Ferrari is set to maintain its V-12 alive as a result of its new supercar is known as after the variety of cylinders it has: twelve. However the 12Cilindri is not the top of the story for the large-displacement powertrain. Maranello intends to maintain the V-12 alive for so long as legally doable.
Talking with Australian publication Automobile Knowledgeable, Ferrari’s head of Product Advertising Emanuele Carando reassured fans that the corporate will proceed churning out vehicles with the 6.5-liter monster till it is outlawed. “We’ll produce naturally aspirated V-12s till the legislation [no longer] permits us to. We hope the legislation sooner or later will proceed to indicate alternatives, in all probability engaged on new petrol which is extra sustainable.”
Within the new 12Cilindri Coupe and Spider, the 6.5-liter powerhouse spins to 9,500 rpm however the engine is technically able to revving to 10,000 rpm. Ruggero Cevolani, the person accountable for the V-12 program, says the decrease rev restrict was intentionally chosen to maximise energy supply to keep away from a “drop off within the sensation of fixed acceleration.”
He added that Ferrari is before everything an “engineering firm,” which is why efficiency was prioritized over hitting the magical 10,000-rpm barrier. It nonetheless would not have been the highest-revving engine ever fitted right into a street automotive. That title goes to the Gordon Murray Automotive T.50 with a formidable 12,100 rpm. The Aston Martin Valkyrie can be louder than the 12Cilindri, maxing out at 11,100 rpm. One other notable point out is the Ariel Atom V8 at 10,600 rpm.
Beforehand, Ferrari Chief Design Officer Flavio Manzoni admitted {that a} turbocharged V-8 is best by way of efficiency than a V-12, including the twelve-cylinder unit isn’t probably the most environment friendly engine on the market. However, the corporate should “battle for this engine” to maintain it alive for so long as doable because it’s extra emotional than smaller choices.
Though the V-12 has a brand new lease on life, Ferrari tasks it’ll promote fewer vehicles with combustion engines within the coming years as soon as the corporate’s first EV arrives in 2025. By the top of the last decade, the purpose is to have electrical autos account for 40 % of all deliveries. One other 40 % are anticipated to be hybrids, leaving simply 20 % for pure ICE fashions.
Regardless of a projected gradual discount of combustion-engine automotive gross sales, CEO Benedetto Vigna mentioned final yr the “ICE nonetheless has quite a bit to do.” The adoption of extra sustainable fuels is seen as a doable resolution to maintain ICE alive for the lengthy haul.
Ferrari is not the one high-end model nonetheless investing in V-12 engines. Aston Martin has a brand new Vanquish on the way in which with the identical variety of cylinders and much more muscle, albeit it’s not a good comparability because it packs two turbochargers. Gaydon’s upcoming engine is rated at 824 hp and 738 lb-ft whereas the 12Cilindri pumps out 818 hp and 500 lb-ft.