It’s hard to imagine Ferrari’s engineers and designers didn’t feel a little bit of pressure when creating this, the Ferrari F80, the latest in a long line of ultimate, limited-production Ferrari halo cars. Thankfully for us they didn’t crack.
Powering up the Hill at this year’s Festival of Speed presented by Mastercard, the F80 is the latest in the line of succession that includes the F40, F50, Enzo and LaFerrari. Named to celebrate Ferrari’s 80th anniversary in 2027, 799 will be built, sold for approximately £3.1m apiece.
Understandably the F80 has attracted a lot of attention at the Festival, with a seemingly never diminishing crowd ogling it in the Supercar Paddock and heads whipping sideways to watch it fly up the Hill at full pelt. With 1,200PS (662kW) and 1,016Nm (749lb ft) of torque, we wouldn’t be shocked if a few people have agitated the muscles in their neck trying to watch as it blasts past.
Zero to 62mph is over in 2.15 seconds and the top speed is 217mph, all thanks to an all-wheel-drive hybrid powertrain that includes two electric motors on the front axle and another motor underneath the engine, sending its power to the rear wheels.
The engine itself is a twin-turbo 3.0-litre V6 which, compared to the turbocharged V8 of the F40, the naturally aspirated V12s of the 4.7-litre F50 and 6.0-litre Enzo, and the hybrid 6.3-litre V12 in the LaFerrari, doesn’t sound very inspiring. But know this: the engine in the F80 is a heavily modified version of the unit that has powered the 499P Le Mans hypercar to three successive Le Mans 24 Hours victories.
If you’re wandering around the Supercar Paddock this weekend be sure to have a look at the F80. Like its predecessors, it’s rare, fast and will be a rare sight out in the real world. If you’re watching it fly up the Hill, however, just be careful you don’t hurt your neck.
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