F12 vs DBS.

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Has anyone driven or considered both of these cars or are they chalk and cheese? similar monies so worth considering.

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Bloody hell guys is it really that bad? The car guys video showed that it got very close to the 812 so i thought it might just be as good as the F12. In other reviews, they seem to rate it, or are you lot just Ferrari biased?

Edited by cayman-black on Wednesday 7th August 12:39

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WCZ said:

I had a dbs and drove an f12, there is no contest - not that the dbs is a bad car but the f12 is in a different league

WCZ ,was that the new DBS sl. So the Ferrari really is that good then.

Just to be clear i,m talking about the 2018 DBS Superleggera!

Edited by cayman-black on Wednesday 7th August 14:47

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B3NJY said:

Why don’t you just test drive both and go for the one that you and only you prefer?

Firstly i like to hear what fellow PHers say then i will do that but i,m in Italy and i tell you now there are no DBS,s here and only one dealer miles from me has a F12.

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B3NJY said:

Fair point didn’t realise you were in Italy, I’ve given my opinion as I’ve driven both and to me it was a no contest

Thanks, B3NJY !

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MarkM3Evoplus said:

Are we talking the 2007 on DBS or the current one, DBSS?

The new 2018 onwards DBS Superleggera.

Thanks, Andrew, i agree.

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lol. yes. The 812 is going for around £100k more than the DBS sl though.

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hornbaek said:

Given that the F12 is almost 100k cheaper (as a low mileage used buy) than the Superleggera and even more compared to the 812 I think it is a futile comparison. We have reached a point, where price and performance are no longer real differentiators and it is clear to see that the improvement from the F12 to the 812 is highly academic as you have pretty much reached the peak in terms of what is meaningful in todays world in terms of (usable) performance. This thread now talks about the quality of the infotainment system rather than the horsepower in differentiating the three models. Where we will we go from here as the performance envelope obviously has been exhausted is questionable ?. These brilliant cars in their own right have become too powerful and cannot be used as intended. I really think that the manufacturers have moved themselves into a cul de sac at the same time where the world is going electric. Interesting to see what is going to happen after the DBS or the Superfast.

Sorry hornbaek but a low mileage F12 and a late second hand DBSsl are about the same price which is why i have asked about the F12 and not the 812 as a comparision. In fact a very nice F12 actually cost more than the AM.

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ferdi p said:

Thoughts?

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...

Fair price?

Yes not bad. I personally would want the carbon dash bits though, but still nice seats as well.

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hornbaek said:

I understand your point. I don’t live in the UK anymore so the used prices on the Continent are very different from the ones in the UK.

No worries!