- Ferrari’s got a new flagship: the F80, with a 1,184-hp hybrid powertrain
- Zero to 100 km/h is dispatched with in a blink over 2 seconds
- The marque will build just 799 examples of the sleek hypercar
The introduction of a new Ferrari is always a banner moment, one amped up to the nth degree when the car makes somewhere in the neck-breaking neighbourhood of 1,200 horsepower. The new F80 is described by the marque as “a showcase for the ultimate in technology and performance,” and is already being spoken of by Ferrari in the same breath as vaunted machines like the F40, GTO, and LaFerrari.
Maranello details the all-wheel-drive powertrain as one which embodies the ultimate in engineering for an internal-combustion engine. The gasoline-fed part of the equation shows up as a turbocharged 3.0L V6 mill, spinning to 9,200 rpm and making 888 hp all by itself. Appended to this is a hybrid system comprised of an electric front axle with two electric motors, plus another electric motor hanging out between the engine and eight-speed dual-clutch transmission.
All told, the F80 makes 1,184 horsepower, though Ferrari, being Italian, conveniently rounds that figure up to 1,200 ponies, because why not? (Also, because it does actually equal that sum in the lesser-known measure of cheval vapeur or CV.) Acceleration to 100 km/h (62 mph) from zero is a claimed 2.15 seconds, on to a top speed of 350 km/h (217 mph). Dry weight is said to be 1,525 kilograms, or 3,355 pounds. That’s a touch less than the LaFerrari.
The hybrid battery measures 2.3 kWh and is situated down low in the engine bay to improve centre of gravity dynamics even further. And speaking of aerodynamics, Ferrari claims a thousand kilos of down-force at 250 km/h (155 mph) thanks to active bits like a rear wing that can set an angle of 11 degrees relative to airflow direction. That trick alone generates nearly 20% of the quoted down-force. Flat underbody panels, active suspension, and a rear diffuser all play their parts as well.
It certainly looks the part of a rarefied Ferrari. Design boss Flavio Bertoni says the F80 has a strongly futuristic visual impact, avoiding the typical urge to anthropomorphize a car with two headlights and a grille. Instead, a black strip across its front fascia look like little else on the road — save for Fezza’s own 12Cilindri. There’s more than a whiff of vintage Daytona with this approach, despite the brand’s insistence the F80 is inspired principally by sci-fi. We’re down with it.
Inside there’s room for two, though the perches are completely different. While the driver gets an adjustable seat, shown here in bright red against a black interior, the passenger makes do with a so-called fixed seat (read: padding glued to the carbon-fibre tub). The layout is slightly asymmetrical, prompting Ferrari to label this space as a “1+” cabin.
The F80 will be produced in a limited run of just 799 examples, at a price of €2.96 million before fees, or about CDN $4.42 million (US$3.23 million).
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