Drove an FF this weekend...meh

You're probably wondering why I'm not posting this on the FF forum, but I knew I'd just get flamed down there.

Bottom line, torque-y beast but I couldn't help wondering what the point was of the vehicle. I just didn't get it. I never understood the Panamera category of vehicles that the FF is clearly targeting. Not a sports car, not really a GT car, not an SUV, not a proper saloon. What, then?

Anyhoo, I enjoyed the time in the thing but when the test drive was over I was happy to drop it off. No butterflies. Jerky dual clutch seemed overly complicated. Not the most beautiful thing, either. I was never a big fan of the 599 from a design perspective, but after an hour in the FF, when I dropped it off and walked through the showroom again, the 599 just about hit me over the head with how beautiful -- relatively speaking -- it was compared to the mongoose that the FF was.

Oh well. Rant over. I know I am probably sounding like a whiney Ferrari purist that thinks all Ferraris should have gated shifters and should be razer's edge racers. Not really true. I LOVE the 575 and other GT Ferraris and even like the occasional old-school 412 and 400 models. But the FF just makes no sense at all to me. I think this will be viewed by future Ferraristi as a failed experiment at stretching the Ferrari line-up and they will be very cheap in the near future. As it was, the dealer I visited had no fewer than four (4) lighlty used 2012 FFs on the showroom floor looking for new homes. Apparently, people buy them and keep them only for a few thousand miles before trading them in. Not a good omen, in anyone's book.

Someone wanna rebut me? Would love to hear the counter argument.

ketel

 

If money were no object for me, I'd love to own an FF for daily use. I imagine that who Ferrari is trying to target.

 

"Like and Love" are subjective....

I would rather drive a chevy than the FF. Ugly and it violates what I think Ferrari is about...

 

wait a year or two. They will depreciate vastly & quickly.

 

+1

The salesman was pushing hard to get me in one of their 2012s. "Only" $320,000. When I tried to leave the showroom he just about humped my leg. Sure, I'd take one and have a helluva fun time in it but not ANYWHERE near $300k. My first name isn't Sheik.

ketel

 

It would be great if my mum owned it, that way I could borrow it when bored. Otherwise not practical for me.

 

Is this the Hummer replacement vehicle?

 

I actually like the FF, but realize it is what it is. I would never buy one in my current, non-rich, life. But if 10 years from now I could pick one up for a fraction of the 300-400k MSRP I wouldn't rule it out.

I do agree though that Ferrari stuck it's neck out with the FF and it didn't go as well as they had hoped.

 

I think they're kind of cool... and I typically am the "purist," all F-cars should have gated shifters and ABS is for wimps kind of person.

But it sounds pretty damn mean, and I'd imagine it would be an SWEET long-road-trip car (money no object). Like an E63 or an RS4, but way way more awesome in pretty much ever dimension (except maybe looks - RS4 is pretty mean looking).

All that said, I agree with most of you in that it certainly wouldn't get my money at current prices.