RE: Ferrari reveals 800hp 812 GTS

[Amirhussain]

Oh my I’ll have mine in yellow or a deep shade of blue

[MTK1919]

Those pictures look fresh out of Gran Turismo

Will be epic in the flesh, I would imagine.

[RDMcG]

Looks good and I would not do the subtle sophisticated thing with the grey. Good for a stockbroker or a surgeon.

Give me red.

[tim milne]

What's with the never-ending windscreen?

It's not going to be any easier to climb into with the roof off since the trailing edge of the windscreen extends almost over the entire length of the seat.

You'll be able to spot 812 convertible owners at swanky events by the open wounds on their foreheads

[Sandpit Steve]

So, hands up who doesn’t want a 9000rpm V12 convertible?

Rather as we saw the last of the manual gearboxes a decade ago, there’s a good chance that these are the last of the naturally aspirated engines. Shame it’ll be well north of £300k by the time it hits the road.

[The Prof]

Looks like an mx5 on steroids

[sealtt]

woah very nice!

[WJNB]

LOVE the buttresses
HATE the messy backside
But somehow if I could afford it I'd cope but never in depressing Tarmac Grey.

What a shame that Mazda's clumsy ugly Targa roof MX-5 could not have been as low & sleek.

[Kubevoid]

Some details on the engine might be an idea. NA? SC? Turbo? Engineering info please.

[unsprung]

The Prof said:

Looks like an mx5 on steroids

It looks rather more like something else...

[MikeGalos]

Honestly, with removable hard top panels and flying buttresses the current "spyders" seem more like cars with a sunroof open than an actual spider or roadster or convertible.

[GranCab]

tim milne said:

What's with the never-ending windscreen?

It's not going to be any easier to climb into with the roof off since the trailing edge of the windscreen extends almost over the entire length of the seat.

You'll be able to spot 812 convertible owners at swanky events by the open wounds on their foreheads

I have sat in it with the roof open and roof closed at the launch last Monday at Fiorano .

It's no more difficult or potentially damaging to forehead than any other similar convertible. I'm 6'5" and 88 KGs and nearly 64 years old so if I can manage it - so can you.

[GranCab]

Kubevoid said:

Some details on the engine might be an idea. NA? SC? Turbo? Engineering info please.

Do keep up at the back - it's an 812 Superfast in essence. V12 n/a, 6.5 litres, 800 BHP and it's redlined at 9000.

[va1o]

Gorgeous, proper dream car material

Well done Ferrari!

[Reciprocating mass]

I’ll take the corvette instead please

[redroadster]

Ferrari shows how to have a good model range other than just mid engined take note McLaren.

[virgilio]

Considering that we are at the end of the road for the internal combustion engine, what a way to go! what a car! As a petrol-engined car, this (probably with the Valkyrie) will never be surpassed.
It is somehow sad, but totally glorious at the same time. Like the Sea Fury among piston-engined fighter planes...

[anonymous-user]

Wow. That is all.

[Guvernator]

Wow now here's a dilemma, following a Euro lotto win, this or the recently released Aston Martin DBS SL Volante?

Both utterly gorgeous IMO, would be a really tough decision but a lovely problem to have.

[Baddie]

That is a Spyder I actually want.

Have seen two or three 812’s in discreet colours on the road, somehow they look much better moving and in dark colours than a bright red one in a showroom. Can’t believe how low the bonnet is over a 6.5 litre V12.