Ferrari 812 Superfast / 812 GTS History
History
The Ferrari 812 Superfast debuted at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show with a 6.5-litre naturally aspirated V12 producing 800 hp — surpassing the F12berlinetta — along with four-wheel steering (Virtual Short Wheelbase, VSW) to improve agility. Its name was a deliberate throwback to the 1960s 'Superfast' concept cars.
The 812 GTS (2019) brought a retractable hardtop to the V12 GT for the first time since the 365 GTS/4 of 1969, creating what Ferrari claimed was the most powerful open-top V12 production car in history at launch. The 812 Competizione and Competizione A (2021), with 830 hp from a revised high-revving V12, served as limited-production special series bookends.
Production of the 812 Superfast ran until 2024, when the front-engine V12 12Cilindri succeeded it; the model represented the apex of Ferrari's front-engine naturally aspirated V12 road-car tradition.
Body styles
- Coupé (Superfast)
- Spider (GTS)
- Competizione
- Competizione A
Notable special editions & performance variants
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812 Competizione
830 hp, high-revving V12 with titanium con-rods; 999 coupés built.
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812 Competizione A
Open-top Competizione; 599 examples.
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