Ferrari is working on a successor to the 812. It likely won’t debut until later this year or early next, but a new spy video reveals that development on the supercar is continuing. The new spy video doesn’t reveal any new details, but it does show the car zooming around a Fiorano race track in Italy while also filming the car’s screeching exhaust.
The video shows Ferrari continuing to hide the car under a modified Roma body which is also clad in camouflage. One can never be too safe. At first glance it looks like a twin-turbocharged V8 supercar, but closer inspection reveals the test vehicle sports wider wheel arches and a redesigned front bumper with extra intakes to increase its cooling capabilities.
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The Ferrari doesn’t fly around the Fiorano at full tilt. However, it looks like the test driver was having fun behind the wheel, maneuvering the supercar around the many corners of the track. It’s a low-speed slide, but it still looks like fun.
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We know very little about the new V12 powertrain. The naturally aspirated 6.5-liter V12 that powers the 812 Competizione produces 830 horsepower (618 kilowatts) and 510 pound-feet (692 Newton-meters) of torque, and the automaker has revealed that it is working on a more powerful version. However, the automaker did not disclose which engine models it will power. It looks ripe to power the 812’s successor, but the automaker is also working on a LaFerrari replacement.
Most automakers are running towards electrifying their lineups. That will be at Ferrari, with the automaker’s first EV slated to arrive in 2025. However, the Ionic brand will continue to build combustion engines for as long as it can, including at least one glorious new generation of V12.
Ferrari hid the next-generation car under a modified Roma body, indicating that it is still in the early stages of its development cycle. With the new year officially here, we should see Ferrari get its hands on a production body before 2024 rolls around. It may even debut this year, but even if it does, we still don’t expect it to go on sale until 2024.
