Building A Six Liter Ferrari V12

Let’s be clear about one thing: you’re going to need a cigarette, a shower, and a few minutes for personal introspection after watching this video. It takes us where few have gone before, to a place more desirable than Scarlett Johansson’s bedroom. It takes us to the Ferrari factory, in Maranello, Italy, to witness the birth of a six-liter V12 engine. The engine in the video was produced for the now retired 612 Scaglietti, but that doesn’t make it any less wondrous. The video is an ode to hand craftsmanship, as each engine is assembled by a single demigod technician, skilled in the art of extracting the maximum performance from aluminum and steel. The end result is an sensory masterpiece that puts out some 540 horsepower at 7,250 RPM, and sounds sweeter than a chorus of angels.

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2010 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti Novitec Rosso

The Ferrari 612 Scaglietti is no doubt a remarkable form or automotive art work and worthy performance contender along side of its 599 stablemate. When you want to take a Ferrari to the next level you do not want to overlook Novitec Rosso. Shown here is a Novitec Rosso 2010 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti featured on our partner site Luxury Auto Direct.

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Spyshots: 2012 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti Successor

The test mule was again spotted, but still nothing is really known about this perticular model driving around near Modena.

You will definitely spot the bulge on the hood, but what it exactly holds is unknown. The rumours suggest this model is due for 2012 and is in the early phase of testing. However, previous stories suggest Ferrari is developing a hybrid system or even a new V12 engine with a twin turbo setup. WorldCarFans even suggests it could be that Fiat’s MultiAir system is temporarily fitted to this test mule in order to see how much performance enhancement can be pulled from that. Read more