Ferrari 599 GTB HGTE: Why The Market Can't Ignore This V12 Super GT Much Longer

[@JayEmmOnCars]

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[@LAVAracing]

The CAT has stolen the show. Those years with cars were special. Still some old school vibe with the modern usability. Not too electronic not too isolated. Amazing.

[@maloo-tm2ub]

Agreed

[@jonathanohagan1349]

I was gonna say that

[@bg-jo7kj]

the cat's also on the same diet as Jayemm

[@WhiteMouse77]

@@bg-jo7kj ...indeed....spot on! They have such a wide living standard! How much is that? 335/30 ZR20?

[@jumboMW3]

That boiiii thickkk

[@sveeny]

The 599 is such a huge step design wise from its predecessor. Not that the 550/575 isn‘t a very pretty car, it definitely is. But when the 599 came out it was such a spaceship, at the time it was unimaginable how there could ever be something that will replace it. It felt like the final Ferrari at the time. So modern and yet elegant. It still is.

[@RootBeerGMT]

The ass end is like a bus-a ghetto bus-just too big 🐽

[@g.w.customcreations3534]

I dunno, always thought the 599 looked a bit like it had been left too close to a radiator. 😂 And the pretend GTO was just daft. They've aged very well, granted, but at the time, a lot of folk I know would have rather had the 550.

[@kaposvaribando1277]

1:16 oh lawd he comin

[@kacperstick]

kot

[@F8Tributo]

I didnt even notice the cat, until you pointed it out! Looks like it's been eating processed commercial cat food. Makes for a fat kitty!

[@Alex-iu8xx]

Very nice chonker

[@JayEmmOnCars]

Crazy thing is we feed him the same stuff as Florence, who is tiny. I think Sam supplements his diet

[@acecarrera1]

Insert 2001: A Space Odyssey theme.

[@uncleyoung8849]

Jayemm is totally correct, when these came out the journos adored them, they were a game changer with performance that still stands up today. Today they are not liked for whatever reason. Then you take the 964 911, absolutely hated for years and could be had for a pittance, journos despised them. Today they are absolutely silly money and everyone loves them. Fickle World. 599 is a super car bargain right now and so underrated

[@WhiteMouse77]

...not only cars have such development trajectory....even human characters and social archetypes are retrospectively appreciated for values overlooked before as something common....in the past the "home wife" women were understood as not too exciting regular kind, right? Ando today? Man are willing to pay with gold for getting traditional woman who doesn't want to "cut his male corners"...

[@jeffmaynard5642]

I owned a 2008 599 GTB for 4 years and put over 14,000 miles on it and it was bullet proof. I was a joy to own and enjoy. Purchased from a Ferrari Dealer with a 2 year warranty and never used it. In my opinion for the money it's one of the best GT cars one could ever hope to own... I also sold it for the same money I bought it for even after adding the milage...Great experience!

[@albertrobinson4539]

A prancing horse and a prowling cat on the driveway

[@JayEmmOnCars]

That is the mighty Sam

[@gweedsUK]

This cat is CHONKY

[@JayEmmOnCars]

#Guilty

[@purple-porker]

@@JayEmmOnCars Get him on a diet, fat cats don't live very long!

[@totalsubmition]

Well fed cat Jay. Just like you.

[@johnnyboy1586]

You beat me to it😊

[@JayEmmOnCars]

He was normal size and then we left him with my grandmother for two weeks and then he came back even bigger than that!

[@wallyr.7854]

@@JayEmmOnCarsI gotta know, what’s the cat’s name 😂?

[@JayEmmOnCars]

Samwise

[@wallyr.7854]

@@JayEmmOnCars Samwise, I LOVE IT 🤣now just add the “Gamgee” 😸

[@deepwebintel]

Fun fact, the later 599s use GMs (Now owned by Bejing West Industries) MagnaRide suspension system. GM sold it in the recession to save themselves before the bailout.

[@stu2418]

Interesting. Do they regularly fail prematurely on the 599 like they do on the R8?

[@xx-----------xx873]

@@stu2418 It's a Ferrari boss what do you think

[@stu2418]

@@xx-----------xx873 No idea. I guess they must be a different design as the Audi ones were originally made by Delphi and were later bought by BWI or vice versa. They have a tendency to fail around the 25-30k mile mark.

[@slaphead90]

That is one absolute unit of a feline.

[@deaks25]

It baffles me that the 599 has become a 'forgotten' car when not so long ago it utter decimated every car that challenged it. The 599 was THE benchmark for the super GTs. I think it's a devastatingly beautiful car as well (I like the buttresses to be honest). In fact, I remember getting bored of the 599 because it was so infuriatingly good.

[@CR71243]

The sound of the 599 is epic!

[@MM-xr6tz]

I remember a Ferrari test driver who took me out in an F12 saying that the 599 went from rapid under steer to over steer faster than anything else he'd ever driven. Forget anything with vigour in the wet, it will end up very badly. So I bought one 😂 P.s Get that bloody drive jet washed.

[@18000rpm]

In manual mode it should only shift down to prevent stalling.

[@elnoel1220]

Would love it if Ferrari could squeeze their NA V12 into a mid-engine car.

[@R-Tap]

If I could only ever have one Ferrari then this is on the very short list. Aging so well.

[@anthonyhowells4560]

Please can you a video on the manual conversion?

[@The-Sea-Dragon-1977]

I remember looking at these when they first came out and I adored the flying buttress design. (NB: The Jaguar XJ-S has a butteress, a flying butteress in architecture is one that has a hollowed out section). Great looking car and I would definately have one, Grigio Titanio with Burgandy leather please.

[@RS-ck6cs]

My favourite car youtuber talking about my favourite car : the 599. Thanks James !

[@CR71243]

Going back to watch your 612 review now.

[@johnshaw359]

The main thing is to keep a stiff upper lip as the person at the desk reads you the repair bill, after all you are loaded with cash aren't you. I don't see these cars as things you have to scrabble- around-behind-the-sofa in order to afford whatever variant and revision. The worst thing is they are generally riddled with build quality related issues.

[@xx-----------xx873]

I've heard about £3-5k a year for a standard Ferrari, about the average upper middle class holiday bill. I think you need to work a bit harder and stop being so bitter.

[@peteromara642]

Totally agree. If i win the lotto tonight....

[@kevincockburn7805]

Hoovie of hoovies garage has done the manaul swap onnhis 599. Seems to have worked out well.

[@brogenville]

He’s done a manual swap, but it’s far from correct.

[@dBsdecibels]

Cat: OH LAWD HE COMIN'!

[@danielmaia3559]

Is the gas consumption really bad as Clarkson and Chris Harris said?

[@madhukarjonathanminj2772]

it' an almost 20 year old Ferrari V12, so it definitely might be really bad

[@ecc206]

Road Suggestion: Nant Y Garth Pass, horse shoe pass to Llangollen

[@AutoAndChill]

1:19 - enter the chonk

[@kebabaluba]

Do Ferrari 612 soon, it`s a bit forgotten 4 seated V12 Ferrari.

[@JelloTypeR]

I prefer the 612 Scagliletti over the 599 but I wouldn’t say no to either in grigio metallic with a tan/black/ interior with those Recaros. Perfection!

[@Jayboy1983]

I never used to like these style of old ferraris ,but this has actually made me think theyre quite a nice lookong thing

[@djeroctx]

@1:20 oh lawd he comin

[@jongmans38]

Oh, the music!

[@DueGreg]

The problem with the 599 and 612 that the F12 and FF are far better... same with F430 vs 458

[@jean-michelmarle5689]

Far better in cost ?.. Far more sanitized, IT driven, computerized, etc Where 599 is the very last analogic with F430, direct to the road, authentic, in short a V12 Ferrari breathing the soul of a Ferrari. Last but not least, the last from Pininfarina Design (Jason Castriota & team), assembled by Scaglietti. Yes F12 and FF belong to another world, post-modern creations, of computer assisted performance, IT screens, gameboy soul... To sum up, 599 is designed to be timeless awesome, F12 and FF are designed by a wind tunnel

[@ThexMJT]

God I do love a 599.

[@davidgouyaie8027]

will like a review of that white jaguar in the parkway 😮😊.

[@modelcitizen1977]

A manual swap 599 is basically the ultimate driver's car. The right seats. The right gearbox. The right engine. Everything else is irrelevant.

[@diverbob471]

If I had the money 80 000 ish, the last 599 is the only Ferrari for me

[@stephendavies6949]

Not a Ferrari fan (even though I'm a big fan of yours, James), but I like this car very much, especially at the price at which I could acquire one.

[@CR71243]

That 599 screams! 🚀💪🚀💪

[@minimead368]

1:15 Jesus Christ there’s a cat. That cleared my exhaust pipe 😂

[@stevewhite9653]

Looks are so subjunctive as the rear view is my favourite.

[@amospizzey1]

I daily drove a 599 for about a year after a 458 and a 16M ( ea h one approx a year ) 599 beautifully built but for me big / heavy and not involving as a drivers car on the road ( I tracked the first 2 but not the 599 )

[@palefaced1]

F12 is nuts.

[@alexkoefman]

Had one for 3 years. It has as much charisma as power. Total superstar. GTO is the only improvement. PS fuel disappears faster than free beer

[@GM-fh5jp]

Fascinating. I hope he can make it work too. Wonder which gearbox he is going to use?

[@bishopoftroy]

8:16 the dashboard looks just like a front of a Porsche 911 964.

[@shaundavenport621]

That new Ferrari that i can't spell has a bonnet longer than life without parole.Are there two V12s up the front?.The 599 though is a beautiful car!

[@AndrewDobie]

You are singlehandedly responsible for the amount of time I spend browsing Pistonheads...! :D

[@TheMadmostin]

Great review. Very enjoyable

[@rushyg1006]

great video man!!!!!!!!!!

[@Calilasseia]

You thought this was fast? Yes it is ... but if you get your hands on the 599 GTO in the future, that's Apollo 11 on wheels. Goes like a moon rocket, and has similar fuel consumption. But if you can take it to a track as part of your test, the words "evil fun" will pop into your brain quickly. But on the road, it's one of those cars you buy to teach yourself restraint. Its performance envelope will exceed yours unless you've inherited a lot of genes from a certain Mr A. Senna. The HGTE is probably as far as you'll want to go if you ever buy one yourself. Aside from the eye watering purchase price of the GTO, it's capable of aging you 20 years in as many minutes with its performance. The GTO is a Krakatoa volcano of a car.

[@EmmaLouise105]

Can anyone explain why the 599 is a "bit scary" with its handling please? And- does the HGTE package make for a less scary car? Because prior to buying my first Ferrari (a california), I saw one of these and thought "wow"! Should I, or shouldn't I?! Yep, I chickened out! But would still love a big V12 sooooo, what would I go for?

[@_que]

I think these F1 automated manual Ferraris are only being considered for manual conversions it seems. No complaints other than, need to get into one b4 they are out of reach...

[@klasseact6663]

Future episode...Jay buys this very 599 Ferrari, bank on it, pun intended😂

[@alanbagnall4578]

Cat got gansta swagger!

[@finleypdoherty]

1:20 That's a chunky cat

[@thomassmith3817]

Criminal those cars are parked outside 😢

[@fuselpeter5393]

Huh, wild polar bears in Britain? ^^'

[@RootBeerGMT]

It’s got a fairly odd look. I surely respect it, but cannot say I desire it. Think I’d go for a testarossa-something analog and less prone to gremlins and that is already a legend.

[@umaireg6]

Did the s2000 get forgotten too?

[@JayEmmOnCars]

Nope

[@minty5229]

we need a Cat review soon

[@Wolf-Spirit_Alpha-Sigma]

Holy crap, that white cat dog!

[@glengosling5636]

Looks like a modern Daytona.

[@glengosling5636]

Not the 599 the new one

[@jonwarshawsky5288]

The styling may have let it down. It has echoes of Mitsubishi. Not ugly, but it shows its heft. Out of warranty = no thank you.

[@SmokDiplodoq]

Comming from an independent enthusiast car reviewer: 'a fantastic car' if below 100k, and 'makes no sense car' for 120k - I don't get it. Isn't this channel about cars anymore? Is it profiteer/investor advise channel now?

[@4pevans]

Hi Florence!

[@imi4449]

i love 599

[@eric-wb7gj]

TY 🙏🙏

[@gurhanilter7175]

Why Ferrari didn’t put soft dumper setting for this flagship car I really don’t know. So far I know even GTO hasn’t got it.

[@TimFoster]

Anyone else getting weird Fiat Coupé 20v feelings from the rear three quarters?

[@WayarPutuih]

I'll have mine in manual please

[@rousemotorsport]

The 599 is the states start at 159k.

[@glenndrayton3641]

Am I the only one thinking this looks like a Mark IV Supra but infinitely less cool?

[@jamiesandutch5398]

I have been watching your channel for years and really enjoy it but on this video I saw an extremely overweight white cat walking by the F12. Whoever's cat that is they should be cited for animal cruelty to allow it to become that overweight.

[@northernirishviking7283]

Give me your gt4 any time over these

[@jonathanstensberg]

“Fahhhhhhst. Very fahhhhst.”

[@MohsinWadee]

Was that your cat?

[@JayEmmOnCars]

Yes

[@carlosandleon]

I dont like the new 12 cilindri

[@Inazuma68]

Seems to be a great car but IMO it looks just ugly after the 550 and 575

[@richarddarsa6353]

If you believe the current CPI from the government, then I have a bridge to sell you. Half a million for the current front engine V12 from Ferrari is a far more honest indication of the real rate of inflation.

[@BEGGARWOOD1]

They are beautiful but totally pointless

[@PlaAwa]

the rear is the best thing about this car. but it's still a w*anker's car

[@michaelpegasiou4531]

Stop feeding that cat.

[@johntheaccountant5594]

I would rather take a 2 year old Lexus LC500 for the same money. The Lexus is better looking and probably handles better.

[@fatrambo73]

is the cat pregnant or fat?

[@JayEmmOnCars]

He's not pregnant

[@gregcressey1791]

Fat car lol

[@P.Galore]

I'm sick of vlogs about Ferrari.

[@alancrisp1582]

🤫🤔 Did anyone force you to watch this ?. No they did not !.

[@jamesengland7461]

We invite you to spread your wings and explore all the non-Ferrari content the interwebs have to offer.

[@RobertRedford77]

3 ecus on these...they go wrong, especially the one behind the seat....water / condensation probs........oh £6k to remedy or used one only.

[@RobertRedford77]

12 secs doesnt go buy......i've got 6 Ferrari

[@younf]

We want the next video to be about the white Purrari we saw at the beginning of this one !

[@peterknight7880]

It hasn't been featured because it's one of Jay's more perplexing purchases. On the plus side it's very well trimmed. However, the handling is unpredictable, it only sounds good immediately after a service, and the economy is terrible.

[@dadcars]

Boring football or 26 minutes of James driving an “affordable” V12 Ferrari… 🤷‍♂️ it was a no brainer 👏

[@peterknight7880]

What football?

[@effrumtheretardo]

Southgate out

[@the-boring-car-guy]

Normal football is boring tbh but this year has been another level

[@darrensurrey]

You talk about someone paying half a million quid for a car, and then a fat cat strolls by. :D

[@paulm6397]

I bought a 2007 599 about 12 or 13 years ago. Luckily from a Ferrari main dealer. £90k ish, phenomenal car but in 18 months it spent about 10 months in the garage being repaired under warranty. Every month something went wrong, normally electrical faults but one day the brakes failed. A total disaster of a car

[@WhiteMouse77]

....it really explains something about Ferrari brand itself.... I have never read something similar about Audi R8 or even Lamborghini...and it has very good reason...

[@Decenity]

@@WhiteMouse77 the r8 doesnt have a good history too...

[@billpower835]

sorry to hear that. converted mine to manual last year and have put about 8,000 trouble free miles on it.

[@simon5066]

@@billpower835may I ask how much the conversion costs and if you feel it’s worth it - I have seen mixed reviews

[@billpower835]

@@simon5066 about 40k parts and labor and absolutely worth it, i don't know any 599 EAG conversion owners who regret it.

[@Scalarissa]

Recently bought a 599 GTB. Got in while I could. And loving it

[@marram101]

"It's like they were halfway through the job, and then went home" Sounds very Italian.

[@WhiteMouse77]

...not only Italian.... inside Lotus and even McLaren you can find construction and assembly wonders making you presuming the same.... and French or American cars? .... Ask any mechanic...not worth just mentioning that...

[@jjll9244]

I’ve always seen these as the spiritual successor to the 612. Absolutely love the styling

[@MidLoafCrisis]

It's the Cat that strokes Blofeld!

[@longtailgt]

I may be in the minority but I really like how the 599 looks! I never thought it looked ugly and in fact, as car designs all over the place get more and more weird, the simple, curvy and quite original design of the 599 looks even better. I'm also fond of it because one of the very first 1:24 scale models my parents bought me when I was a kid circa 2007/2008-ish was a Rosso Fiorano 599 GTB model kit from Maisto, which I still have and love. And as pointed out in the video, yes the 599 doesn't look that pretty in Rosso Corsa, but I think it looks sensational in Rosso Fiorano! This car was just made for dark shades!

[@F8Tributo]

The 599 was the first Ferrari that came into my perception about Ferrari, drew me into the brand. I think it's epically beautiful!

[@SicSemperBeats]

Same, I thought it was gorgeous