612 Scaglietti
Ferrari of New England
The Ferrari 612 Scaglietti, named for the Modenese designer who mastered the automotive
aluminum form, is designed to be the world's finest 2+2 seat sport coupe. In
the long-standing tradition of Gran Turismo Ferraris, the goal is accomplished through
high tech, avant-garde design. Styling is by Pininfarina, which advances the sports
coupe paradigm while paying homage to the famed Ferrari 375MM Coupe commissioned
in 1954 for Ingrid Bergman by Roberto Rossellini.
Built entirely of aluminum, which provides extremely high structural rigidity while
significantly reducing weight, the 612 Scaglietti is a new breed of 2+2 sports cars.
Compared with the outgoing 456M, the new 612 Scaglietti weighs 132lbs less, providing
superior handling and road-holding capabilities. A car clearly in a league of its
own, the 612 can carry 4 passengers in comfort and still achieve speeds and cornering
forces most sports cars can only dream of.
The V12 engine in the 612 Scaglietti is positioned behind the front axle providing
a mid-front engine layout which optimizes traction by placing 54% of the vehicle's
weight on the rear wheels. Further enhancing traction is CST - Traction and Stability
Control – a unit that governs all the car's safety systems (ABS, ASR and EBD)
and the car's adaptive suspension to ensure maximum control. Of course, at the
driver’s discretion, the CST can always be overridden for track use.
Space and efficiency complementing high performance are hallmarks of the new Ferrari
four seater, which attains the highest levels of thrust and balance without sacrificing
comfort and luxury. The 612 Scaglietti is the pinnacle of practical Italian automotive
style with light but rigid all-alloy construction, a superb 540bhp V12 engine displacing
just under six liters, the new F1A paddle shift transmission, the first application
of integrated stability and traction control in a Ferrari, an adaptive suspension
including continuously variable shock absorbers, and a host of luxury appointments
expected by the discerning drivers who count themselves amongst the Ferraristi.
Grand luxury and exceptional functionality combine with supreme driving pleasure
in the 612 Scaglietti, the Ferrari for more than two.