Missing the top spot by only one point in the overall judging system, the 789 hp drop-top was the editorial team's first choice for Car of the Year.
will immediately feel at home in the 812 GTS, for the simple reason that they are, essentially, the same car from the “waist down.”learned, its acceleration is meteoric. This Ferrari’s 6.5-liter naturally aspirated V-12 produces 789 hp at 8,500 rpm, and 530 ft lbs of torque at 7,000 rpm, making the 812 GTS the most powerful production convertible on the market.
This particular Prancing Horse’s tempestuous power delivery is suggested by a long hood that, once lifted, reveals an engine pushed far back toward the firewall, making it clear how “front-mid-engine” translates to such remarkably well-balanced handling. As a V-8 engine is to filet mignon, Ferrari’s V-12 is more akin to a two-inch thick Wagyu Tomahawk that can stop your heart in three seconds—more time than that car takes to reach 62 mph.
Version 5.0 of Ferrari’s Side-Slip Control stability system handily checks in when the driver bites off more than can be chewed, while the Virtual Short Wheelbase 2.0 system employs four-wheel steering to enhance maneuverability. Magnetorheological dampers keep the car flat and stable, with a firm but genuinely comfortable ride over less than perfect roads. Altogether, the 812 GTS, for all its power and size, is not edgy or high-strung.
Elegance and refinement are hallmarks of the interior. Leather upholstery and carbon trim are beautifully executed, and as with every modern Ferrari, the steering wheel is a stroke of ergonomic brilliance, managing to get nearly every control function within reach of the driver’s thumbs. The central analog tachometer “goes to 10” and takes center stage in the instrument display, a welcome presence in an age of videogame-like dashboards.
While its base price may be $397,544, don’t even think about escaping the temptation of an option list that, in the case of our car, elevated the sticker to $534,835, which included exquisitemetallic paint—a $32,904 option. Among thoroughbred supercars, there really is no GT—apart from the spider’s soulmate, the 812 Superfast—that matches the pedigree, unbridled power and sheer perfection of the Ferrari 812 GTS.
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