...

Well, in short, this is what's possible! The 12Cilindri (dodici cilindri), which translates to '12 Cylinders.' They're literally spelling out the number of cylinders in the name Why, you ask? Well, because of how rare it is today to see the introduction of a non-electrified brand-new twelve-cylinder machine.

Don't forget, the very first Ferrari - the 125 S from 1947 had a 1.5-litre V12 designed by Gioacchino Colombo. In fact, the Colombo V12's were tweaked and developed all the way to 1988, and, of course, a Colombo V12 powers the most valuable Ferrari of all-time - the 1962 250 GTO. Enzo Ferrari once famously said that the V12 was the "original" Ferrari, and everything else was just a derivative. And so this brand-new model from the Prancing Horse catapults all that tradition and heritage smack bang into the future. It may be an uncertain future, but it's one in which - thanks to Ferrari - the V12 will live on. And thank God for that. Or to be more precise, thank the Prancing Horse for that.

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