Ferrari 612 Scaglietti
2004–2010 · Ferrari 612 Scaglietti — Grand Tourer, V12, designed by Ken Okuyama.
The Story
When Ferrari retired the 456 in 2003, it replaced it with something far more ambitious: the 612 Scaglietti, a front-engined NA 5.75L V12 grand tourer built on Ferrari’s second-generation production aluminium spaceframe (developed with Alcoa, following the 360 Modena’s pioneering structure). At 4,902 mm long this was the biggest four-seater Ferrari had ever made — a genuine 2+2 that could carry four adults at a 199-mph clip, with 540 PS (~533 hp) from the F133-family V12 (tipo F133F) sent rearward through a six-speed F1 paddle-shift or, for purists, a gated manual. It was, as Ferrari framed it, the closest the marque had come to a 200-mph family car.
The name was a tribute. Sergio Scaglietti was the legendary Modenese coachbuilder and friend of Enzo Ferrari — a self-taught master of aluminium whose workshop clothed many of the most beautiful Ferraris of the 1950s and ’60s. The 612’s body was assembled at Ferrari’s Carrozzeria Scaglietti plant, his former home, making the homage literal as well as sentimental.
The styling, drawn by Ken Okuyama during his tenure as Pininfarina’s creative director (the same designer behind the Enzo), wears its history on its flanks: the long scalloped side coves and faired headlights deliberately echo a one-off 375 MM built in 1954 for director Roberto Rossellini as a gift for his wife, Ingrid Bergman. That marriage of period reference and modern aluminium is exactly why the 612 matters — it’s the last of a certain kind of front-V12 Ferrari GT: big, civilised, beautifully built, and now deeply undervalued.
The Numbers
Benchmarked against its class
Each dial ranks this car within its Grand Tourer class — fuller means higher, and the tick marks the class midpoint.
Signature Colors
The Designer
Ken Okuyama
Art Center (Pasadena) grad; ex-GM and Porsche. Designed the Enzo and 612 Scaglietti; oversaw the 599 and California.
Studio Motors POV
The 612 Scaglietti is one of the most underrated front-V12 Ferraris of the modern era — a genuine four-seat, 199-mph aluminium GT with Enzo-designer pedigree that still trades for a fraction of its replacement cost. The gated manual, in particular, looks like a future classic hiding in plain sight.
The Engine
Ferrari F133 V12
Market & Value
Values on cars like this move monthly. Our brokers price from real transactions.
What Reviewers Said About 612 Scaglietti
Worth Knowing About the 612 Scaglietti
3 Things You Didn’t Know
- • The name honours Sergio Scaglietti, Enzo Ferrari's friend and a coachbuilder revered as a master of aluminium — and the cars were actually bodied at the Carrozzeria Scaglietti plant, his former Modena workshop.
- • The signature side scallops and faired headlights are a direct homage to a one-off 1954 375 MM that director Roberto Rossellini commissioned for his wife, Ingrid Bergman.
- • Of 3,025 cars built, only 199 left the factory with the gated manual — and from early 2008 every 612 was effectively bespoke, supplied through Ferrari's 'One-to-One' Atelier programme.
5 Fast Facts
- • 3,025 built (2,826 F1 paddle-shift, 199 gated manual).
- • 5,748 cc V12 (tipo F133F): 540 PS (~533 hp) @ 7,250 rpm.
- • Top speed 320 km/h (199 mph); 0–100 km/h in ~4 s.
- • Ferrari's second all-aluminium car — spaceframe built with Alcoa.
- • Designed by Ken Okuyama at Pininfarina — the same hand behind the Ferrari Enzo.
Provenance
Owners & what to look for
Famous Owners
Eric Clapton — took delivery of a Mirabeau Blue 612 Scaglietti F1 (RX54 BCK) in 2004 (paid >£180,000), kept it four years / ~12,000 miles before it sold at auction via H&H Classics; he separately commissioned a 2008 612 ‘One-to-One’ as its first owner (The London Economic / H&H Classics / Collecting Cars).
Studio Buyer’s Brief
The 612 is widely regarded as the cheapest way into a modern naturally-aspirated V12 Ferrari — Autocar has flagged clean cars trading from ~£50,000, remarkable for a 199-mph hand-built V12. The rare gated manual (199 cars) commands a substantial premium over the F1 cars and is the variant collectors chase; bespoke ‘One-to-One’ examples (from 2008) and documented celebrity-provenance cars (e.g. ex-Clapton) carry their own premiums. Budget for major V12 servicing, check F1 clutch/gearbox health on paddle cars, and verify aluminium-bodywork repair history (spaceframe damage is costly). Buy on history and originality; the manual is the one to hold.
Full Specifications
- Make / Model
- Ferrari 612 Scaglietti
- Class
- Grand Tourer
- Production years
- 2004–2010
- Units built
- 3,025 total (199 gated manuals)
- Variants
- Engine layout
- Front
- Engine
- V12
- Engine family
- Ferrari F133 V12
- Displacement
- 5748 cc (5.75 L)
- Power
- 533 hp
- Torque
- 434 lb-ft
- 0–60 mph
- 4.2 s
- Top speed
- 199 mph
- Power-to-weight
- 303 hp/tonne · 7.3 lb/hp
- Transmission
- 6-speed F1 paddle (gated manual rare, 199 built)
- Drivetrain
- RWD (transaxle) · Petrol
- Curb weight
- 3880 lb
Questions
612 Scaglietti FAQ
What engine powers the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti and what does 612 mean?
The 612 Scaglietti uses a front-mounted 5.748-litre V12 producing 533 hp (540 PS) at 7,250 rpm and 434 lb-ft of torque. The 612 designation combines an approximate displacement figure (6, for the near-six-litre engine) with the cylinder count (12), echoing the naming logic of the Dino 246 GT. Ferrari quotes 0-62 mph in 4.2 seconds.
Who was Scaglietti, and why is the Ferrari 612 named after him?
Sergio Scaglietti (1920-2011) was a legendary Modena coachbuilder whose studio fabricated the bodies of some of Ferrari’s most celebrated road and racing cars, including the 250 GTO, 250 GT California Spider, and the early Testa Rossa racers. Enzo Ferrari regarded Scaglietti as a close personal friend and lifelong collaborator, and the car’s name was Ferrari’s tribute to that relationship.
What car did the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti replace?
The 612 Scaglietti replaced the Ferrari 456 M GT as the marque’s front-engine 2+2 grand tourer when it entered production in 2004. Ferrari built approximately 3,000 examples over a seven-year run before discontinuing the 612 in 2011, with the FF later taking on the four-seat GT role in a shooting-brake body.
How does the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti compare to the 575M Maranello?
Both the 612 Scaglietti and 575M Maranello use the same 5.748-litre V12, but the 612 produces 533 hp versus the 575M’s 508 hp through revised tuning. The fundamental difference is the body: the 612 seats four adults in a 2+2 configuration while the 575M is a strict two-seater, making the 612 heavier but considerably more practical for long-distance touring.
Can you source a Ferrari 612 Scaglietti through Studio Motors?
The 612 Scaglietti has coupe/Sessanta and 612 One-to-One variants across its 2004-2011 run. Note that Ferrari’s naturally-aspirated V12 4-seat GT lineage extends beyond it — the 456/456M preceded it, and the FF/GTC4Lusso continued the NA V12 four-seat GT concept, so the 612 isn’t the only modern-era example.
The Ferrari Lineup
Explore every Ferrari
250 Europa / Europa GT ’53250 GT Berlinetta 'Tour de France' (TdF) ’56250 GT Coupe 'Boano' / 'Ellena' ’56250 Testa Rossa (TR) ’57250 GT California Spider LWB ’57250 GT Cabriolet ’57250 GT Coupe (Pininfarina) ’58250 GT Berlinetta SWB ’59250 GT Berlinetta 'Interim' ’59
250 GT California Spider SWB ’60250 GTE 2+2 ’60250 GTO ’62250 GT Lusso (GT/L) ’62330 America ’63275 GTB ’64365 GTB/4 Daytona ’68Dino 246 GT ’69
365 GT4 BB / 512 BB ’73308 GTB / GTS ’75
288 GTO ’84Testarossa ’84328 GTB / GTS ’85F40 ’87348 ’89
F355 ’94F50 ’95550 Maranello ’96360 Modena ’99
575M Maranello ’02Enzo ’02360 Challenge Stradale ’03612 Scaglietti ’04F430 ’04599 GTB Fiorano ’06430 Scuderia ’07California ’08458 Italia ’09
599 GTO ’10F12berlinetta ’12LaFerrari ’13458 Speciale ’13F12tdf ’15488 GTB ’15GTC4Lusso ’16812 Superfast ’17Portofino M ’17488 Pista ’18Monza SP1 / SP2 ’18F8 Tributo ’19SF90 Stradale ’19Roma ’19
812 Competizione ’21296 GTB ’21Purosangue ’22Daytona SP3 ’22SF90 XX Stradale ’2312Cilindri ’24F80 ’24296 Speciale ’25
Buy, sell, source or lease this 612 Scaglietti.
Studio Motors operates outside the dealership model — nationwide and off-market sourcing, custom lease structures, trade-in coordination. Tell us what you’re chasing.
