Anyone gone from FF to F12?
Discussion
I have a beautiful FF that seems like an ideal car for me. I quite like a V12 GT and I have a DB9 and a 456GT manual too. As said, the FF is ideal, so why do i keep looking at F12s? I keep hearing that the F12 is scary. I can spend winter evenings driving between Norfolk and London on wet, poorly lit roads, so I am obviously ‘having a moment’ that is not entirely logical.
Has anyone on here moved from a FF to a F12? I’d love to hear whether you regretted the move?
I don’t do track days.
Many thanks
Has anyone on here moved from a FF to a F12? I’d love to hear whether you regretted the move?
I don’t do track days.
Many thanks
FF is very different to the 456. Both are beautifully made but the FF is a much better car. That said, I’m a petrol head and I quite enjoy the effort of “travelling in style”. We left the FF at home last summer to drive 3,000 miles through France and Spain. Logic would suggest taking the FF but the 456 was built for these trip, in a regime where saving costs for shareholders was not a priority.
The FF is a wonderful experience to drive and certainly ‘an event’ but sometimes it’s so capable that it doesn’t quite push all of my buttons, hence thinking about the F12. But on cold winters night it does excel.
The FF is a wonderful experience to drive and certainly ‘an event’ but sometimes it’s so capable that it doesn’t quite push all of my buttons, hence thinking about the F12. But on cold winters night it does excel.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Coincidentally I booked the tunnel tickets earlier today for attending the Monaco classic in May and decided to take a Bentley instead of the 456; perhaps a hasty decision??
Looking at three FFs currently each with high price but also defects which detracts somewhat.
Hope you find what you’re searching for
Thanks again
Coincidentally I booked the tunnel tickets earlier today for attending the Monaco classic in May and decided to take a Bentley instead of the 456; perhaps a hasty decision??
Looking at three FFs currently each with high price but also defects which detracts somewhat.
Hope you find what you’re searching for
Thanks again
We haven’t moved on from the FF to the F12 so much as acquired one to go with the other. If we had to go back to one, it’s the FF which would stay. The F12 is another level of crazy up from the FF but it isn’t as useable. And at the end of the day, what’s the point of having the car if you don’t use it as much?
His’n’Hers (the wife’s is the red one)
His’n’Hers (the wife’s is the red one)
belfry said:
That is on a whole new level!
Congratulations!
Thank you. Congratulations!
There are a couple of other owners over on FChat who have both and can probably chime in - Altoria F springs to mind.
But coming back to the fact that you use the FF regularly; the F12 doesn’t meet that brief, especially in inclement weather.
And on the Lusso/FF/F12 debate, the Lusso is the most modern and refined while the FF is more raw and the F12 is wilder again. The FF/Lusso and F12 are complementary, they aren’t substitutes. Basically, the FF offers 85% of the Lusso’s refinement and 85% of the F12 lairyness - all in one package so it’s the best compromise of the three.
And whisper this quietly but the FF sounds better than the F12…
Edited by ANOpax on Sunday 28th April 12:22
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