Ferrari has just reveled the new 458 Italia and with deliveries set to begin in January, Ferrari already has its sights on the 458 Spider. With that already in the pipelines and the California still fresh on the market, Ferrari is turning its attention from the V8 range to its V12 flagship range. CAR magazine recently sat down with Ferrari CEO and managing direcotr Amedeo Felisa, who revealed the full roll-out schedule for at least three new V12 supercars currently under development in Maranello.
First to be replaced will be the 612 Scaglietti which has been on the market since 2004. Five years on the market may not seem like a long time, but the Scag hasn’t exactly won the hearts and minds of enthusiasts and customers. And due to this, Ferrari is apparently moving ahead with its replacement, due to hit the market by 2012.
And around the same time, we can expect to see the long anticipated successor to the Enzo. Although Ferrari has been working on hybrid propulsion and other forms of green technology, expect the Enzo replacement to follow in the footsteps of the 280GTO, F40, F50 and Enzo and receive a more conventional V12 or possibly a twin turbo V8 to drive Maranello’s new benchmark hypercar.
So with the hypercar already in the works, next up will be the replacement for the 599 GTB Fiorano but that will take a little longer. The two seater GT was just introduced a few years ago and was recently treated to a new HGTE package to keep it ahead of the competition. Though the new 458 Italia is already expected to outrun the Fiorano, and with arch-rival Lamborghini hard at work on a successor to the Murcielago, Ferrari insists it isn’t planning to replace the 599 before 2015.
So there you have it then, three new V12 Ferrari’s that will be introduced in stages over the next six years. If you have your sights on owning one of the top range prancing horses, then this would be the best time to start saving for the next generation Enzo or others.
