Ferrari 599 GTB review - verdict

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Ferrari 599 6.0 V12 GTB Fiorano Road Test

Test Date 15 May 2007 Price When New £212,066

Verdict

There are faster cars on sale, more expensive and more glamorous machines, but the 599 is currently the most complete GT ever conceived. It marries glamour and grace with a set of driving credentials only hampered by Ferrari’s decision to combine the chassis electronics into fixed groupings. Otherwise it is blessed with an exceptional engine and a fine cabin from which to control all that power, packaged in a body that is lighter than its predecessor’s.

Unlike the few other machines with similarly explosive performance, the 599 feels entirely amenable to everyday use. Visibility is good, and it even has reversing sensors. But a V12 Ferrari should be defined by the way it drives and, putting aside those damper issues, the GTB Fiorano is a car that renders the SLR redundant and questions the need to reach any further up the supercar ladder. The 575M blunder is now forgotten; long live the superb 599.