Iconic: Ferrari launches F80 as successor to LaFerrari

Destined to be the successor to the iconic LaFerrari, and building on the legacy of cars like the GTO and F40, the F80 will be offered in a limited run of just 799 examples (that's more than any of the others mentioned here). It's expected to cost close to $6 million down under.

Just 15-20 examples are likely to come here, but so exclusive is the F80, that only those with serious existing Ferrari collections will be offered the opportunity to purchase one. But to tell this car's story, you have to go back to 1984.

It was then that Ferrari decided to periodically released a new supercar that represented the pinnacle of cutting-edge technology and innovation of its era; vehicles destined to live on forever as legendary. The Italian car maker hopes the F80 will take up this mantle.

Featuring an internal combustion engine, paired with hybrid technology, with the combination mirroring F1 and World Endurance Championship architecture. Under the hood is a twin-turbo 3.0-litre V6 petrol powerplant, which is married to dual electric motors.

The combination, which is hooked up to an 8-speed dual-clutch F1-derived DCT, produces a whopping 883kW of power and north of 1000Nm of torque. It will sprint to 100km/h in 2.15 seconds, and has a top speed of 350km/h.

Those that do can expect their vehicle to arrive in late 2025. What they’ll get is a car that features a carbon-fibre chassis, extreme aerodynamics, active suspension, all of it optimised to let the driver wring every ounce of performance from the car on the track.

Importantly though, it is street-legal. The architecture of the F80 is so extreme though that it results in a narrower cabin, with a driver-centric layout. It boasts a new steering wheel developed specifically for this car, with physical buttons on the right and left hand spokes.

Providing a distinct single-seater feel, despite the fact that the car is homologated for two occupants, they layout is what you might call 1+. The setup minimises width and boosts the aero package. The latter is cutting edge, to say the least, and includes an active rear wing.

A rear diffuser, flat underbody, front triplane wing and S-Duct works in concert with that wing to generate 1000kg of downforce at 250km/h. As with all the supercars preceding it, the F80 marks the start of a new design era for Ferrari, with a more tense, extreme language accentuating its race-bred soul.

It’s fair to say its look won’t be for everybody. There are clear references to cues borrowed from aerospace, which underscore the cutting-edge technology and elegant engineering of each and every component. There are also nods to its hallowed predecessors.

If you’re an existing Ferrari owner (let’s face it you probably need to already possess a LaFerrari, F40 or GTO at the very minimum), and you’re keen to own one, you can find out more from your local dealership.

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