Ferrari F80

if it's all about lap times then McMurtry is better car than F80

 

McMurtry isn't road legal and they abandoned plans to make a road legal version also

 

I think because the 288 was an accident. It was intended to be an actual race car that couldn't race so they decided to make some money back by selling what they could. They bones was something pretty already and they just punched it up but not from the styling point of view but for the improved racing point of view.

 

if tech in F80 is so great let's hope most of it will be transferred to 296 successor but then V8 successor of SF90 don't have any sense

 

If F80 is interpreted as LM/F1 car for road, then by default it is more a byproduct of regulations than it's predecessors.

LM/F1 have lost appeal/excitement due to over-regulation, mandates, 1000 page rule books, etc.

When Ferrari halo predecessors were produced, rules, regulations, mandates, and did NOT dominate racing as today.

Lauda's/Schumi's F1 cars much more visceral/exciting than Leclerc's! (and so were the road cars produced in their eras)

 

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Imagine the chaos this thing will cause in Knightsbridge.. in motion it looks absolutely mighty!

 

I actually have no idea what you just said or were trying to say, you are on a public forum and I am judging you and ‘knowing’ you in the context of the comments you make and they are all contrarian and negative and personally I can’t stand negativity but you do you.

 

Open at the factory >

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- Lo Maranello

 

Haters will hate, end of story. Ferrari answered the brief perfectly, a road legal car that showcases their latest race technology (F1 & WEC). Ferrari's are race derived cars for the street. Going all the way back to the first (1948) passenger car Ferrari made, the 166 inter, used the same chassis and engine as their race car of the time, packaged as a passenger car. Ferrari invented this space and they still stay true to it. Understand the brief to understand the outcome, if you cannot make this simple connection better to just opt-out of the conversation as it just makes you look ignorant.

The brief was not:

Electric single seater car
Track car that is not street legal
Be sure it has at least 12 cylinders and a super loud exhaust
Regurgitate existing styling
doesn't need to be usable on the road, rough roads and speed bumps are irrelevant

The brief was:

Leap 10 years ahead of the La Ferrari
Extremely usable 2 seater passenger car on any road with necessary creature comforts
Street legal
Use the latest race proven technology
Unseen styling derived out of aerodynamics and form/function
Strive for innovation that can carry this car for the next 10 year
Make sure aforementioned innovation can trickle down into the next 10 years of production cars

If you want to compare this car to a car that it was not designed to be you are wasting your time, an apple will never be an orange.

Ferrari brought unseen technology to life. Built a car that performs at a level higher than anything else that exists in this specific space. If you are a true petrohead you need to appreciate the result of this monumental achievement, even if you chose not to like the car, but decide to dislike it for what it is suppose to be, not for what it was never designed to be.

Like DWJ said in the closing of his review, (paraphrase) "the sad thing is most people will not believe our reviews", there you go, haters will hate.

The innovation within this car has set a new standard, if you do not see it you are not paying attention.

Masterpiece!

 

Haha hilarious. More like:

"If you are a true petrohead, you'll loathe that Ferrari markets batteries/electric motors as being exciting and exhilarating."

I'm sure you'll similarly laud the upcoming FEV as "progress" as well.

 

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Reiterating, haters will hate.

 

Do you own a Ferrari with electrification, have you driven one? Just as an FYI they are "exciting and exhilarating". Educate yourself...

 

Harris is an old school 'DRIVER'. I think at times he felt like he was being driven instead of being in total control.
He made a few comments about the strange, unpredictable intervention of electronics, torque vectoring and front motors.

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Haha and just an FYI, drinking Kool Aid doesn't equate to instant "enlightenment."

Have I driven one? Why yes I have. It's gorgeous and sounds great. So I guess I'm "educated." Thank you.

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if you ask me a full ev ferrari nope but a ev for everyday is so nice..car for fun keep it with engines

instant torque in start stop driving and so quiet, but i only driven ev like tesla and chynahhh ev like byd seal

never get the hate, i like both engines and ev for different use case

 

And do you like the electrification in your LaF?

 

There seems to be a lot of discussion on Chris’ review and whether his old clash with Ferrari has turned him into someone who is afraid to criticise…so lets throw that out of the window…Check out Jethro Bovingdon’s review and -more importantly in my opinion- read Richard Meaden’s review in EVO. Richard is a Porsche guy, an awesome driver and someone I’ve followed for many years as an objective journalist who doesnt care who he upsets . He is also a genuinely great guy. He is not a technology fan, he actually once said that if he had to live the rest of his days with one car, it would be a 911 Singer Classic. Nevertheless Richard absolutely loved the F80. Coming from an “analogue” driver his praise has great value.

We all have different opinions and none of us have driven it yet, but it seems to me like Ferrari once again delivered here

 

Ben Collins video is the best. Wonderful info about the car and I really admire it now. Amazing.

 

Negative or just the reality, rather... it is common knowledge that Harris has been banned by Ferrari for exposing truths in public. Since the ban on press testing has worked against him, it is highly likely that he will go along with the direction dictated by Ferrari. I hope you are aware of this!

 

Yep, all those people who are suggesting Chris Harris was winging the review to keep on Ferrari's good side due to his perceived lack of emotion ought to watch the Stig rant and rave about the car. Seems that some people just refuse to accept for whatever reason the F80 as a technical marvel and a triumph for Ferrari engineers.

 

Looks way better with the physical button.

 

just watched it, one of the best review videos I have seen. overall production is fantastic, and the technical information provided is impressive.

 

The ex Stig is an accomplished racer, so he knows what he is talking about and it is evident in the way he drives. Another great driver is Steve Sutcliffe (he once lapped a Honda F1 car within half a second of the official driver's time!!!). Too bad he is not working for a major publication these days.

Haters, who do not comprehend the technical marvel that the F80 is, will keep on nagging...

 

I wanted to hate this car.

The more I look at it (especially in motion), the more I get it. It is an apparent technical masterpiece. I have 2 problems with the F80. 1. Most of the guys with $3.5 million to buy it can't drive to save their lives and the car will never get used properly. 2. There's a real good chance I can't get one!