THEY SAY: "The F80 is tasked with embodying the ultimate in engineering for an internal-combustion-engined vehicle and employs all the most advanced technological solutions, including latest-generation hybrid technology for the powertrain, to achieve unparalleled levels of power and torque. Every aspect of the architecture is conceived to maximise performance [...] far beyond anything seen before in a road-legal car."
WE SAY: All we need now is the next extreme Porsche to drop to complete the new hypercar Holy Trinity, following on from McLaren's W1 reveal earlier this month. Were it not for McLaren's original having taken the F1 name, it perhaps would have been a more fitting one for the F80 given the amount of technology it derives from the pinnacle motorsport.
Many will raise their eyebrows at it featuring a V6 – certainly, I'm one of that crowd – but this is the way the supercar and hypercar market is inevitably heading. Ferrari claim its 120-degree cylinder bank angle and firing order "lends the F80 a typical Ferrari timbre", but I'll need to hear it in the flesh with my own ears to verify. Let's hope that's the truth.
The design, of course, will polarise but that's only because it's new. Give it time and this will likely evolve into yet another Ferrari icon. I do rather like the front profile and how F40-ish the headlight arrangement looks.
What leaps out most off the spec-sheet, though, is that behemoth price tag. At €2.9 million, it's more than twice the price LaFerrari was, while 300 more will be made. That right there is what you call good business.
Powertrain, brakes, and tyres
Engine: 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged 120-degree V6, dry sump
Electric motors: Two on front axle (105kW each), one on rear axle (60kW)
Hybrid battery pack: 2.28kWh with F1-derived lithium-cell chemistry
Transmission: 8-speed 'F1' dual-clutch
Drivetrain: All-wheel drive (electric front axle)
Brakes: CCM-R Plus Carbon Ceramic
- Front: 408mm brake discs with 6-piston calipers
- Rear: 390mm brake discs with 4-piston calipers
Tyres: Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 or Cup 2R
- Front: 285/30 R20
- Rear: 345/30 R21
Performance and weight
Engine power: 660kW (900PS) at 8750rpm
Engine torque: 850Nm (627lb-ft) at 5500rpm
Electric module power: 242kW (329PS)
Combined system power output: 883kW (1200PS)
Weight (dry): 1525 kg (3362lbs)
0-100 km/h (0-62 mph): 2.15 seconds
0-200 km/h (0-124 mph): 5.75 seconds
Top speed: 350 km/h (217 mph)
100-0 km/h (62-0 mph): 28 metres
200-0 km/h (124-0 mph): 98 metres
Safety, economy, and price
ANCAP: N/a
Fuel economy: TBC
Price (EUR): €2.9 million
Production: 799 units
Other
- Between the active rear wing, rear diffuser, flat underbody, front triplane wing, and S-Duct, it generates 1000kg of downforce at 250km/h
- The MGU-K electric motor and e-turbo are derived from Ferrari's Formula 1 technology
- Give-or-take twice the price and production volume of LaFerrari
