Summary
The Ferrari 812 Superfast was a high-performance two-seat sports car and the flagship of the ‘regular’ Ferrari range. it was launched in 2017 as a replacement for the Ferrari F12 Berlinetta, and remained in production until 2023 after which it was itself replaced by the latest Ferrari 12Cilindri.
The coupé 812 Superfast was joined in 2019 by the targa-roofed Ferrari 812 GTS, which hit UK streets in summer 2020. An ever-higher-performance version called the 812 Competizione came along a couple of years after that.
The 812 Superfast received mostly outstanding reviews from the UK motoring media over its life (with the notable exception of Jeremy Clarkson), with particular praise for its performance and comfort. The only criticisms were related to its expense and lack of practicality, neither of which are likely to bother potential customers.
As of January 2025, the Ferrari 812 Superfast and 812 GTS have a Used Car Expert Rating of E, with a score of 53%. Inevitably, the best results are for the car’s media reviews, while the score is dragged down by high running costs. However, anyone who can afford a used 812 Superfast is likely to be fairly comfortable with the required financial obligations.
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Key specifications
Body style: Coupé and targa
Engine: petrol V12
Price when new: From £263,098 on-road
Launched: Spring 2017
Last updated: Summer 2020
Ended production: Autumn 2023
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Media reviews
Highlighted reviews and road tests from across the UK automotive media. Click any of the boxes to view.
Auto Express
Model reviewed: 812 GTS
Score: 10 / 10
“As a potential farewell to Ferrari’s series production V12 engine in pure petrol form, the 812 GTS is a fitting sign-off that stays true to the brand’s values. The performance is truly astonishing, but it’s how it delivers it and the sensations it conjures as part of the experience that makes this an impossible car not to fall for. Bravo Ferrari.”
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Model reviewed: Range review
Score: 10 / 10
“A replacement for the Ferrari F12, the 812 Superfast goes straight into the brand’s hall of fame as an all-time great.”
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Auto Trader
Model reviewed: 812 Superfast coupé
Score: 10 / 10
“The Ferrari 812 Superfast is the successor to the F12berlinetta. It is Ferrari’s fastest car built for the road instead of track, with its most powerful V12 engine to date. Yet it has ample boot space for proper luggage and is comfortable enough for long distances. Is this the ultimate Ferrari?”
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Car
Model reviewed: 812 GTS
Score: 10 / 10
“The Ferrari 812 GTS might be a familiar enough kind of concept, but no one else – not Aston, certainly not Bentley – gives an open-topped V12 GT such searing aggression. Think of the 812 GTS more as a supercar that breaks with convention than a sporting GT and you’ll have some idea what to expect when you flatten that throttle on a damp road.”
Author: Ben Barry
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Model reviewed: 812 Superfast coupé
Score: 10 / 10
“The Ferrari 812 fulfils the tough brief in a dazzling fashion. Easier to live with in normal driving than the 488 but utterly absorbing when stretched, it blurs the lines between GT and supercar to the point where it lacks a rival that can match its breadth of ability.”
Author: Matt Joy
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Carbuyer
Model reviewed: 812 Superfast coupé
Score: 8 / 10
“The Ferrari 812 Superfast is so astonishingly good it makes one question how supercars can possibly improve”
Author: Richard Ingram
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Evo
Model reviewed: 812 GTS
Score: 10 / 10
“The Ferrari 812 GTS offers a wonderful combination of near-hypercar pace and open-air driving.”
Author: Adam Towler
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Model reviewed: 812 Superfast coupé
“The pinnacle of front-engined Ferrari engineering, the 812 melds mind-warping performance with a chassis that draws you into the action”
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Model reviewed: 812 Superfast coupé
Score: 10 / 10
“Faster, louder, even more exciting than the F12. But not as pretty to look at, which is a shame”
Author: Steve Sutcliffe
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Parkers
Model reviewed: GTS
Score: 9.6 / 10
“The Ferrari 812 GTS is a more friendly approach to the exhilarating 812 Superfast”
Author: Lawrence Cheung
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Model reviewed: 812 Superfast coupé
Score: 9.4 / 10
“Expensive to buy and inevitably expensive to run, the Ferrari 812 Superfast is nonetheless a spectacular machine without peer, and is unlikely to leave a lucky buyer anything other than completely thrilled.”
Author: Matt Joy
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The Sun
Model reviewed: 812 Superfast coupé
“The Ferrari 812 Superfast may have a daft name… but it is super fast, and super cool”
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The Sunday Times
Model reviewed: 812 Superfast coupé
“As a thing, the Ferrari 812 Superfast is as brilliant as an Astute-class attack sub. Which is to say, very brilliant indeed. But it is too big and too powerful and too flashily expensive for those who simply want a very nice grand tourer.”
Author: Jeremy Clarkson
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Model reviewed: 812 Superfast coupé
Score: 8 / 10
“Equally adept as serene grand tourer or V12-powered track weapon”
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The Telegraph
Model reviewed: 812 Superfast coupé
Score: 10 / 10
“Super. And very, very fast. But, as with all modern Ferraris, the 812 Superfast is as mild-mannered and controllable as you like in day-to-day driving, but when unleashed it is simply astounding.”
Author: Paul Hudson
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Top Gear
Model reviewed: 812 Superfast coupé
Score: 9 / 10
“The Ferrari 812 Superfast is a ruddy triumph. You just have to celebrate that someone, somewhere, still thinks it’s worth engineering and developing a car like this. A car unlike any other.”
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Independent crash test and safety ratings from Euro NCAP
No safety rating
The Ferrari 812 range was not tested by Euro NCAP during its production life.
Independent economy and emissions ratings from Green NCAP
No eco rating
The Ferrari 812 Superfast and 812 GTS were not lab tested by Green NCAP during their production lives.
Reliability data provided exclusively for The Car Expert by MotorEasy
No reliability rating
As of January 2025, we don’t have enough reliability data on the Ferrari 812 Superfast and 812 GTS to generate a reliability rating.
The Car Expert’s reliability information is provided exclusively to us using workshop and extended warranty data from our partner, MotorEasy, sourced from both official dealerships and independent workshops.
As soon as MotorEasy has sufficient data on the 812 range, we’ll publish the score here.
Monthly cost of ownership data provided exclusively for The Car Expert by Clear Vehicle Data
Fuel consumption | Average | Score | Variation | Score |
Petrol models | 17 mpg | E | 17 – 18 mpg | E – E |
CO₂ output | Average | Score | Variation | Score |
Petrol models | 370 g/km | D | 366 – 373 g/km | D – D |
Insurance group | Average | Score | Variation | Score |
All models | 50 | F | 50 – 50 | F – F |
The Ferrari 812 Superfast is a very expensive car to own and run, according to whole-life cost numbers provided exclusively to The Car Expert by our data partner, Clear Vehicle Data.
The car’s fuel economy of 17 mpg is one of the poorest fuel consumption stats in our Expert Rating Index, and insurance premiums are in the most expensive bracket too.
Awards
Trophies, prizes and awards that the Ferrari 812 Superfast has received
2018
- Red Dot Awards – Outstanding design quality
- GQ Car Awards – The Most Super Superfast Supercar Award
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