Ferrari 12Cilindri priced above $800K

Australian details for the highly-anticipated 2025 Ferrari 12Cilindri have been announced following its local debut in Sydney and ahead of first local customer deliveries from the second half of 2025.

The Prancing Horse brand has confirmed the Ferrari 12Cilindri Coupe will be priced from $803,500 plus on-road costs, while the drop-top Spider version will cost $886,800 plus ORCs.

The prices represent increases of well over $100,000 respectively compared with the 12Cilindri’s predecessor, the Ferrari 812 Superfast.

But that hasn’t deterred well-heeled Australian buyers, with a wait time of more than 18 months now anticipated for a model that prolongs the life of the Italian car-maker’s naturally-aspirated V12.

“The appetite for the 12Cilindri is really strong. Orders have been open since the world premiere and the first cars are definitely spoken for,” a Ferrari Australasia spokesperson said.

“There’s a really strong appetite all over the world for the V12 product and Australia is no exception. There’s a different type of Ferrari for a different type of Ferrari buyer, with hybridisation and soon the electric car next year, but there’s a core Ferrari buying audience who really love the V12.”

Ferrari said it faced calls to drop its legendary naturally-aspirated 6.5-litre V12 for the 12Cilindri because of tightening emissions regulations. Instead, it doubled down its efforts.

As such, the V12 now features new titanium conrods and aluminium pistons, plus a lighter crankshaft, new high-pressure direct-injection system, fresh intake and revised exhaust system.

All of that enables the engine to spin to a stratospheric 9500rpm, and to produce a punchy 611kW of power and 678Nm of torque.

Combined with an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission that shifts up to 30 per cent quicker than before, the 12Cilindri is claimed to launch from 0-100km/h in just 2.9 seconds and to 200km/h in only 7.8sec.

Despite sharing its footprint with the old 812 Superfast, engineers insist they started from scratch with the 12Cilindri, both coupe and Spider versions of which are based on an all-aluminium spaceframe chassis that’s claimed to be 15 per cent stiffer than before, resulting in a minimal weight gain of 30kg (now 1660kg for the coupe).

Being a full-time ‘range car’ within Ferrari’s line-up, the 12Cilindri won’t have a strict purchase prerequisite in Australia, unlike some of the Italian brand’s limited-edition vehicles.

However, Ferrari officials will prioritise sales to prospective buyers who have a history of buying V12 models.

“Customers have shown their loyalty to us, so we want to show our loyalty to them as well. So they will have the first option of buying the car if they’d like to purchase one,” said the spokesperson.

“At this stage, with the amount of cars we’re getting in the first production allocations, those customers have put their hands up and said they’ll take them. So that does limit our options of offering them to new clients, for example.”

The spokesperson added that many buyers have at least one V12 Ferrari in their existing collection.

“There’s no one-size-fits-all for Ferrari customers, but a lot of these customers are the type of person who keeps their car for a long time. I’d suggest they would already have a V12 in their garage.”

Officials have hinted some prospective buyers have even expressed interest in purchasing both the coupe and Spider versions, such is the 12Cilindri’s point of difference within the supercar landscape.

“Some people love it so much they want one of each – a coupe and a Spider – which is now putting a bit of pressure on us to figure out the production and the ability to basically satisfy,” said Ferrari Australasia boss Jan Hendrik.

Remarkably, Ferrari Australia says its buying demographic is actually getting younger, with many clientele now aged in their 30s and 40s.

With prices gradually increasing and more customisation being offered than ever, Ferrari is continuing to be careful about how many cars it brings into Australia – and the 12Cilindri will be no exception.

After all, it is already being tipped to be the very last chance to buy a modern, road-legal Ferrari V12.

Now much does the 2025 Ferrari 12Cilindri cost?
Coupe – $803,500
Spider – $886,800
* Prices exclude on-road costs

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