Ferrari is one of the select few manufacturers which everyone, be they carenthusiast or not, recognizes. The sound, the looks, the prestige, the racing heritage; in one way or another, people immediately connect with vehicles that bear the prancing horse. Though the mid-engined F430 or the awesome Enzo are what usually come to most peoples minds, Ferrari does have a practical side in the form of a four-passenger, large and comfortable grand touring car called the 612 Scaglietti. It’s the successor to the 456 GT, and carries forward the tradition of four-seater Ferraris. Where some Ferraris are named after their engine displacement, the 612’s designation falls under a different scheme.
The 6 in 612 stands for the number of liters the engine displaces, and the 12 stands for the number of cylinders housed under its elongated hood. And Scaglietti? That’s the name of the plant where Ferrari builds the aluminum chassis for the car, not to mention the name of two Scuderia Ferrari Factory Team racing cars built for the 1955 Carrera Panamericana race, so named after the a coachbuilder who built them, notorious for his lightweight and streamlined designs.
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