Ferrari 812 superfast
While the observant will have noticed that it hasn’t actually used it on the official model name of the new 812 Superfast, it has used it on the car’s internal codename. The car’s immediate predecessor, the 2012 F12 Berlinetta , was simply known as ‘F152’ to anyone personally connected to its creation; the new 812 is ‘F152M’. Which tells you a lot about what’s underneath this car, how ‘new’ it really is and how close a relationship it has to the F12. The Superfast is in essence a widely and significantly updated version of the F12. It brings quite a substantial power hike, as well as some transmission, suspension, aerodynamic and steering revisions, to the market for front-engined ‘Super GT’ coupés, which Ferrari so famously dominated and influenced through cars such as the 250 and 275, the 365 GTB/4 ‘Daytona’ and the 550 Maranello. The power increase would thrust Maranello’s latest series production flagship through the ‘800’ horsepower threshold if only us Brits accounted
