- Ferrari has revealed successor to the LaFerrari
- Peak energy of 1,184 hp generated from a twin-turbocharged V-6 and trio of electrical motors
- Manufacturing restricted to 799 items
Ferrari on Thursday revealed the F80 hypercar, the long-awaited successor to the LaFerrari.
The automobile is the newest member in Ferrari’s Particular Sequence, which along with the LaFerrari contains the 288 GTO, F40, F50, and Enzo, and it is the primary to be geared up with a V-6 engine.
The mid-mounted V-6, which kinds a part of a hybrid system and is linked to an 8-speed dual-clutch automated transmission, is a newly developed unit derived from the V-6 in Ferrari’s Le Mans-winning 499P LMH, and matching the race automobile’s 3.0-liter displacement. It additionally incorporates a twin-turbocharging system, the place every of the turbos are aided by an electrical compressor designed to supply enhance strain earlier than ample exhaust gases take over, similar to in System 1.The electrical compressors are additionally in a position to get well vitality from these exhaust gases.
The V-6 spins to 9,200 rpm and delivers a peak 888 hp by itself. Nevertheless, it really works along with three electrical motors, two on the entrance axle, and one on the rear. The 2 entrance motors make 140 hp every whereas the rear motor makes 80 hp and likewise recovers vitality below braking. The all-wheel-drive configuration is much like what Ferrari used for the SF90 Stradale, and similar to that automobile, the rear motor helps present torque fill for the engine.
The mixed output of the powertrain is 1,184 hp, which is the best output of any Ferrari street automobile to this point, and can allow the F80 to ship true hypercar efficiency. Ferrari quotes a 0-62 mph time of two.15 seconds, a 0-124 mph time of 5.75 seconds, and a high velocity of 217 mph.
Just like the LaFerrari, carbon fiber is used for the automobile’s central monocoque construction, in addition to the physique. For the F80, the central tub was made as slim as potential to scale back drag and weight. This has additionally resulted in a cabin that Ferrari says has a single-seater really feel, particularly because the driver’s seat is separated from the passenger seat by a rising heart console, a bit like within the Chevrolet Corvette. The motive force’s seat can be mounted barely ahead of the passenger’s seat.
The F80 additionally boasts a brand new steering wheel developed particularly for this automobile. It is barely smaller than the steering wheel within the LaFerrari, and incorporates a flat high and backside. Bodily buttons have additionally returned to proper and left hand spokes, changing the full-digital format utilized by Ferrari lately.
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The F80 can be restricted to 799 items worldwide, and all construct slots have already been snapped up by the loyal prospects supplied with the chance to buy one. As was the case with the LaFerrari, which was restricted to 499 items, there’ll seemingly be an extra run of an open-top model sooner or later.
Just like the lately revealed McLaren W1 that changed the P1, the F80 can be a successor to one of many automobiles forming the unique hypercar holy trinity from a decade in the past. Nonetheless lacking is a brand new hypercar from Porsche to switch the 918 Spyder. The oldsters at Stuttgart have previewed a possible electrical hypercar with final 12 months’s Mission X idea, although a manufacturing announcement nonetheless hasn’t been made.
