TOPGEAR.COM’S GUIDE TO PRONOUNCING THE NEW FERRARI V12 SUPERCAR’S NAME
Ferrari’s replacement for the 812 Superfast – whose name used to get scoffed at for being a touch, well, obvious - is the 12 Cilindri. How in yer face is that? It’s literally the Ferrari Twelve Cylinder. That’s even more on the nose than ‘LaFerrari’.
Thing is, when we went to see the new car in Maranello to ask Ferrari’s engineers about the new 820bhp ultra-GT, they got a bit cross… with our pronunciation. “No, it’s not the ‘Twelve-Cylinder’," they scowled.
So, to help you avoid making the same international faux pas with our Italian cousins, here’s how to wrap your lips around the name. Maybe do some tongue-twisters first to limber up.
Firstly, the ‘12’ bit. The Italian word for the number twelve is ‘dodici.’ Ready? Say it slowly, with feelin…
DODD-EE-CHEE
It’s important to get the correct ‘chuh’ sound at the end, rather than giving yourself away by saying ‘doddy-see’.
Okay, you’ve mastered that. Now apply it to the second half of the name: cilindri. Altogether now…
CHILL-INN-DREE
Very good. Now simply join everything we’ve learned together and say it with a musical enthusiasm.
DODD-EE-CHEE-CHILL-INN-DREE
Grazie mille!
And if you want to know more about the car than simply how to utter its name, then tap here for our complete guide.