One hour alone with a Ferrari FF

Working as a valet in a Luxurious Hotel in Park City, Utah I get to drive some pretty cool cars from time to time. For example, I got to drive a Ferrari FF last winter season. The owner asked me if i could fill up his tank and gave me the keys, told me not to crash the car, and then I was on my merry way. 

Here's a little disclaimer first. This is NOT a test drive. This is more of a The-first-time-a-man-gets-to-drive-a-car-of-this-caliber-on-the-road-for-about-an-hour type review.

I never had the chance to drive a Ferrari FF on the open road before. But now that I have let me tell you this, it's an exhilarating experience. You can see and feel people looking at you everywhere you go, kids will point at the car in awe, grown men walking down the sidewalk will stop just to listen to the symphony coming out the exhaust. 

I was pleasantly surprised about the driving experience because Ferrari didn't try to disguise the FF as full blown sports car. The weight and proportions of the car are, similar to sport sedans or sport wagons, and I'm a huge fan of that. Because the FF is a shooting-brake and is also four-wheel drive, it's the second heaviest Ferrari ever made. Supposed to fit four, the FF is basically the older fatter brother of the very athletic Ferrari family, and it feels the same way it looks : Fantastic.

300,000  US dollars. That's give or take what it costs in the US. Right of the bat, the interior is not worth that price. Nothing felt like it was at the right place, not for that money. The material Ferrari used is premium, except for the few plastic bits here and there which is a shame. More importantly, nothing is intuitive to use. From climate control to infotainment system, it's all placed at random areas of the dashboard and that makes the layout of the center console looks weird.

But on the other hand the outside of the car looks incredible. This one is wrapped in a matte-red finish but the original color is a, much preferred, glossy dark gray.

What stood out to me the most after the time I spent with this brilliant example of Italian engineering is how eager the car is to push it's limits at every corner you come across. It will make you want to break the law. I had a Fantastic time driving the FF, of course in a perfect world I would of loved to take this beast on a canyon roads to experience the car at it's full potential. Nonetheless, I had an amazing time. The FF was the fix I wanted and I needed that day. 

Max,