Ferrari 812 GTS — Nice

The 812 GTS is Ferrari's last naturally aspirated V12 convertible — a distinction that matters more each year as the industry moves toward electrification and forced induction. With the roof retracted, the engine note fills the cabin in a way that turbocharged successors simply cannot replicate. It is a front-engined grand tourer with rear-wheel drive and a folding hard top that stows in fourteen seconds, and it is available through Nice Super Car Rental from €4,000 per day. This is not a car you rent to sit in traffic along the Promenade des Anglais. The 812 GTS finds its purpose on the Moyenne Corniche climbing toward Èze, where second- and third-gear pulls open up between the switchbacks and the exhaust reverberates off limestone retaining walls. The long bonnet rewards smooth, deliberate inputs; the car rotates around you rather than beneath you, a sensation that distinguishes front-engined Ferraris from their mid-engined siblings. Drivers who have spent time in a 296 GTB or SF90 will notice the difference immediately — the 812 GTS is less urgent, more theatrical, and far louder. Our 2024 example is the sole variant in the fleet. That scarcity is intentional. The 812 GTS occupies a specific position: it is the car for a morning departure from a Cap-Ferrat villa toward La Turbie, roof down, with no particular agenda beyond the Grande Corniche viewpoint and a late lunch in Monaco. It suits a couple who values mechanical drama over lap-time metrics, and who understands that the V12 GT convertible is a format Ferrari is unlikely to revisit. Handover can be arranged at Nice Côte d'Azur Airport terminals, at specific hotel addresses along the promenade — the Negresco, the Hyatt Regency, the Anantara — or at private residences across the Riviera. The car's dimensions are manageable for coastal roads but worth noting in Old Town parking scenarios; underground garages near Place Masséna are a better overnight option than narrow surface streets. If you are planning around the Monaco Grand Prix period in May or peak summer months, early reservation is practical. Demand for open-top V12 Ferraris compresses quickly once the season begins.