Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano
Why 5.5: The base spec is the F1 automated manual nearly every buyer chose; the number that matters is the roughly 30 built with a genuine gated manual, making this the final stick-shift V12 Ferrari ever sold. Values on the F1 cars stayed soft long enough that this remains one of the most attainable ways into a naturally aspirated Ferrari V12 — the manual cars trade in an entirely different universe.
Layout
Natural habitat
Ride comfort
Sound
The Enzo-derived 6.0 V12 sits ahead of you and pulls to 8,400 with a deeper, more classical note than the F12 that replaced it. It gives up some top-end shriek and intake volume to that car, which is the only thing separating the two here.
12-cylinder · naturally aspirated · 8,400 rpm redline · rated 9.0 / 10 for engine sound
Market value
Median asking price, good condition · €239k (2007) → €179k (2026), trending down · illustrative data
Child seats · ISOFIX
There aren't any — strict two-seater.
A dash key switch deactivates the passenger airbag — Ferrari's own owner's manual documents the procedure, and the switch housing is a listed factory spare part.
Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano Owner's Manual
The long version
Ferrari offered a true manual gearbox alongside the F1 automated manual for most of this car's run, and almost nobody took it — of the roughly 30 manual cars built, most went to American buyers, with only a handful staying in Europe. That imbalance means the F1 majority and the manual minority now live completely separate lives: the automated cars depreciated like any other high-production Ferrari and get driven accordingly, while the handful of manual cars trade as standalone collector pieces disconnected from the rest of the model's values. Succeeded by the F12 in 2012, the 599 still reads as the more usable, less precious V12 Ferrari of the two.