Ferrari F12 Berlinetta and 599 GTO Review

Jethro Bovingdon gets behind the wheel of the new Ferrari F12, but how does it compare to the 599 GTO?

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[surewin]

Terrific review. I have to say that Chris Harrris and Jethro Bovingdon are the two journalists whose reviews I enjoy the most. Loved it when both of them were on Driver's Republic.

[netkotreci]

Ferrari isn't a car.Ferrari is art.

[lordzevallos]

599 GTO is so amazing. That red carbon fiber interior trim looked spot on.

[MysterDaftGame]

the f12 is the best looking modern car around
and that sound !!!

[AlphonsoTimmins]

This guy actually has really impressive driving skill, being able to throw around such an expensive car with such aplomb. I'm also very impressed that he managed to touch on all the bases you have to with a car such as this - speed, agility, comfort, practicality, sense of occasion etc., and the comparison with the 599 GTO was the icing on the cake. Watch the Autocar review to see how easily it can go wrong, and how to miss the basic ingredients for entertainment.

[itzajdmting]

That drift at 2:19 tho....ohhhh yesss!!!!

[ipod]

The F12 is my dream car and holy cow i love it soo darn much. it looks gorgeous, sounds gorgeous, and is such a brilliant display of prime engineering that i just cant get over it. I get super excited every time i think about this machine and my finest dream would be to own one. So, yes im working for a material possession, but shit, it's just that good!

[PortCarsScene]

599 GTO would probably be my favourite Ferrari

[adamothman]

The f12 reminds me of classic ferraris like the 275 4 cam or the daytona, they produced ridiculous amounts of. Power for the times and would absolutely annihilate the competition.

[tacosr]

As much as I love Lamborghinis (minus Egoista and Veneno) over all Ferraris just look and sound more special.

[Baby-ie]

Yes the F12 is definitely a direct descendant of the 599, but that's not what my issue is here.

Why did Ferrari ever come out with the 599 "GTO?" GTO as in a car built and sold to homologate it for racing. The 250 GTO's racing exploits are very well known, and the 288 GTO was built for homologation purposes for a racing series that never got off the ground, but what's the story with the 599 GTO? Ferrari never had any intention of taking it racing, so the GTO name was downright used for sales purposes. Getting the Ferrari buying public to go, "Oooh, a 599 "GTO." Gotta get one of those." Going, "Whatever, " to the lineage of the GTO variants and the purpose of using the GTO addition to the names of previous Ferraris in the first place.

If anything, since the 458 is Ferrari's GT3 racing car of choice, they could have at least given the letters GTO to the 458, since it is a car that at least goes pro-level racing, homologation issues or not.

I think it was just bad form for Ferrari to give the 599 the GTO name all willy-nilly. Just to keep the lineage of the GTO name somewhat intact, I think Ferrari should have gone with 599 "Speciale" and 458 "GTO, " since, again, at least the 458 does actually go racing.

It's a minor issue, I know, but one that just bugs me. It's a slippery slope situation. Next they'll be making "GTO" variants of all kinds of Ferraris to be able to up the price. I just hope I never see something like a Ferrari FF "GTO, " with no intention of taking it racing, as well.

[mobydiculous]

EVO allways has the best reviews and this one does not dissapoint, Nice one

[s.-]

599GTO is almost a million dollars now in the Netherlands

[finnmonger]

Lovely sculptures. Does anyone know the name of the music that runs at the beginning from 0:10 to 0:30? Name of an album and/or an artist would help too...

[AlternativeUses]

best review of the new F12 so far.... it was a brilliant idea bringing a 599 to drive back to back

[JayRicci]

When I was a kid, I thought nothing would be better than a 550/575 Maranello.
Then Ferrari give us the 599 GTB, and I thought nothing would be better than that.
Then Ferrari gave us the 599 GTO, and I thougnt nothing would be better than that.
And now Ferrari give us the F12Berlinetta. Incredible.

I need to make more money.

[SpicyLobster]

I agree with you, 599 is better looking. Although I think 458 is absolute stunning. How I wish one day i could own a 458. 599 is a close second :)

[akascotman]

one of my favorite reviews on youtube - awesome!

[dwaxv]

Great show, Evo delivers again, nice presentation Jethro, loved the way u stitched that...

[Winterize]

Ferrari's have always been special but I think the use of the dual clutch gearbox makes them that much better. The upshifts on the F12 Berlinetta are so fast and really bring out the sound of engine.