Ferrari

The best car Ferrari has ever made, and probably the ugliest

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Our verdict

No-one can quite believe how good the 599 is. Staggeringly fast but remarkably easy to drive. It’s pretty much as fast as an Enzo too, which just shows what a difference a couple of years can make.
Comfort

The GTB wouldn’t meet the demands of its market if it wasn’t superbly comfortable and refined. Yes, you can wring its noisy neck cross-country, but you can also waft about as a picture of calm and dignity.
12 out of 20
Performance

A top speed of 205mph is a good indication of just what the 599 is about, but that’s only half the story. Super-slick sequential manual gearbox and 434lb ft of torque mean there’s never a moment when it can’t knock the wind out of you.
20 out of 20
Cool

The 599 GTB gets the nod for the simple reason that it is so damn good. In the hands of someone who will really use it, it’s cool. Being written off in suburban Cheshire by a drunk Premiership footballer, however…
16 out of 20
Quality

For £180,000 you’d expect the 599 to be pretty bloody well screwed together, and it is. Fingers crossed for all that ultra-hi-tech Italian electronica, but no problems to report thus far.
13 out of 20
Handling

Despite GT characteristics with that big V12 up front, the 599 handles like a proper sports car. It’s ridiculously advanced traction settings also mean it’s getting on for idiot proof.
20 out of 20
Practicality

Within reason, the 599 is a useable two-seat tourer, with plenty of space for kit and a nicely sorted cabin. It’s also very easy to drive around town, although it’d take balls of steel to park it in the street and leave it there.
13 out of 20
Running costs

If you’re looking in this box you’re a tourist. Anyone who’s prepared to spend £180,000 on a car is going to worry about the odd outgoing. Service, insurance, fuel: it’d buy you a decent hatchback every year.

This is the James May of Ferraris. Conservative, practical and slower than the rest of us

Our verdict

The elder statesman of Maranello, the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti is every inch a proper Ferrari, but it’s comparatively understated and seats four in serious luxury. Still good for nigh-on 200mph though.
Comfort

If you’re after a bit of cosseting from your Fezza, this is the only way to go. Spacious, refined and stitched together like a Saudi oil sheik’s private jet. All that’s missing is the in-flight drinks.
13 out of 20
Performance

The Scaglietti’s 5.7-litre V12 is not the most advanced Ferrari has to offer, but it’s still a thing of near-peerless wonder that will rip it to 60mph in 4.2 seconds and all the way to 199mph.
20 out of 20
Cool

The 612 is arguably the coolest Ferrari on sale because it’s trying the least hard. It’s not as flash as an F430, or as complicated as a 599. It still does the business, but in a whisper rather than a roar.
9 out of 20
Quality

Hand built Ferraris used to go wrong all the time, but there’s little room for error these days. Superb finish and sound mechanical reliability. This is no Porsche, but nothing major should go kaput.
9 out of 20
Handling

Despite its size and the fact that this is Ferrari’s grand tourer against the sporting focus of its stable mates, the 612 still handles beautifully. Superb steering feel and a supple, responsive chassis.
17 out of 20
Practicality

This is a genuinely practical Ferrari. (You can count the number of times that phrase has appeared in print on one hand). There’s room for four and a big boot. Go cross a continent.
13 out of 20
Running costs

The 612 is the most expensive Ferrrari on sale at £183,000, and has the worst fuel economy. To make matters worse, the annual service is enough to bankrupt even a Chelsea first-team regular.

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