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Let's just get involved in this 6.3-liter naturally aspirated V12 connected to the twin-clutch seven-speed automatic gearbox. Putting it into Sport and importantly, while we're in Britain, Bumpy Road mode. Cut our feet roads up. Well, we might as well stamp the bumpy. Lots of machines.
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Yes, your eyes are not deceiving you. I am, in fact, in the backseat of a stationary car. Why is that? Well, today we are beginning the journey of searching for my new daily driver, and the backseat to me has all of a sudden become relatively important over the last 16 months because that is how old my son is. So, I have never shopped for a car taking into consideration the practicality of the backseats or the proposition that it may or may not have ISOFIX. So, as part of this journey, we're gonna be driving Ferrari, we're gonna be driving Bentley, Porsche, Aston Martin. Howdy, I'm sure you can guess which cars from there might constitute a daily driver.
Now, you might be looking at this saying, "Hold on a minute, you're considering a V12 Ferrari as your daily driver?" Now, I will preface this with, we will still have the family car. However, I would like something a little bit spicy, a little bit exciting that I can use on the daily, but also take the full family out in for a bit of excitement on a sunny afternoon such as this. And we're starting right here with the V12 Ferrari GTC4 Lusso. So, there is a V8 available, but...
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So, back to the bunker. Update on that coming soon. But first, let me share how you could potentially get your hands on one of those. Oh, that thing is hot. So, I have teamed up with Omaze. Link below. Omaze.com/mr.jww. Now, this is for your opportunity to potentially win a V12 GTC4 Lusso, so just like this one, not this actual one, and $20,000. Now, I don't know about you, but if I got my hands on a Lusso and $20,000, I'd probably end up touring Europe on a grand road trip, making sure that I stopped by all of the fantastic hotels and restaurants along the way. It's all about making memories, after all.
But importantly, the reason why I've teamed up with Omaze, and this is where it really becomes closer to my heart, is that it's all in support of a charity called The Race Day Foundation. Now, let's not pretend it's pretty tough out there right now, and this charity pulled on my heartstrings because it directly involved cars. So, the foundation is dedicated to offering uniquely empowering race day experiences to a diverse group of families coping with all forms of life-changing illnesses. The Race Day Foundation has been hosting families and children at racetracks since 2008. Now, if you've been following this channel for more than five minutes, you know I'm all about cars, and cars more than anything put a big smile on my face. So, I know how empowering being in an environment full of great cars on a racetrack can be, and that's what The Race Day Foundation is all about.
So, for your chance to potentially win a GTC4 Lusso, so V12 and 20 grand, be sure to hit the link below, enter. You can donate and support this fantastic cause and also be in with a chance to win a remarkable car. Speaking of which, let's just run over some of the facts and figures surrounding this vehicle. Let's just quickly start with the inside and this gorgeous infotainment system. This is a 10.25-inch high-definition touchscreen. So, it incorporates as well 3D maps and Apple CarPlay. One great feature of this big touchscreen is the fact that you can split it and share it with other applications. So, we're in nav right now, but if I wanted to split it and share it with the phone screen, for example, it splits it down there. So, I could still interact with the phone, still keep nav going, and therefore you don't have to compromise your multitasking.
And then on to the whole purpose of this car, really, which is the backseats. Now, what's great is these are almost bucket seats. They're sort of sports seats, luxurious leather, and having sat in the back earlier, they hug you like, like your own body glove. They are absolutely gorgeous. There are also five different driver modes: Snow, Wet, Comfort, Sport, and ESC Off, all of which I shall go through when we're driving the car shortly. But just wanna come out to the rear, let's discuss this colossal diffuser. So, despite the fact that this is a practical Ferrari, that is one of the largest and most aggressive diffusers on any production car that I think I've laid eyes on. And the whole purpose of it is to, it's something to ensure stability of the car at higher speeds, but it also adds stunning sculpture. Okay, it looks so aggressive from the back. It also houses the exhaust tips that ultimately scream out that V12. Simply have a look of the engine. Popped the bonnet. Just lift this up. Ferrari's 6.3-liter naturally aspirated V12 is the push the car to a top speed of 208 miles an hour, nought to 60 in 3.4 seconds, and it has one of the finest sounds that I've ever heard in a car with four seats. It's incredible.
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And this is what it's all about. This is why I've started, moleculary, and the top of this series. I mentioned at the beginning that we're going to be testing on the brands or the platforms, but this is starting at the top because a well-specced one of these is coming in around about £300,000. So, now that's not to say that if I was to only one of these, I would be going anywhere near that. Thankfully, pre-owned values of these are practically half that, which is convenient. The delectable, sonorous, the ostentatious exhaust note, the status. Not enough for up. And this is what appeals to me. This, for me, is effectively an 812 Superfast with woolies. I mean, dynamically, not so much. It's a bit heavier. It's still, this thing does not hang around. Ultimately, this four-seater, four-wheel-drive family car, a push over 200 miles an hour, will go on, push 208 miles with all seats and four-wheel-drive. Now, they have taken the learnings from cars like the F12 TDF and applied rear-wheel steering to this car. This is one of the first generation Ferraris to utilize their next generation of rear-wheel steer, and as a result, the agility of it is sublime. But the one thing for me that makes this a true Ferrari, I mean, a Ferrari through and through, is the relationship between the engine and the gearbox, the transmission. It's just out of this world. I'm just, just, just the simple ones. I can check this out. It's absolutely outstanding, and I think that is the magic of this car. While you can dial it down and put it into Comfort, and there's literally a Comfort mode in this car, you can also then press the Bumpy Road mode, which does an incredible job of ironing out the trials and tribulations that the suspension has to deal with on your challenging back roads, and you can just chill. Put it into Auto. It's literally an Auto button down here, and then all of a sudden, it becomes a bonafide relaxed cruising with a big boot, four seats, and the, and I'm not sure about this before, this has to be one of the industry's largest panoramic roof. The glass is practically front to rear. It is colossal, and it allows so much light to cascade inside this interior, which is already, expectedly, a very light cream theme, and it makes it feel so incredibly spacious.
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So, of course, with four-wheel drive comes four-wheel traction, allowing this car to use all 690 horsepower, 514 pounds-feet of torque, apply all of that traction through its sticky tires and four-wheel drive, and propel this thing. Don't forget, with all seats, kid in the back, mother-in-law review one down the road, zero to 62 miles an hour in 3.4 seconds. 3.4 seconds. Don't forget with the practicality and luxury you're inside this thing. It's so refined. At once again, just thinking back to my time driving a Ferrari FF, despite the fact that this is ultimately a fairly substantial facelift, what they've done to enhance an engaging feeling of quality with your insider is worlds apart. It's just, it's almost feels like it's from a different brand, the way that they move the game.
Now, if you do find yourself fortunate enough to be a passenger in this car, there is also the optional passenger display screen. Now, what's fantastic about that is it's probably the most engaging passenger seat of any car I can think of because it allows a passenger to become DJ. That might become slightly irritating for the driver, particularly if you're listening to your favorite song, and the passenger side, it's not their favorite song. They all of a sudden have the ability to control navigation, volume, to flick through options, to check out how fast you're going, and even control the stereo.
Now, while we do find ourselves conveniently among some glorious British sunshine, there are five driver modes down here. Let's start at the bottom, which is Snow. Snow mode, actually, this is probably the most sedate setting of the car because it doesn't even allow you to adjust the damper settings using the, because it just assumes everything needs to be soft. So, once it's in Snow, it's pretty chilled. The traction control's up and down, up to the max. Once it detects any slip, as you might do in snow and ice, it has a very clever ECU which conveniently allocates torque to each individual wheel to allow for the most traction given your traction circumstances, or in this mode, lack of traction circumstances. Then we take it up a notch and go into Wet. And I think actually Wet is a similar situation in that the damper settings are no longer individually configurable. Once in Wet, once again, in Wet, you need the car to squat a little bit under acceleration to find a bit more traction, and therefore there's no need to stiffen it up. But once again, that does recalibrate the ECU somewhat, and the traction control settings, and adjusts the four-wheel drive and slip angle of the car accordingly to do with you driving me into Wet. And then we go up to what is uniquely called Comfort mode within Ferrari. Because Ferrari of old, and in fact going forward, even for example, in the Grand Tour, that is the 812 Superfast, there is no Comfort mode. It's Sport, and then Brakes. And this Sport has been replaced with Comfort. Comfort, you'll use is your daily driver sector. You put it in Auto, it's sporty enough. You can independently configure the damper settings here, we spoke about. But then if you find yourself on a road like this, knocking it up to the fourth setting, which is Sport, that's where you might want to also take it out of Auto using the control column down here, and then you can control the gears as and when you want them, and get make lovely noises like this. Lots of sounds.
Don't forget as well, this car is running carbon-ceramic brakes. The modulation of the brake pedal feels very reassuring. There's a huge amount of confidence-inspiring pressure to lean back on those carbon ceramics. And then the fifth and final setting, which is ESC Off. In this mode, you actually have to hold it over to light for a few seconds, and then it beeps at you like that to let you know that you might not be as talented as you think you are. So, just be careful. That's what, that's what, there's three beeps essentially. Me, don't be a, because the traction control has left the building, and you're on your own. Probably not something you want to do anyway. There's those features. ESC Off just allows you to play with the car a lot more. Now, because this has an E, very clever four-wheel drive system, the majority of the time, the power is actually driven to the rear wheels. So, when you are in ESC Off, when you do find yourself in a scenario where you can legitimately and safely play with the car, ESC Off, it allows you to get the back end out in any big skids. So, I get sensational.
So, yes, here we have it. Episode one, finding you what's exciting daily driver. That was a spotter context, and I have been daily driving a GT3. So, really going to pretty much anything will provide a lot more refinement and luxury as compared to the builders. That car is very much track-biased, road cars, very hardcore, sounds incredible. I just want something now which is give us, will take the edge off those longer journeys. And starting here with this amazing interior. Honestly, this is one of the most beautiful driving experiences in terms of luxury and just cramped or a wafting, but I've had it quite some time. So, it would be awesome to hear from you what other options you would consider as a sort of luxury but the sport is done, has to be exciting, but with that preface that it needs to be used daily. So, let's see, let's see whether this adventure goes. This is day one. I think we're starting at the top, but still, there are a pretty spicy and alternative to come, which I'm very excited to share with you soon. But as always, I love hearing from you. Let me know in the comments below thoughts or ideas, and be sure to check out the link below to enter the Omaze competition. Omaze.com/mr.jww. Be sure to enter. I can't wait to see who comes out with the GTC4 Lusso. As always, thank you so much for watching, and I'll just see you next time. Ciao.
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