New Ferrari 12Cilindri is reassuringly expensive

Good fun, the Ferrari configurator. Which of us wouldn’t enjoy choosing the perfect colour, interior and wheels for our dream supercar? The only slight downside (if indeed you can call it that) is that, unlike more humdrum equivalents, there aren’t any prices listed. Of course for those getting the real thing that doesn’t matter as much as getting all the right extras, though for us mere mortals it’s quite nice to know what our ideal spec would come out at. 

For the 12Cilindri – priced from £336,500 as a coupe and £366,500 as a Spider – however, things are a little different, as a full list of options has been released by Ferrari for the UK. As expected, it’s both extensive and expensive; it’s easy to imagine even hardtops coming out at £400,000 when a matt special colour is £27,396, semi-aniline leather is £8,047 and additional exterior carbon fibre starts at £2,239. But we all would if we could, right?

It’s very hard not to study all eight pages of options in some depth and give yourself a headache thinking about what you’d go for (and squinting at the screen). Titanium wheel bolts? Yes please – £1,120. Obviously the brake calipers have to be painted – that’s another £1,512. Matrix LED headlights sound handy as well for £2,239, as does a ‘high-end audio system’ for £7,278. Can’t be listening to an 830hp V12 all the time.

Though likely to be at the more extreme end of the scale compared to something like an Aston Martin Vanquish, the 12Cilindri remains ostensibly a front-engined, rear-drive GT. So there is luggage space, and there are luggage options: a pair of Ferrari trolley bags is £6,046, a pair of weekend bags is £5,262, and the suitcase is £2,183. You want to get out of a V12 Ferrari with the matching luggage, right? There are even clothes racks available, and we’ll only add that they’re a four-figure sum. Each. But then this is a Ferrari, a heated wheel is more than £800 and the smokers package more than £500 – it’s sort of par for the course. 

A few options choose themselves, of course, and it seems very unlikely that any car will be less than £350,000 once howling down the road. The passenger display is £3,919, the front wing Scuderia shields are £1,231, full electric seats are £5,598, the digital rear mirror is £2,239 and so on. There’s going to be an entire new car’s worth of options added very easily, as is supercar tradition. 

Which Ferrari 12Cilindri option stands out the most? A £4k (£3,919) car cover looks a lot, as does the same amount for a ‘painted logo sill kick’. And £1,120 for ‘parcel shelf belts in leather’. Even jackpot winners can probably pass up on that.

Don’t forget, however, that speccing up a new Ferrari goes far further than just the dizzying standard options list; Tailor-Made exists ‘for clients wishing to create a truly bespoke car that will be a clear expression of their own unique personalities and taste’, and will continue to be offered for the 12Cilindri. That’s when things will get really, really expensive.

See this 488 Spider, commanding more than £250k seven years on, for the kind of thing that can be achieved. Still, what’s spent on options can be (slightly) recouped in maintenance: UK cars get a four-year warranty and seven years Genuine Maintenance, which covers all routine servicing for the first seven years. Which means that the first 12Cilindris are covered into the 2030s – yikes. First drive verdict coming soon. And please do share specs if you’re lucky enough to be waiting!