Ferrari F80: The Track-First Successor to LaFerrari

Limited to 799 units, the F80 is Ferrari’s future

Ferrari doesn’t launch halo cars often—roughly once a decade, give or take—and when it does, the product is rarely just a faster version of what came before. These cars are engineering manifestos: rolling proof that Maranello can still define the top end of performance in an era where electrification, software, and regulation are reshaping what “supercar” even means.

Enter the Ferrari F80, a limited-production hypercar created to commemorate Ferrari’s 80th anniversary. It replaces LaFerrari at the top of the lineup and arrives with a clear mission: maximize lap-time capability and technical sophistication, not nostalgia. The bad news for purists? There’s no V12. The good news for everyone else? Ferrari has built something that feels less like a collectible and more like a road-legal race program.

The Heart of the F80: A 900-hp V6 With Le Mans Credentials

At the center of the F80 is a 3.0-liter 120-degree twin-turbo V6, Ferrari engine code F163CF, producing 900 horsepower—a staggering 300 hp per liter. That figure isn’t marketing fluff; it’s Ferrari swinging hard with modern combustion engineering, emphasizing efficiency and density rather than displacement.

But the real significance is its lineage. Ferrari openly states the F80’s engine architecture and numerous components are derived from the 499P Le Mans Hypercar powerplant—the same endurance racing DNA that helped Ferrari win at Le Mans in 2023 and 2024. That connection matters because it signals the F80 is not a “road car inspired by racing.” It’s racing tech adapted for street legality.

This engine choice also reinforces where Ferrari sees the future: the V6 isn’t a compromise, it’s the next platform. And Ferrari clearly believes it can carry the emotional weight once reserved for twelve cylinders.

1,200 Horsepower, but the Software Is the Secret Weapon

Like every modern hypercar, the F80 uses electrification not for eco points, but for weaponized performance. Ferrari pairs that 900-hp V6 with a hybrid system that contributes another 300 hp, bringing total output to 1,200 hp, officially making it Ferrari’s most powerful road car to date.

The hybrid layout includes two electric motors on the front axle, delivering electronic all-wheel drive (e-4WD) and torque vectoring, plus a rear motor integrated into the powertrain.

But raw output is only half the point. Ferrari’s most fascinating move is the introduction of “Boost Optimization,” a system that essentially learns the track and strategically deploys electric boost where it benefits lap time most—not necessarily where the driver requests it. Think of it like the car quietly coaching the driver, allocating energy with the logic of a race engineer.

Notably, the F80 also skips a full EV mode. This isn’t a hybrid designed to commute silently through coastal cities. It’s a hybrid designed to execute fast laps repeatedly.

Performance Figures: Brutal, Predictable—and Still Impressive

Ferrari claims the F80 hits 350 km/h (217 mph) and runs 0–100 km/h in 2.15 seconds, with 0–200 km/h in 5.75 seconds.

In today’s hypercar world, those numbers don’t exist in isolation—they exist in comparison. Yet even beside electric monsters and multi-million-dollar rivals, the F80’s acceleration and top speed still land in the upper atmosphere. The real story is how the car holds itself together at speed and under load, where aero and chassis intelligence separate “fast” from “unfair.”

Ferrari emphasizes that the F80 produces over a ton of downforce, with a quoted peak of 1,050 kg. That’s not supercar aero; that’s prototype territory.

And Ferrari isn’t shy about the lap-time obsession. The brand says the F80 is now the fastest road-legal Ferrari at Fiorano, recording a 1:15.30 lap.

A Hypercar Built Like Ferrari’s Next Chapter

While every system on the F80 could fill pages of technical detail, the bigger picture is easy to understand: Ferrari designed it as a bridge between its road-car lineup and its motorsport development. The result is a hypercar packed with racing-derived technology, blending endurance racing lessons, F1-style efficiency thinking, and obsessive weight-saving and track-focused engineering.

Even the cabin layout hints at purpose over tradition. Reports describe a staggered seating arrangement, positioning the driver slightly ahead of the passenger—a small change that reinforces how driver-centric the car is meant to be.

Price, Production, and the Ferrari Reality

Ferrari will build 799 examples, with production beginning in 2025 and deliveries running through the decade. The price is officially reported at €3.6 million (about $3.9 million)—and unsurprisingly, the entire run was effectively spoken for immediately.

But exclusivity alone doesn’t make a legend. The reason the F80 matters is that it shows Ferrari’s future isn’t just electrification—it's integration: combustion, motorsport-derived hybrid systems, aero, and algorithmic performance blended into something that behaves like a modern racing machine with license plates.

If the F40 was the wild analog hero of its time, the F80 feels like its opposite—a hypercar built for the era of software, simulation, and strategic energy deployment.

And that might be the most Ferrari thing of all.