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What Would the Ferrari 812 Superfast Look Like as a Mid-Engined V12 Supercar?

There are lots of supercar brands in the world, some younger than others, but there's only one Ferrari. The Italian prancing horse is almost synonymous with fast, expensive cars, and we're apprehensive about any changes to its formula. That said, any mid-engined V12 is exciting for us.
What Would the Ferrari 812 Superfast Look Like as a Mid-Engined V12 Supercar? 3 photos
Photo: YouTube screenshot/TheSketchMonkey
What Would the Ferrari 812 Superfast Look Like as a Mid-Engined V12 Supercar?What Would the Ferrari 812 Superfast Look Like as a Mid-Engined V12 Supercar?
Almost throughout its modern life, Ferrari had two tiers of cars. You had the entry-level mid-engined V8 models like the 360, F430 or 458, followed by the front-engined V12s.

The lineage can be traced all the way back to the 1950s with the 340 America and is sisters, but as split into two - pure 2-seaters like the 599, F12 and modern 812, or 2+2 models like the 612 Scaglietti, the FF and its successor, the GTC4Lusso.

Now that we've got that out of the way, what's this thing about a mid-engined V12? Well, in short, the new Corvette is making the whole car design industry think about where the engine in a supercar is supposed to go. And moving it from one end to another seems to be an easy way to add excitement.

The 812 Superfast is just that, as well as Superexciting and Superexotic. Gordon Ramsay probably wouldn't change it for the world, but if Ferrari did decide to put the V12 behind the driver, we bet the celebrity chef would immediately place an order.

We don't need to tell you that some of the most famous Ferraris did have twelve cylinders behind the driver. We're talking about the iconic Testarossa and the BB series (Berlinetta Boxer). The LaFerrari has a V12, and so does the Enzo.

But what would it look like if the 812 Superfast suddenly decided to challenge the Lamborghini Aventador? From a design point of view, this rendering by TheSketchMonkey tried to answer that in this video.

It's not an easy task, going from a supercar with a really long hood and simple lines to a mid-engined machine. Ferrari has a certain way it likes to do the A-pillar, and the artist tried to stay true to that.

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About the author: Mihnea Radu
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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