Ferrari has invested closely in making its V12 compliant with new emissions laws with out the necessity for turbocharging – and the model is dedicated to maintaining its largest engine respiratory freely nicely into the long run.
The Ferrari 12Cilindri has been revealed because the agency’s new GT flagship, utilizing an advanced model of the 6.5-litre V12 that featured in its 812 Superfast predecessor. Bosses say making the engine compliant with incoming Euro6e emissions laws was a big – and expensive – a part of the brand new automotive’s growth course of, and consequently it doesn’t have to pressure induction to chop emissions.
“It is possible to keep selling the car all over the world for the time being and then we will see what happens in the future,” stated chief industrial officer Enrico Galliera.
“The work that has been done on this engine to remain performant and compliant with the regulation is absolutely stunning, which is probably one of the reasons why there are not many manufacturers that keep investing in the V12 engine.”
And when requested by Autocar whether or not a turbocharged V12 could be higher than not having a V12 in any respect, if the agency was finally compelled to make that call, product growth boss Gianmaria Fulgenzi was candid.
“I’ll try to be polite: V12 turbocharging is not in my mind,” he stated.
“The V12 is a naturally aspirated engine for a lot of causes. We use turbochargers after we scale back the displacement of the engine. Of course, we want the identical energy.
“The V12 is pure. It is one thing that creates emotion, sound and acceleration from a low RPM to most RPM. That’s the product we needed to ship.”
Ferrari is now the one automotive maker with a naturally aspirated, non-hybridised V12 in sequence manufacturing; Aston Martin‘s equal engine breathes by way of a pair of turbochargers, and Lamborghini‘s is now solely out there as a part of a hybrid drivetrain. Gordon Murray’s new T50 hypercar makes use of an atmo V12, however is restricted to only 100 models.
Ferrari has not but given any clues to future V12 fashions past the 12Cilindri, however it’s attainable the upgraded engine shall be launched within the intently associated Purosangue sooner or later.