From a design point of view, it's vastly better than the GT-R's IMO, which is more complex, heavier, and requires the engine to be raised so that the front diff can fit beneath it. Much of this is elegantly sidestepped in Ferrari's brilliant design.Also, it looks like the FF has the best AWD for sport cars, better than Quattro and maybe even GT-R.
As for the Sutcliffe drift video, I'm wondering why he put the 4WD mode to the max setting. This should theoretically make it more difficult to drift the car.