Alright, look. Maintenance aside, it’s true that not all Ferraris are crazy expensive, and that you can even buy a relatively modern one for what some would consider a very reasonable price. This used 2012 Ferrari FF for example is getting auctioned off and if you hurry up with your bid, you might be able to get it for less than $100,000.
The Ferrari FF is a curious thing. A lot of purists disliked it when it first came out. I still remember it like it was yesterday – the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, people wondering whether this was the proper way to replace the 612 Scaglietti. I mean, a four-seater Ferrari with four-wheel drive? The world wasn’t exactly ready for that. Still, it worked, and you can ask any current or past FF owner about the car, and they’ll tell you it’s absolutely brilliant.
Ferrari ended up making nearly 2,300 of these, and they were so good, the carmaker then went on to make the GTC4Lusso, which wouldn’t have existed if the FF didn’t turn out to be successful.
So, just how far ahead of its time was this car? I mean, raise the ride height a little bit, shorten the doors and add two smaller rear doors and you pretty much end up with something not unlike the Purosangue. Still, they couldn’t have made the latter back in 2011, so a three-door shooting brake body style made more sense.
As far as this particular 2012 FF is concerned, like I said, you can bid on it (the current bid is $91,500), and if you do land it for less than $100,000, that means you’d be driving a relatively modern-day Ferrari for less than what you’d pay for a 2024 Corvette Z06, or roughly the same price as a Challenger SRT Super Stock.
Let’s check out the spec, starting with the black exterior, which features yellow Scuderia Ferrari shields, bi-xenon headlights, quad exhausts, and a set of custom Vossen wheels with Pirelli P Zero tires. This FF also comes with Novitec lowering springs, Ferrari-branded Brembo calipers over carbon-ceramic rotors, and of course, a front-axle lift system.
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Interior highlights include the Nero leather power-adjustable seats with red accents that extend pretty much everywhere, plus drilled aluminum pedals, a Kenwood touchscreen head unit with aftermarket audio components, automatic climate control, cruise control, and a leather and carbon-trimmed steering wheel with column-mounted paddle shifters and LED shift lights.
As for what’s going on underneath the hood, that’s where you’ll find the naturally aspirated 6.3-liter V12 engine, factory rated at 650 horsepower and 504 lb-ft of torque. This Ferrari also comes with the optional sport exhaust system, four-wheel drive, and a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission.
In a straight line, you can hit 60 mph in about 3.5 seconds, before maxing out at 208 mph. There can be no doubt that this is a serious piece of kit.
Sergiu got to experience both American and European car "scenes" at an early age (his father drove a Ford Fiesta XR2 supermini in the 80s). After spending over 15 years at local and international auto publications, he's starting to appreciate comfort behind the wheel more than raw power and acceleration. Full profile
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