Safety

Naturally enough, safety is an integral part of the design. In fact, our priority with the structural capacity of the 612 Scaglietti has always been occupant protection in the case of a collision. Unprecedented levels of robustness have been achieved with the new Ferrari’s chassis and bodywork which actually significantly exceed current international standards and cover many collision configurations which have yet to be applied.

Frontal impact crash tests were performed in line with the new offset standard with a deformable barrier at 64 km/h (8 km/h faster than the current standard). In this case, deformation of the cabin and steering wheel intrusion were very slight. The rear impact tests were performed at 80 km/h (30 km/h faster) with equally positive results. The standards we applied will not come into force in the United States for at least another four years.

Particular attention was also focused on side impacts. The specially dimensioned structure of the doors, A and C-posts, are 50% more resistant to cabin intrusion in addition to the fact that the collapsibility and energy absorption of the interior trim has been optimised. The 612 Scaglietti thus offers exceptionally high occupant protection even without the use of side air bags.

However, occupant protection is completed by the adoption of highly innovative restraint systems. The two-stage front airbags automatically adapt their inflation rate to the severity of the collision and are designed to offer optimal protection even when the occupants are not in the correct position. Special sensors in the engine compartment use specific parameters to recognise a violent deceleration signalling that a collision may be about to happen and thus "alert" the airbag system. Last but not least, the 612 Scaglietti offers highly adaptable seat belts with pretensioners and load limiters as well as Isofix on the rear seats so that child seats can be used in perfect safety.

Needless to say, the 612 Scaglietti offers an exceptionally high standard of active safety. Thanks, of course to its unparalleled chassis characteristics, architecture, and sophisticated suspension, stability, traction control and braking systems.