5 Coolest Features of Ferrari's Top Models, Ranked

 

Ferrari Makes Driving Feel Like an Event — Here's Why

Owning a Ferrari isn't really about getting from one place to another. It's about the experience of operating something that was engineered to the edge of what physics allows. The marque's top models — the SF90 Stradale, Roma, 296 GTB, 812 Superfast, and Purosangue — share a family of features that make them feel categorically different from everything else on the road. These five stand out most.

1. The Manettino Dial

Every Ferrari has one — the small rotary switch on the steering wheel that cycles through driving modes from Wet all the way to Race, with ESC Off for the brave. What makes it special isn't the technology behind it, which other manufacturers have copied in various forms, but what it communicates: this car has a personality, and you're in charge of which version shows up today. In Wet mode, the electronics are tight and forgiving. Flip to Sport and the car starts to breathe a little. Go further and the stability system steps back enough to let you feel exactly where grip ends. The Manettino is a simple dial, but it's the clearest expression of Ferrari's philosophy that a driver should always be the one in control.

2. The Side Slip Control System

Ferrari's Side Slip Control (SSC) does something that sounds counterintuitive: it helps you control a slide rather than simply prevent one. Most stability systems cut power the moment a rear wheel steps out. Ferrari's SSC calculates the optimal slide angle and lets the car drift within that window, catching it at the edge before things go wrong. The result is that a skilled driver can carry oversteer through a corner in a way that genuinely feels connected rather than artificially managed. The system has evolved across generations — the SF90's version integrates electric motor torque into the calculation — but the underlying goal has been the same since its introduction: make the car's limit accessible, not just survivable.

3. The Flat-Plane Crank V8 in the 296 GTB and Roma

A flat-plane crankshaft fires cylinders in a different sequence than the cross-plane units in most V8s, and the difference is immediately audible. The exhaust note is sharper, more mechanical, more aggressive — closer to a Formula 1 car than to anything you'd expect from a road vehicle. Ferrari has used this architecture for decades in its mid-engine V8 models, and the current 3.0-liter twin-turbo V8 in the 296 GTB revving to 8,500 rpm is its finest expression yet. The engine alone is a reason to own one. It sounds genuinely unlike anything produced by another manufacturer, and at high revs it rewards patience and commitment in a way that a torque-heavy motor simply cannot.

4. The Active Aerodynamics Package

Ferrari's top models manage airflow actively rather than statically. The SF90, 812 Superfast, and Purosangue all use movable aerodynamic elements — rear spoilers, front splitter flaps, underbody channels — that adjust in real time based on speed, steering angle, and driving mode. At low speeds, these elements minimize drag. At high speed or in track mode, they generate downforce precisely where it's needed. The SF90 Stradale produces 390kg of downforce at 250km/h. That figure matters because the car weighs approximately 1,600kg — which means the aerodynamics are generating load equivalent to a quarter of the vehicle's weight, entirely through airflow. The engineering behind that is not subtle.

5. The Interior Integration of Performance Data

Ferrari's cockpit design has moved decisively away from the traditional dashboard and toward what the company calls a driver-focused architecture. In the SF90 and newer models, the instrument cluster wraps around the driver and the passenger display is handled by a separate screen on their side — meaning the two occupants can be looking at completely different information simultaneously. The driver sees lap times, G-force, tire temperature, and power split between the front and rear electric motors. None of this is superfluous: in a car capable of 0-100 km/h in 2.5 seconds, knowing what the electronics are doing is part of managing the machine. Ferrari's integration of that information is cleaner and more driver-oriented than anything offered by competitors, and it makes a fast car meaningfully easier to use at its limit.

These Features Add Up to Something Specific

What ties these five things together is that they all serve the same goal: giving a driver more access to what the car is actually doing. The Manettino lets you choose how much the electronics intervene. The SSC lets you feel the limit without crossing it. The flat-plane V8 communicates engine state through sound as precisely as any gauge. The active aero adjusts to conditions in real time. And the cockpit surfaces all of that information without burying the driver in it. Ferrari builds cars this way because the alternative — hiding the car's capabilities behind layers of automation — would undermine the reason anyone buys one.

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