Ferrari has been noticed testing a camouflaged Roma sporting a V-12 engine.

The automotive appears to be like like a typical Roma, however the hood is longer, the entrance fascia options bigger air intakes, and the wheel arches have been modified to deal with a wider observe. The automotive’s sound within the video from YouTube channel Automotive Spy Media additionally factors to a V-12 being examined.

The modifications counsel the automotive is not merely a brand new Roma variant to take a seat above the present V-8 mannequin however quite a take a look at mule for a successor to the 812 Superfast, Ferrari’s present front-engined V-12 grand tourer. A take a look at mule is the place a brand new car’s underpinnings are examined beneath a makeshift physique, on this case a modified Roma physique.

The 812 arrived on the scene in 2017 and traces its roots to the F12 Berlinetta that debuted all the way in which again in 2012. If this take a look at mule is for an 812 successor, prototypes with the ultimate physique ought to begin testing in 2023 and the automotive will possible make its world debut in 2024 or early 2025.

The 812 successor will possible experience on Ferrari’s latest platform for front-midship automobiles. The platform, which was first introduced in 2018, helps a number of wheelbase lengths, engine varieties, and seating configurations. It can be geared up with all-wheel drive and hybrid know-how.

Whereas a V-12 is nearly sure for the 812 successor, what is not sure is whether or not there will probably be some type of electrification.

The engine destined for the 812 successor is probably going the newly developed 6.5-liter V-12 that debuted final yr within the Purosangue. The engine delivers 715 hp within the SUV however will possible provide extra within the 812 successor. The engine within the 812 Superfast, additionally a 6.5-liter V-12, was rated at 789 hp. It was dialed as much as 819 hp for the hardcore 812 Competizione variant.