Since 1984, Ferrari has launched a new super sports car at regular intervals, representing the pinnacle of cutting-edge technology and innovation of its time and destined to enter popular culture.
The latest addition to this family, the F80, is tasked with embodying the ultimate engineering for an internal combustion engine vehicle and utilises the most advanced technological solutions, including the latest generation of hybrid technology for the powertrain, to achieve unprecedented levels of power and torque. Every aspect of the architecture is designed to maximise performance, from the carbon fibre chassis and extreme aerodynamic solutions that go far beyond anything previously seen in a road-legal car, to the new active suspension that has been optimised to allow the driver to squeeze every ounce of performance out of the car on the track.
Unlike any other current super sports car, the F80 combines all these attributes with an uncompromising level of usability on the road, where it can be driven with ease. This ability shaped every decision in terms of technology and architecture to achieve the seemingly impossible goal of creating a track-orientated supercar that is as drivable as a production model. All this means that the driver spends even more time in the car, really getting to know and enjoy its performance and the thrilling driving experience it offers.
The architecture of the F80 is so extreme that the chosen layout results in a narrower, driver-centred cabin that still offers excellent space and comfort for the passengers. This decision had decisive advantages in terms of minimising drag and weight. The cockpit area therefore has a distinct single-seater feel, even though the car is homologated for two occupants, resulting in what we could call a “1+” architecture. The main reason for this choice was to minimise the width, which benefited aerodynamics (less drag) and weight saving. This concept is fully in line with the world of motorsport, from which this car not only draws its inspiration, but also adopts technological solutions.
As with the Ferrari supercars before the F80, the powertrain is based on the best technologies in motorsport. The GTO and F40 were powered by a V8 turbo engine because Formula 1 used turbo engines in the 1980s. Today, in both Formula 1 and the World Endurance Championship (WEC), the powertrains consist of V6 turbo engines coupled to an 800V hybrid system. It was therefore only natural that this architecture – the same architecture used by the 499P, which took two consecutive victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans – would be carried over to the new F80. Here, however, the powertrain is complemented by the introduction of electric turbo technology (E-Turbo), used for the first time on a Ferrari, which, with an electric motor installed between the turbine and the compressor of each turbo, enables exceptional specific power and immediate response at low revs.
Aerodynamics play a key role in the F80: solutions such as the active rear wing, the rear diffuser, the flat underbody, the three-part front wing and the S-Duct work together to generate 1000 kg of downforce at 250 km/h. This result is further enhanced by the active suspension, which contributes directly to generating ground effect. This result is further enhanced by the active suspension, which contributes directly to generating the ground effect. Performance is boosted by the electric front axle, which enables all-wheel drive to utilise torque and power even more effectively, and by the new brakes with CCM-R Plus technology derived from motorsport.
As with all previous super sports cars, the F80 marks the beginning of a new design era for Ferrari, with a tauter, more extreme design language that emphasises its racing soul. There are clear references to aerospace, emphasising the cutting-edge technology and elegant engineering of each technical solution. But there are also allusions to its sacred ancestors that clearly express the illustrious lineage of the F80.
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