12Cilindri

There is a quiet kinship between the 12Cilindri and the Costa Smeralda: both reinterpret the Sixties without lapsing into nostalgia. The taut surfaces that nod to the 365 GTB/4 Daytona converse effortlessly with the granite of Gallura and the Mediterranean architecture of Porto Cervo and Porto Rotondo. Parked outside a boutique in San Pantaleo or on the old quay, it looks as though it has always been there.

Driving it here means placing it in its natural context: our complete guide to supercar rental on the Costa Smeralda covers the routes, the delivery options and the right addresses for enjoying it to the full. And when the piazzetta gives way to open road, the new flagship reveals the other half of its character — the half that has placed it at the very top of supercar rental in Sardinia.

The redline arrives at 9,500 rpm, and the journey to reach it is the real reason this car exists. The 6.5-litre V12 gathers revs with a linearity no turbocharged engine can replicate: the thrust does not detonate, it unfurls, accompanied by a voice that starts dark and ends crystalline. The new eight-speed gearbox shortens shift times and keeps the engine permanently in the heart of its delivery.

What surprises most is how manageable it is: the steering is quick yet never abrupt, the active rear aerodynamics work in silence, and the suspension tuning filters the rougher edges of Sardinia's provincial roads without numbing your connection to the surface. You can waft at touring pace towards Golfo Aranci and, two minutes later, post a 2.9-second 0–62 mph run on a deserted straight.

The 12Cilindri Spider brings a folding hardtop to the same technical base: the same 830 hp, the same redline, plus the Sardinian sky above your head and the V12 reaching the cabin with nothing in the way. For many guests it is the definitive summer configuration — one to request well in advance, as the most coveted dates go quickly.

The coupé remains the purist's choice: a more sculpted line, a more intimate cabin, the same spectacle wherever it stops. In either case, delivery is arranged around you: guests landing in Gallura can take their Ferrari in Olbia, at the airport or the port, and head straight for the coast.