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Ferrari F80: The new 1200hp hypercar.

Ferrari F80: The new 1200hp hypercar.

ALBORZ FALLAH | CarExpert | 19/10/24

To the average person, every Ferrari is a supercar, but to the company itself, the word ‘supercar’ is reserved for those very special, limited-numbered cars that are released to the world every decade or so.

What Ferrari constitutes as a supercar is what most now refer to as a hypercar. To understand the importance of the Italian brand’s latest creation, the Ferrari F80, then we must first have a brief look at what came before:

  • 1984–1985 Ferrari 288 GTO
  • 1987–1992 Ferrari F40
  • 1995–1997 Ferrari F50 (1996 F50 GT)
  • 2002–2004 Ferrari Enzo
  • 2013–2016 Ferrari LaFerrari
  • 2016–2018 LaFerrari Aperta
  • 2025 Ferrari F80

From the original 288 GTO to the LaFerrari, these halo cars are what define the Italian brand and set its vision and tone for the models that follow. As such, the all-new Ferrari F80 is the most essential vehicle to leave Maranello since production of the LaFerrari Aperta ended in 2018.

At first glance, it’s a big departure from what came before. Gone is the V12, and in its place is an electrified twin-turbo V6 with an incredible 1200hp (882kW) on tap.

This is the quickest, fastest and most powerful road-legal Ferrari ever, able to go from 0-100km/h in 2.15 seconds, hit 200km/h in 5.75 seconds and reach a limited top speed of 350km/h.

Limited to just 799 examples – which, as you can guess, have all already been sold – it should come as no surprise that this is also the most expensive of the ‘supercar’ models ever on sale.

In Europe, the vehicle is priced at €2.9 million Euro (as a comparison, the LaFerrari was priced at €1.2m Euro), which equates to roughly A$4.7m, but to get an actual price we must add the Luxury Car Tax (LCT), which will make it around $6.25m. This still excludes stamp duty (close to $600,000 in some Australian states) and other on-road costs.

So it’s very much the case that the Ferrari F80 will cost around A$7,000,000 before any customisation requests, which we suspect will be plentiful.

There is no doubt that the very lucky and very, very few Australian customers that have been offered an allocation will have their vehicle specified in a manner that will see it go well past $8,000,000 when the first F80 deliveries take place toward the end of 2025 – all of which will be left-hand drive only.

Ferrari gave us a quick demonstration of the new F80’s engine and exhaust note. While it’s not a high-revving V12, it was surprisingly high-pitched and loud. We will wait and see when the car goes on sale if it delivers the euphoric acoustic experience of Ferrari supercars of the past.

Ultimately, the new Ferrari F80 has reset the benchmark for what is possible in terms of power and performance. It’s the answer to a question nobody has asked, but that is why Ferrari exists. The company pushes the boundaries in every respect and continues to drag the rest of the automotive industry along for the drive.

While the 288, F40, F50, Enzo, and LaFerrari were the poster cars for many in the years gone by, the F80 will not only please current Ferrari buyers (an undisputed fact, given that all F80s are sold and many customers are screaming about missing out) but will also create an entirely new generation of fans who aspire to Ferrari ownership for decades to come.

Full story at CarExpert.com.au

 

 

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