Ferrari 812 Superfast
Why 4.5: The hardware is a 10 — naturally aspirated V12, 8,900 rpm, rear-wheel drive, the last of its kind. The ownership data pulls it down: median listing shows 1,900 miles a year, and roughly a third of Competiziones resold above sticker within 18 months. An enthusiast's engine in a collector's garage.
Layout
Natural habitat
Ride comfort
Sound
A 6.5-litre naturally aspirated V12 to 8,900 rpm, the most powerful Ferrari ever built without turbos and very possibly the last of its kind. But it sits ahead of you in an insulated grand tourer rather than behind your head, which is the only thing keeping it off the podium.
12-cylinder · naturally aspirated · 8,900 rpm redline · rated 9.4 / 10 for engine sound
Market value
Median asking price, good condition · €331k (2018) → €308k (2026), trending down · illustrative data
Child seats · ISOFIX
There aren't any — strict two-seater.
Ferrari's later V12 GT dropped the front-passenger child-seat provision the F12 offered before it — owners report the passenger airbag simply can't be switched off, so there's no factory path to a child seat up front.
The 812 replaced the F12, which did have the option — Ferrari appears not to have carried it forward.
PistonHeads owner discussion (owner-community sourced, not manufacturer documentation)
The long version
This is the Ferrari V12 bought because the owner already has somewhere else to be most weekends, a fourth or fifth car in a collection, insured for pleasure use and driven on the days the weather and the schedule align. That is a perfectly normal way to own a naturally aspirated V12, just not a very active one, and it is why the involvement score and the actual usage tell two different stories. Screamer is earned on merit, 8,900 rpm does not need an asterisk, but the ownership pattern looks more like a rotating garage exhibit than a road-trip car.