04 FERRARI 812 COMPETIZIONE
ENGINE 6496cc V12, DOHC, 48v
POWER 610kW @9250rpm
TORQUE 692Nm @7000rpm
0-100KM/H 2.85sec (claimed)
WEIGHT 1667kg • PRICE $1,023,838
LIKE: Dynamics; soulful V12 engine; charisma; relative accessibility for a supercar
DISLIKE: Expensive; quirky brakes; hard to get on the invite list
PILIFEROUS POET Scroobius Pip once said “You see a mousetrap, I see free cheese and a challenge” and after driving the Ferrari 812 Competizione, I understand what he meant. Apathy has no reward because it requires no action, whereas hard things hold the potential for great satisfaction – even if they look a bit dicey.
In this particular analogy, imagine the cheese is the latest in Ferrari’s line of exclusive special-edition front-engined V12 sportscars and the trap is the Fiorano test track in the pissing rain. Intimidated, I was.
Take for example, the new Competizione’s ancestors; the F12 tdf was a wild iteration of the front-engined, rear-drive coupe that was a handful at
