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This is the Ferrari GTC4 Lusso. So, and it starts from, uh, 31,000 pounds, which makes it the most expensive car I've ever reviewed for Carwow. Whoa! But it's by no means the most expensive front-engine V12 Ferrari you can buy. This, this is a Ferrari 166 MM from 1953, and that will set you back three million pounds. Makes the GTC seem like a bit of a bargain, out doesn't it? It's missing, as you've got four times the power of this, and some practical rear seats. So let's get rid of this, this old car. I can hardly keep myself. Oh my god, now I see who's on the subject of funny for money. Click on the pop-up button in the top right corner of the screen or on the link below the video. So much do you can save on a new car.
A car. While the inside of this GTC4 Lusso is lovely. You can keep your classic cars there, there's so sporty and inside and the, so much leather in here. I mean, the Italians are famous for their leather goods, aren't they? Like you've got to take of handbags and stuff like that. And the leather coat in here is just to die for, especially here. Okay, that's a terrible joke. And yeah, aren't the design of it looks really good, looks really sporty. It's fairly easy to use as well, because most of the cost controls are here on the steering wheel, like in a Formula One car. This is actually the upgraded steering wheel. It's got carbon fiber on it and shift lights for the engine, and that will cost you almost 3,000 pounds as an option. But yeah, all the controls are easy to use. There's some extra ones down here and the, the system for the ventilation is alright as well, although these buttons feel a little bit cheap. They don't feel like something out of a 231,000 pound car. And neither do these vents, these plastic vents. They're like something you'd find in like a 30,000 bad sports car. That's the only thing I can fault, actually. It's not because I've noticed a couple of things. I said that Batchelor, the GTC4 Lusso badge seems to be thanks Q if. Now I'm gonna give her the benefit of the day. Maybe someone's rested on it, someone who's bought the car before me, and they've pushed it in, and that's why it's bent. But then I've noticed this, the Ferrari badge appear is slightly kind of off kilter as well. And you see that a lot, and it's driving me mad. Other than that, though, you look at the stitching, it's perfect. Look at the design, it's lovely. I love the stitching. The horse here, the, the prancing horse on the headrest though, that is gonna cost you an extra about 1,200 pounds if you want that. Yeah, there's lots of options. But the seating position is brilliant. There's plenty of room in this car. Practicality wise, well, oh dear. The door pockets can't quite hold a medium-sized bottle. So I definitely don't want this Ferrari. Oh, wait a minute. What's into here? Wait a minute. Look, I've got two cup holder options. So, okay, okay, the purchase is back on guys. Don't worry. I might buy this car after all. Under here, you got some storage as well, and you've got input there for your stereo, and you've got Apple CarPlay connection as well, which brings me onto the infotainment system. So you've got this big screen here, and generally this infotainment system is okay to use. It's, it's responsive enough. So if you want to go to the navigation, you can do things like pinch and zoom on the map and flip back and forth between different settings. I don't think it's as intuitive to use as those systems you get from Audi, BMW, or even Mercedes latest system, but it's alright. Now, if you want to see my full detailed review of the inverter man system, click on the top right corner of the screen or on the link below the video to see that video. You've also got a couple of infotainment screens here in front of you, the driver. So the one on the right can show various stuff like trip information and status of the car, the traction control system, and then you can various other information on the left-hand side screen. What's really important is that you can have your miles per hour in big font, which is key in a car that's this fast. And because you've got actually in the centre of the actual driver's binnacle is the rev counter, which takes pride of place, and it does look glorious. See, this is the most practical Ferrari. Let's look at the back seats. So I just move this out of the way so you can see what's going on, and I'll just pop out. So this seat is in my usual driving position. The question is, will I have enough space behind myself? Come on, chair. Come on. What's the truth? Is it gonna be alright? Yeah, it's taken its time. It's, it's, it's okay. It's okay. I haven't got much foot room, so it's a little bit cramped, but knee room's alright, and head room, that's alright as well. I could travel a distance in this car. I could bear in the front, but it's okay in the back. Now, if I wanted to take some skis along, you know, they can go through there, but then it's a little bit cramped on shoulder room. In terms of other creature comforts, so into here, you've got some USB inputs so people can charge their mobile phones. There's a couple of cup holders, and you get your own air vents back here. Yeah, it's alright. It's not a limousine, though, but then it's not supposed to be, is it? It's a Ferrari. It's a Ferrari. So let's say you are crossing the continent in your GTC4 Lusso. How much luggage can you take with you? So the first thing you'll notice is that there is a bit of a step in the boot floor, which does hamper practicality somewhat. So let's say you're trying to use your cheap standard car, why suitcases? Yeah, doesn't really work. Maybe we can do that. It looks kind of all fall. To make the most of the space, you're going to need to invest in the bespoke Ferrari luggage set. So get rid of that rubbish, and then you can fit a lot more into it. And there are a few tendering points as well, so that does boost practicality a little bit. If you want to, you can remove the parcel shelf. Gonna be very careful because I'm imagine it's quite expensive. Watch. Leave it there for now. And then if I put on these levers, I can hold down the rear seats. There we go. For more room. So if you wanted to go to the recycling centre with all your bits and pieces that you need to throw away in your children, 31,000 pound supercar. Okay, that's the walk round bit dealt with. Now it's time to hit the road to see what this car is like to drive. Okay, I'm going to drive this Ferrari. And what better way to start than putting into launch mode and giving it the full beans.
[Music] It's us. It's very fast. Making it this car with the twin-turbo V8 from the for AAA. If you want, and it's almost as fast. But I say no, get this V12 because, because of that, because of that noise. Ah, the V12 is such a glorious, glorious thing. And you know what? One day you won't be allowed and naturally aspirated V12 petrol engine. There look. Dido. So it's like driving a dinosaur. A very, very powerful, crazy Tyrannosaurus Rex. It's just awesome. And the rest of the package, the whole car, so good. Right, so yeah, listening weighs almost two tons. So it doesn't feel as responsive as a for AAA. Doesn't it? It's not mid-engine supercar, but it handles so, so well. And you can feel what it's doing. It's got that waxing really fast for re steering. You just turn the wheel a bit. It'll blow up. Wow. You do the changing direction, you can feel your brain smashing off the inside of your skull. It's lightning quick and huge fun. Yeah, there's the other side to it. It's comfortable. It's easy to live with. I can put the car into comfort mode and it slackens off the adaptive suspension, and it actually goes over bumps really, really well. Now I might think, well, that's dulled the throttle response and the gearshift in automatic mode. I don't want that. So what I'm gonna do is put in sport, press this button on the steering wheel, which then puts the suspension into the soft setting, known as bumpy road mode, and you can have the best of both worlds. And it is. It's a car that does it all. You can cover long, long distances in this thing, and it, it's just relaxing. It's not noisy, really either. So you don't get too much thyroid again, much wind noise. All you really can hear is, but that's a wonderful sound. Yeah, I love the way this drives. I love the weight. Does everything. You can see though, I'm pretty excited about this car. It's hard to fault. It's hard to fall. The only thing you could say is like I said early, it's not the sharpest Ferrari to drive, but it's sharp enough for most people. It's, it's a great thing. It's a heavier cake and eat it car. As long as you can afford this very, very, very expensive cake. Actually, with the stability control switched off, it's more like a donut.
[Music] [Applause] Right, that's enough or that. It's too annoying things about this Ferrari. You don't have to mean breaking all that hard for the hazard lights to come on to one of the drivers fiddle. It's embarrassing. There's no wiper for the rear window, so when it's raining, you can't really see out of it. Also, the reversing camera is all the way down here, really close to the road. It gets come in crud really, really quickly. Yeah, not ideal for an all-weather Ferrari. When you press the open button for the glovebox, it doesn't really flop down, does it? So you have to then do it manually. You don't have the ability to select the park mode for the automatic gearbox. You have to put the parking brake on, and then for some reason it says parking brake inserted. That sounds uncomfortable. Apple CarPlay is a 2002 400-pound option for some reason, and you can't get Android Auto at all. So if you've got a phone like me. While I love these Scuderia Ferrari badges and these carbon-fiber side vents, I absolutely hate this cheap looking indicator repeater. It's just horrible. The trip computer doesn't appear to show average miles per gallon, only remaining range, which is often not all that much in my experience. Now, you might think that Ferrari owners don't care about that car's fuel economy, but they might just want to know at a curiosity. This leather boot lining, you may look gorgeous, but it's very slippy, and things just slide around in the back of the car when you go around corners. Also, it's liable to scratch, isn't it? And you won't want that because it costs 1,900 pounds. The controls for the electric windows are here on the center console rather than on the door, which would be the more logical place. Also, while you have one-touch open for the passenger window, you don't have one-touch close as you do on the driver's door. The stereo automatically comes on, and it'll do that even if before you had it turned off or a mute. Doesn't happen all the time, just occasionally. There's no rhyme nor reason to it. Don't worry, there's still lots to love about this car. His 10 cool features behold. Four hour is 6.3 liter V12 engine. It has 690 horsepower, 697 Newton meters of torque. That isn't produced until just under 6,000 rpm. Fact, this engine will rev to over 8,000 rpm, and it's good for naught to 60 in just 3.4 seconds and a top speed of 208 miles an hour. And being naturally aspirated, it sounds like this. This car uses the clever lightweight all-wheel drive system to ensure a perfect weight distribution for a sporty feel. It's actually driven off the front of the crank of the engine and can send 20% of the engine torque to the front wheels to provide extra grip when you need it. Now, actually, there's only four-wheel drive in first, second, third, and fourth gears. In fifth, sixth, and seventh, it reverts to two-wheel drive. So it matter too much though, because fourth gear, yeah, you max it out, you do 120 miles an hour, which is fast enough, really, isn't it? High-speed stability and low-speed maneuverability are held with a rear-wheel steering system. So at low speeds, the rear wheels turn ever so slightly in the opposite direction to the front to make the car turn tighter. When you're going faster, they actually turn the same direction as the front to keep the car nice and stable. I love this optional passenger display. So allows the passenger to do things like put a point of interest into the satellite navigation system so the driver doesn't have to do it. They can operate this media, if you trust their taste in music. You can also show things such as the mode that you're in. For the best bit is this look. It allows you to see the rev counter. Now, it's got to be worth a three thousand pounds this costs. I absolutely love the shape of this guy's. Just it's so yummy. There's nothing else like it on the road, really. Now, it's actually called a shooting break. I've no idea where that name comes from. If you know, please let me know in the comments box below. Go and show off how much of a car gay you are. If you look at the driving mode manettino switch, has sport, comfort, wet, and this little snowflake here, which signifies snow mode in a Ferrari. There's lots of aerodynamic features fitted to this car, and they're not just for show, they do actually work. And like those that you get on quite a lot of other cars. Take this rear diffuser, for example. It actually improves airflow at the back, increases downforce for added grip on the rear tires. If you pay an extra 4,000 pounds, you can get a special lift facility for the car, which will raise it up, as you can see, on its suspension. Now, improves the ground clearance, especially at the nose, so you don't bottom out if you go over a big speed hump or up a steep driveway. I really like the way that Ferrari is surrounding the seat belt buckle holder with this lovely expensive feeling suede material, so you don't feel the nasty teeth plastic. This car's gorgeous glass roof has some special properties. When it's really hot outside, it will reflect the sun's hot rays away so you don't cook inside the cabin. Then when it's really cold outside, it'll actually reflect the heat from inside the car back in so it doesn't escape, keep it nice and toasty. The only problem is it's an option and it'll cost you over 11,000 pounds.
[Music] Now, if you click on the pop-out band in the top right hand corner of the screen or on the link below the video, you can go to Carwow to research and buy your next car. So then, what's my overall verdict on the Ferrari GTC4 Lusso? Should you avoid it? Should you consider it? Should you shortlist it? Or should you just go right ahead and buy it? Well, that question is rather moot, isn't it? If you don't like it or you can't afford it, avoid it. If you do like it and can't afford it, just buy it. It's my favorite Ferrari. You enjoyed this video, please like it and share it, and click on our logo to subscribe to our channel. Also, click on the video windows for more Carwow videos.