Ferrari FF

The Ferrari FF is a car where the catalogue rankings tell a more interesting story than the headline figures alone. Its 651 bhp places it 135th out of 600 cars for power, and its 3.7 second 0-100 km/h time ranks 244th, faster than 356 cars in the collection. Those are serious numbers, but they do not explain why this FF occupies such a distinctive position. The defining detail is the combination: a naturally aspirated V12 with AWD, a pairing found in only 13 of the 600 cars in the catalogue.

That rare formula shapes the character of the FF within a dream garage. Its 6,262 cc, 6.3 litre V12 produces 683 Nm of torque, with a top speed of 335 km/h that places it 89th among the catalogue’s 600 cars. The performance sits in a broad field of capable machines, but the layout separates it from the majority. Only 90 cars in the catalogue use a V12 engine, and just 54 are naturally aspirated V12 cars. The FF therefore represents a particular interpretation of performance, built around the presence of a V12 rather than a pursuit of a single ranking.

As a 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé from Italy, the FF also occupies a different space from many focused two-seat performance cars. It offers 2,291 examples produced, placing it among the cars with known production figures where only 160 of 177 are rarer. With a used price of £120,000, it sits 260th for price in the catalogue, more expensive than 340 cars. Its cost per bhp is £184, a figure that highlights how the FF’s appeal is not simply a calculation of output against spend.

The FF brings together several choices that are difficult to replicate elsewhere in the collection: a Ferrari V12, naturally aspirated power, AWD traction, and a 2+2 layout. It is one of 53 Ferrari cars in the catalogue, yet it occupies its own corner within that group. Adding this car to a dream garage is less about chasing the highest number in a table and more about deciding whether this unusual blend of capability, configuration and character is the balance a collection needs. The final judgement belongs to the collector: whether a garage feels more complete with the rare combination the FF represents, or with something built around a different idea of performance.