2018 Ferrari 812 Superfast reviewed in Oman

Instead, you must lower yourself into the rather brilliantly supportive and well-engineered (duh!) bucket seats, and become a part of the chassis.

It was also when I realised that I was far, far away from the regular 500- and 600-horsepower blunderbusses; and that this was the real deal.

Then, it was my turn to push the ‘Start’ button on the beautifully laid-out steering wheel. Upon doing so, I began to think: “why on earth did I ever criticise Ferrari’s (seemingly complicated) steering wheel when it first broke into the scene?”

This is how all cars must come straight from the factory; indicator buttons, wiper control and light functions, all ready for your command, on the wheel.

But just as I began to take bother of the miniscule details, the alternator kicked in to crank the engine (which resides in the front) and before I knew it, the twelve-cylinder heart – which comprises a meaty 6.5-litres of cylinder volume – began its cycles. And boy, it was truly momentous, if a bit philharmonic!

Mind you, this is not the first V12 car that I have driven, so it didn’t take me long to realise that the engine is jauntier and much, much louder than most vehicles in this class. The engine also beckons an unbelievable, yet anticipated, 789hp (or 800ps), and 718Nm of torque at 7000rpm.

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