Ferrari 812 GTS review

There are things the 812 GTS doesn’t do very well. It uses quite a lot of fuel. It’s quite tricky to park, with no creep build into the gearbox (reversing into a tight uphill driveway is a wholly terrifying exercise... trust us). If we’re going to educate the class of tomorrow on how flipping fantastic big, nat-asp engines are, this sort of stuff should be coming as standard.

Can you tell I’m nitpicking? Because slight chinks in its daily-driving armour aside, this ought to be a wondrous thing to live with. You’ve a good view out over its long bonnet, with haunches either side that ensure it’s easy to guide through traffic and only intimidating through the pokiest of gaps. It sits in lane nicely and it'll take an especially narrow road to force you into thumping noisily over the cats’ eyes.

Oh, and every new Ferrari comes with a seven-year maintenance package as standard and servicing is annually or every 12,000 miles. It’s theatrical, but it really won’t be much of a diva. Once you’re used to parking it.