Motoring heaven is a V12 Italian engine at 9,000 rpm.
The sound quality of the performance will vary depending on where you are located. For Australians and Americans, a loud V8 is the best. The UK’s bliss is a straight-six, but if you go to Germany, you will find flat-six as well as inline-five music. Japan is all about turbocharged four-cylinder power. Then we reach Italy. This is where you’re going.
It is the mark of Italian performance and, for many, the soundtrack to supercars. This is because the Ferrari812 Competizione acceleration clip featured here isn’t all that exciting to watch. It is, however aural delight.
Though the clip is very short, it is a good example of what life is like when you can pack 830 horsepower (619 Kilowatts) into an automobile weighing in at approximately 3,300 pounds. Although the 812 Competizione can reach 60 mph in just 2.8 seconds, the truly impressive stats are higher up the speedo. The Ferrari can reach 124 mph (200 km/h in just 7 seconds) and, with the pedal planted, will perform a 9,500-rpm soprano at 211 mph.
After a brief walk around the Competizione, the video switches over to a close-up of the rev counter and a digital reading of the speed. Although this view isn’t cinematic, the sound makes it all worthwhile. Launch control kicks in and the car moves forward at 3,200 rpm. From that point it’s a race for the 6.5-liter naturally aspirated engine to reach redline before the driver can shift gears.
We believe the dual-clutch gearbox may be being shifted manually as there is an audible click as the tach hits 8,600 rpm. This is well below the peak power of 9,200 rpm. It’s difficult to see where the engine stops before it grabs second. However, it slows down for the runs through third and forth. Ferrari claims that the speedo can reach 200 km/h in just 7 seconds. It then reaches 215 km/h (134 MPH) when the driver shifts into fifth gear.
Friends, enjoy the mechanical symphony. Although the Ferrari 812 Competizione will not be the last V12-powered Ferrari it is likely to be the last Ferrari that runs on internal-combustion power. It is not yet known if future offerings will rev as high, but the sound of Italian performance remains alive and well for at least a while longer.