Design and naming
The name "FF" is an acronym for "Ferrari Four", highlighting its four-wheel drive capability. The FF reflects the design language of contemporary Ferrari models, incorporating the distinctive pulled-back headlights of the 458 Italia and the twin circular tail-lights found on both the 458 and the 599 GTB Fiorano. The FF incorporates a predominantly space frame construction and—like all contemporary Ferraris—is made from aluminium. This design, compared to its predecessor, reduces weight by fivepercent and increases torsional rigidity by sixpercent. The FF is a grand touring car with three doors and four seats. The FF's seven-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox is positioned at the rear of the car, contributing to its weight distribution of 47percent at the front and 53percent at the rear. The electronic rear differential is built into the gearbox housing, and all chassis and powertrain control systems—including the magnetic adaptive shocks, stability control, and electronic differential—are combined into a single module. The FF's design is largely influenced by the need to manage airflow efficiently over and around its body. The FF has significant aerodynamic downforce, improving road grip at higher speeds, most prominently visible in the split-level diffuser at the rear, which features an aerofoil-shaped centre element. This comes at the cost of a relatively high. Vents along the sides and rear direct air out of the wheel wells and around the car, helping minimise lift and drag.
The four-wheel drive system in the FF is referred to as "4RM" (four ruote motrici—Italian for 4WD). At 90 lb, it weighs fiftypercent less than traditional methods, helping maintain a low centre of gravity. This system uses a secondary gearbox to channel power from the front of the engine. The front gearbox is geared sixpercent longer than the rear's first gear and six percent longer than the rear's fourth gear (reverse is the same). Thus, the front gearbox's first gear covers the rear's first and second gears, while its second gear covers the rear's third and fourth gears. Power is transmitted through two electronically controlled, hydraulic wet multiplate clutches, located on the driver's side of the front transmission, one for each wheel. These clutches adjust slip to match the speed of the rear wheels and enable torque vectoring for side-to-side power distribution.
The FF features a 6262 cc naturally aspirated direct injection V12 engine. It produces a power output of 660 PS at 8,000 rpm and a torque output of 683 Nm, sufficient to give the car a maximum speed of 335 km/h and a 0 to 100 km/h acceleration of 3.7 seconds. The FF shares its engine with the F12berlinetta, a coupé introduced in 2012. The car's suspension is known as the "SCM3", a magnetorheological self-adjusting damping system. The FF includes Brembo's carbon ceramic brakes. The FF has a output of 360 g/km and a fuel consumption figure of 15.4 L/100km.
The shooting brake design, with its folding rear seats, gives the Ferrari FF a boot capacity of 450 L, which can be expanded to 800 L when the rear seats are lowered. A one-off model based on the FF, known as the SP FFX, was introduced in 2014, featuring a custom body with a coupé-style rear end instead of the FF's shooting brake design. Commissioned by a customer in Japan, it was built by Ferrari's special vehicles division to a design by Pininfarina. Early patent drawings of the SP FFX led to speculation that it was the design for the next-generation Ferrari California.
