RESERVED 2022 Ferrari 812 GTS

You get a wonderful combination of near-hypercar pace and open-air driving in this exceptionally spec’d Ferrari 812 GTS with a big options list.

Nero with Crema leather, Nero stitching, Nero details, Nero mats.

OPTIONS:
• Suspension lifter
• Adaptive Headlights with SBL Function
• Carbon fibre driver zone plus LED
• Exterior sill kick-in carbon
• Coloured inner details (Nero)
• Coloured safety belts (Sabia)
• Centre console in leather (Crema)
• Upper part of passenger compartment in leather (Crema)
• Cavallino stitched on the headrest (Nero)
• Long narrow Italian Flag motif
• Additional Coloured Mats with Logo
• Scuderia Ferrari Shields
• Black vent Grips on the Dashboard
• Colour upon request for door panel (Crema)
• Passenger Display
• Yellow Rev Counter
• Full Electric seats
• Leather rear shelf to match interior
• Coloured Special stitching (Nero)
• Surround-view
• Full PPF

Ferrari’s flagship Berlinetta exists pretty much in a class of its own, combining the firepower of a contemporary supercar (or maybe even hypercar) within an elegant, front-engined package.

Although Ferrari has a fine tradition of removing the roof from its V12 coupes, in recent years it has reserved it for limited-run ‘specials’. That changed with the arrival of the 812 GTS, the first series-production V12 convertible since the 365 GTS/4 Daytona Spider.

The Tipo F140GA naturally aspirated V12 is a masterpiece, producing 789bhp and 530lb ft of torque. It pulls effectively from just above idle and doesn’t then stop until nearly 9,000rpm (the limiter calls time at 8,900rpm), the final third of the rev band possessing all the manic energy of a 1-litre superbike. It’s connected to a seven-speed dual clutch gearbox and deployed with a vast armada of electronic systems. 0-60mph takes ‘less than three seconds’ and the top speed matches the coupe at 211mph+.

What’s it like to drive?
For all the many good things about the 812 GTS it is a car dominated by its engine and it really is one to savour. It is superbly tractable, and is already pulling hard by 2,000rpm even in a high gear. By 3,000rpm it’s really motoring, by 4,000rpm you’re already faster than just about anything else on the road, and then, at 5,000rpm, it really wakes up. Between 6,000-8,900rpm is where the real power band is, and frankly it’s very hard to find the space and lack of surrounding humanity to indulge in the warp speed acceleration the engine then provides. Some may therefore question the point, but it’s such a thrill to occasionally take the engine there, and of course, just knowing you could will be enough for many.

Despite being a relatively large car, the 812 GTS is easy to place on the road. Using the Manettino, it is possible to make the GTS increasingly angry, while simultaneously stripping away layers of protective electronics. It’s a car that will lose traction extremely easily given even mild provocation, and while it’s possible to hold a slide it takes very accurate throttle and steering inputs to hold and then gather it all back up. Most of the time though, the GTS just glides along, with so much in reserve, and with a warm breeze circulating all around it’s hard not to feel that life is pretty good...

There are plenty of roofless supercars, with extreme performance and price tags, but they tend to be low-slung, mid-engined machines, and nothing can combine the thrill of open-air driving with immense performance in quite the manner of the 812 GTS.

With just 244 miles, this Ferrari 812 GTS is available for immediate delivery.