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Written by Greg Potts
Way back in 1947, Enzo Ferrari"s first road car (the 125 S) used a compact little 1.5-litre V12 that produced a nifty 118bhp. In the years that have followed, V12s of ever-increasing displacement and power outputs have been slotted into a whole range of new cars coming out of Maranello, eventually bringing us to the new 812 GTS with its 6.5-litre, 789bhp masterpiece. Many expected the 812 to be the last of the breed, with stricter regulations forcing the Italians to switch to smaller, turbocharged engines. Now, that may still happen of course, but the man in charge of technological development at Ferrari, Michael Leiters, has told TG that the company is doing all it can to continue the V12 lineage. "We will fight for this engine," said Leiters at the unveiling of the 812 GTS. "We have good ideas for its development. We now have Euro 6 regulations, which forced us to put a particulate filter on the GTS, and there are general emissions and CO2 targets especially for places like China and the United States."
Date written: 11 Sep 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16868
Way back in 1947, Enzo Ferrari"s first road car (the 125 S) used a compact little 1.5-litre V12 that produced a nifty 118bhp. In the years that have followed, V12s of ever-increasing displacement and power outputs have been slotted into a whole range of new cars coming out of Maranello, eventually bringing us to the new 812 GTS with its 6.5-litre, 789bhp masterpiece. Many expected the 812 to be the last of the breed, with stricter regulations forcing the Italians to switch to smaller, turbocharged engines. Now, that may still happen of course, but the man in charge of technological development at Ferrari, Michael Leiters, has told TG that the company is doing all it can to continue the V12 lineage. "We will fight for this engine," said Leiters at the unveiling of the 812 GTS. "We have good ideas for its development. We now have Euro 6 regulations, which forced us to put a particulate filter on the GTS, and there are general emissions and CO2 targets especially for places like China and the United States."
Date written: 11 Sep 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16868
