It is a replacement for the naturally aspirated Ferrari-Maserati F136 V8 family on both Maserati and Ferrari cars.

The forced induction system uses two parallel twin-scroll water-cooled turbochargers supplied by IHI[1] and two air-to-air intercoolers.

The valvetrain consists of 4 valves per cylinder actuated through roller finger followers by two overhead camshafts per bank; the timing chain is located on the flywheel side.

All Ferrari versions feature gasoline direct injection and continuously variable valve timing on both intake and exhaust side.

In order to obtain equal length pipes, the exhaust manifolds are manufactured from multiple welded cast steel pieces; the turbocharger housing uses a similar three-piece construction.