Ferrari F80

I think the F80 should a have a quad turbo 4 cylinder.

 

j09333 if you go to the new F80 thread I started (the non-nagging) I posted an image of how the Ghose Carbon looks/works in case you were interested in this option for your F80 build.

 

I think the F80 should have a 12-turbo V-twin.

 

Nice, a new thread!

this car should have a V12 and a Pininfarina design but it doesn’t.

 

grate statements gentlemens

 

I think the F80 should be cheaper, so I can afford one.

 

https://www.msn.com/en-au/motoring/news/ferrari-f80-2026-review-international-first-drive/ar-AA1JxyJI?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&cvid=0154c16d4233408fee14e9f87664758e&ei=4

 

Richard Meaden and Jethro Bovingdon are two well-known motoring journalists who need no introduction, and both were part of the select group of people Ferrari invited to test the F80 at Misano. In their articles, both Meaden (EVO) and Bovingdon (TOP GEAR) were generally extremely complimentary of the F80, writing phrases like, "It is a high-fidelity driving experience in every single respect. One that's unmistakably Ferrari, even though it does things in a way no Ferrari has ever done before." This level of praise for a car is rare, but it has happened before when Meaden and Bovingdon tested the LaFerrari and, in EVO, wrote, "Quite how LaFerrari manages to deploy its heroic performance with such control, yet make the driving experience so approachable, exploitable, and totally engaging is something of a miracle. As is the seamless way in which the powertrain, chassis, and aerodynamics have been integrated."However, neither Meaden nor Bovingdon made any comparisons whatsoever between the F80 and its predecessor, the LaFerrari, in their articles, but it's quite possible they will in the future.

In 2004, working for EVO, these two men drove the 288 GTO, F40, F50, and Enzo for two days on normal roads, to compare each car driving experience. Interestingly, when ranking them afterwards, the Enzo, Ferrari's first 21st-century supercar and the most modern, was the third most favorite. The F50 was unanimously the favorite, followed by the 288 GTO, and the F40 took fourth place. I presume Enzo and F40 owners were certainly not at all pleased to read this article and must have found it nagging in a certain way. However, this experience allows us to conclude that the most modern, expensive and fastest car is not always the best.

 

I think both the F50 and F80 do a pure job bringing race car technology directly to the road car. So check that box. They are antithetical in their approach, IMO. With the F50, it’s about feeling and driving the analog systems. With the F80, it’s about driving a new integrated system from the powertrain to the aero. There is a level of integration that some will say intervenes in the “true driving experience of analog.” It’s not an analog car like the F50. It’s the genesis of driving a completely integrated system of that can create incredible performance in a safe manner for a good driver.

I believe the LaF is the transition car between both. The F80’s value will go stratospheric over time, like the F50’s did. There will be a huge new class of new buyers who are in their 20s-40s who will recognize and feel attachment to this style. Over time, the best models in this new class will also offer transparency to the subsystems by turning off subsystems. So great things are coming based off of the F80’s product strategy.

Looking at the amazing innovation in the downforce that aids handling as well as the active cornering has caught my attention.

 

I think he likes it LOL
I am very familiar with that track I drove at Misano few times, have done few hundred laps, I would love to try the F80 there to see what lap time I could pull. I am pretty sure I know the 250 kph corner he's talking about, end of back straight, it's very scary to take it flat!

 

What I find amazing is that the ICE TT V6 in the F80 is close to 900 HP while a completely unrestricted 499P is approximately 680 HP. Partially from race regulations. But the tech to do it comes from the below.

The 499P’s engine is built and tuned for endurance vs. F80’s peak power and performance. So that’s how the power slider was slid. The F80’s higher boost pressure, more aggressive fuel mapping, lightweight high RPM components (instead of endurance components), and interestingly the electric system on the F80 adds power to the ICE while on the 499P can limit it to stay within race regulations. Extremely cool on how they can tune this architecture. This tells me that this architecture could easily be used in different cars with different tunes and with different assist systems if wanted.

 

By mistake my previous post intended to the F80 thread was posted here.

 

Richard Meaden and Jethro Bovingdon are two well-known motoring journalists who need no introduction, and both were part of the select group of people Ferrari invited to test the F80 at Misano. In their articles, both Meaden (EVO) and Bovingdon (TOP GEAR) were generally extremely complimentary of the F80, writing phrases like, "It is a high-fidelity driving experience in every single respect. One that's unmistakably Ferrari, even though it does things in a way no Ferrari has ever done before." This level of praise for a car is rare, but it has happened before when Meaden and Bovingdon tested the LaFerrari and, in EVO, wrote, "Quite how LaFerrari manages to deploy its heroic performance with such control, yet make the driving experience so approachable, exploitable, and totally engaging is something of a miracle. As is the seamless way in which the powertrain, chassis, and aerodynamics have been integrated."However, neither Meaden nor Bovingdon made any comparisons whatsoever between the F80 and its predecessor, the LaFerrari, in their articles, but it's quite possible they will in the future.

In 2004, working for EVO, these two men drove the 288 GTO, F40, F50, and Enzo for two days on normal roads, to compare each car driving experience. Interestingly, when ranking them afterwards, the Enzo, Ferrari's first 21st-century supercar and the most modern, was the third most favorite. The F50 was unanimously the favorite, followed by the 288 GTO, and the F40 took fourth place. I presume Enzo and F40 owners were certainly not at all pleased to read this article and must have found it nagging in a certain way. However, this experience allows us to conclude that the most modern, expensive and fastest car is not always the best.

 

I think the F80 in a steampunk version would be the best ever.

 

F80 is just 296FXX in an ugly package.

 

I read there will much more carbon options for F80 as was on SP3. Truly cant wait on various confiugrations of F80. Is any chance post more content from configurate your F80 ?

 

Yes, yes, we already know you don't like it.

 

Oh stop nagging me

 

Lol, it seems like your life is going on with this.

 

Fair.

I see it as a 499p in an awesome looking road package..

Each to their own.

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Do you mean the transitional carbon?
It is both a more subtle look because the color isn’t as vivid, but, by its very nature, it flip/flops between color and no color, and thus, to my eyes, on larger pieces, it looks unfinished/ uneven. I don’t think I like it for larger pieces, but I think it could look nice on smaller areas/ maybe inside.

 

Yep, this is the finish I am referring to. I hope it works on larger surfaces as I used it on my F80 build. Hopefully this gamble pays off

 

In this month's French "Sport Auto" magazine, Laurent Chevalier (deputy editor in chief) writes a glowing review of the F80: "Forget the Pagani, Koenigsegg and Bugatti..."
It's difficult to believe it's only to please Ferrari, because it would really be over the top.

 

I just read it.
He really has no words to describe the car.
Seems very impressed by it..

 

respectfully disagree since in 20 years...none of the F80 would be able to run due to complexity and batteries. It would cost a pound of flesh to maintain. E.g. it is impossible to get headlights for Enzos now ...one pair is like 50k USD. the F80 is 10x more complex than Enzo with 10000 parts made by hundreds if thousands of supplier all over the world and all of them are bespoked (versus Enzo where ferrari made more of the parts) so some of these supplier might be out of biz or refuse to produce these parts (LCD screens etc) so I think no one in their right mind would dare to buy F80 as an investment. this statement is essentially true for all Ferraris after 360? They are consumables design with planned obsolescence in mind.