Ferrari has been spotted testing a camouflaged Roma sporting a V-12 engine.
The car looks like a standard Roma, but the hood is longer and the front fascia features larger air intakes. The car's sound in the video from YouTube channel Varryx also points to a V-12 being tested.
The modifications made suggest the car isn't simply a new Roma variant to sit above the current V-8 model but rather a test mule for a successor to the 812 Superfast, Ferrari's current front-engined V-12 grand tourer. A test mule is where a new vehicle's underpinnings are tested beneath a makeshift body, in this case a modified Roma body.
The 812 successor will likely ride on Ferrari's newest platform for front-midship cars. The platform, which was first announced in 2018, supports multiple wheelbase lengths, engine types, and seating configurations, and can be equipped with all-wheel drive and hybrid technology.
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