How Much Does It Cost to Rent a Ferrari, Across All 15 We Run

Rent the Roma first. It's the cheapest Ferrari we run at $695 a day, and it's the one I'd put most first-time clients in. So the short answer to how much does it cost to rent a Ferrari is $695 to $2,995 a day across the 15 we run. The SF90 Stradale sits at the top, and every car includes 100 miles a day.

That spread covers 10 different models, and the rate doesn't follow horsepower, it follows the character of each car. A few of them surprise people, and the deposit and the miles move with the rate in ways the daily number doesn't show.

Where the $695 floor and the $2,995 ceiling sit

The Roma is a front-engined coupe with 612 hp and four seats. Ferrari built it to draw a nod, not a crowd. At dusk on Orange Grove Boulevard in Pasadena, it rolls past the old mansions locals still call Millionaire's Row. Nobody on that street stops talking when it passes, they just notice, and that's the whole point of this car.

The SF90 Stradale is the other end of the range, a plug-in hybrid with 986 hp, all-wheel drive, and three electric motors that fill in before the turbos spool. It runs 0 to 60 in 2.5 seconds, and there's no analog rev counter anywhere on the dash. At $2,995 a day, you're paying for the quickest car in the whole fleet, and the brake pedal feels closer to a race car's than a road car's.

Between those two sit eight more models. Of the 15 cars, 8 fall between $1,095 and $1,595, and every one of them is a mid-engined two-seater with the engine right behind your shoulders.

Every Ferrari rental price we run

Here is the daily rate for each car, lowest to highest.

• Roma, $695
• Portofino Spider, $895
• 458 Italia, $1,095
• 488 Spider, $1,295 or $1,395
• 296 GTB, $1,345
• F8 Spider, $1,495
• F8 Tributo, $1,595
• 812 Superfast, $1,795
• California T, $1,895
• Purosangue, $2,695
• SF90 Stradale, $2,995

Compare the 812 Superfast with the California T. The 812 has a 789 hp V12 that revs to 8,900 rpm, and it costs $100 a day less than the California T with its 553 hp V8. That's the part the specification sheet can't explain on its own. The California T is a four-seat grand tourer with a folding metal hardtop, and it suits a couple and their luggage. It's the car couples book for a slow run down the coast into Laguna Beach, roof down, past the galleries on Forest Avenue. The 812 is for a driver who wants the engine more than the audience.

Why two cars with the same name cost different amounts

We run two 488 Spiders, and they don't cost the same. The 2018 in white is $1,295 a day with a $2,000 deposit and $5 a mile past the allowance. The 2016 in grey is $1,395 a day, but it carries a $1,000 deposit and $4 a mile. So the cheaper daily rate isn't always the cheaper rental. On a long day behind the wheel, the grey car can come out ahead.

The F8 works the same way, since the F8 Spider is $1,495 and the F8 Tributo is $1,595. You give up the fixed roof on the Spider, and you get the sky and the V8 right behind your head. We run three Tributos, one in black and two in red, all at $1,595.

This is why I always quote the exact car, not the model. Ask for the one you want by color and year, and the rate on the page is the rate you pay.

The deposit hold climbs with the engine

The security deposit is a hold on your card, not a charge. It's released after the car comes back in the condition it left. On a Ferrari it's $1,000, $2,000, or $5,000, depending on the car.

• $1,000 on the Roma, the Portofino Spider, the 296 GTB, the grey 488 Spider, and the F8 Spider
• $2,000 on the 458 Italia, the white 488 Spider, both 812 Superfasts, the California T, and the F8 Tributos
• $5,000 on the Purosangue and the SF90 Stradale

The deposit covers minor things, like a curbed wheel on a tight hotel ramp. Damage goes to your own insurance, subject to your deductible. So before you book, we call your carrier with an agent on a recorded line. We're checking for non-owner vehicle coverage, meaning your policy extends to a car that isn't on your declarations page. It's in your policy or it isn't, and you can't add it for a weekend.

How much does it cost to rent a Ferrari once the miles add up

Every car includes 100 miles a day, and multi-day rentals pool them. A 3 day rental gives you 300 miles to spend on the coast road, the canyon, or the long way home. Past that, each extra mile is billed at the car's own rate.

On a Ferrari that's anywhere from $4 to $10 a mile. The Roma, the Portofino Spider, and the grey 488 Spider are $4, the Purosangue and the SF90 Stradale are $10, and the rest sit at $5 or $6. The part nobody tells you is that the miles can cost more than a day on the rate. Take the Purosangue from Orange County to Las Vegas, about 270 miles each way, and you've used more than five days of allowance in one round trip.

The Purosangue is the Ferrari that makes that trip worth taking. It has four doors, four real seats, and 473 liters behind them. At the curb outside baggage claim at Palm Springs Airport, the rear doors swing open with the San Jacinto Mountains already in view. Four bags go in without a second thought. Out-of-state trips need notice ahead of time, so ask first and we'll price the miles in before you leave.

What a Ferrari costs over three days or a week

Longer rentals get cheaper per day automatically, so the car can sit in your driveway an extra night without you negotiating for it. One or two days run at the full daily rate. Three to four days take 10% off, five to six days take 15% off, and seven to 13 days take 20% off.

• Roma for 3 days, $2,085 before the discount, $1,876.50 after
• California T for 3 days, $5,685 before, $5,116.50 after
• Purosangue for 5 days, $13,475 before, $11,453.75 after
• SF90 Stradale for 7 days, $20,965 before, $16,772 after

A week in the Roma comes to $3,892 after the discount. That's less than two days in the SF90 Stradale. Know that before you pick, because a week in a quiet Ferrari feels different from a day in a loud one. You stop driving it like a rental and start driving it like it's yours. By day four you hand it to the valet on Prospect Street in La Jolla and walk in without looking back at it.

Delivery is quoted separately by address, and it isn't included in the daily rate. Insurance isn't included either, because it comes from your own policy.

Which Ferrari the money should go to

Go by the drive, not the badge. If it's a dinner and a slow evening, the Roma at $695 does the job and nobody on the sidewalk knows it's the cheapest one. If it's the coast with the roof down, the Portofino Spider at $895 or the California T at $1,895. If it's the engine, the 812 Superfast at $1,795 is the one I'd pick over anything else on the list.

The SF90 Stradale is for someone who has already driven an F8 or a 488 and wants more from a standing start. It's not the right first Ferrari, and it isn't cheap to learn on. Track use isn't permitted on any car in the fleet, so the 986 hp stays a road number.

The rate is the smallest decision in a Ferrari rental. The miles, the deposit, and the car's own character decide what the day actually costs and how it feels from the driver's seat.