Ferrari is testing a successor to the 812 Superfast?

Ferrari was spotted testing a camouflaged Roma with a V12 engine.

The car appears to be a standard Roma, but with a longer hood and a front mask with larger air intakes.

This suggests that the car is not a new Rome variant to be placed next to the current V-8 model, but rather a test mule for the successor to the 812 Superfast. A test mule is a test of a new car's suspension under a makeshift body, in this case a modified Roma body.

The 812 was introduced in 2017 and traces its roots back to the F12 Berlinetta, which debuted in 2012. If this test mule is for the 812 successor, we should see a prototype with final sheetmetal testing during 2023 and a world debut in 2024.

The 812 successor will be mounted on Ferrari's latest platform for front midship cars, first unveiled in 2018, which supports multiple wheelbase lengths, engine types, and seat configurations and can be equipped with all-wheel drive and hybrid technology

While it is almost certain that the successor to the 812 will have a V12, what is less certain is whether it will be electrified in any way: the hardcore 812 Competizione, announced last year as a foregone conclusion to the 812 line, may be the last V12 without electrification or turbocharging. engine Ferrari without electrification or turbocharging.

Ferrari's current 6.5-liter V-12 engine produces 789 hp in the 812 Superfast and 819 hp in the hardcore 812 Competizione. We also know that the limited edition Daytona SP3 is tuned to produce 829 hp.

More details should be known after the Prosangue's debut later this year. The Ferrari crossover will also be based on a new front-midship platform and is expected to be powered by a V12 at launch.