I guess we will agree to disagree and time will tell. Maybe they will just not have a car in their lineup, for this slot, since F8 production will end soon and no “replacement” has even been announced. Lol.
Please stop talking nonsense if you have nothing to say. Enrico Galliera several times mentions that the car "is not replacing the F8", period. In the age of a thing called the world wide web, it's no rocket science to get to that piece of information. New Ferrari 296 GTB - press conference - YouTube
My understanding- and I am often wrong - is that Ferrari has been known to not be upfront with certain information- i remember years ago an interview with a Ferrari executive that clearly stated that the race to high horsepower car is over - while they were developing some of the most powerful car ever built and look where we are know - 800-1000hp i don’t think it’s intended to be a lie but simply managing / controlling the information given not only to customers but also to the competition. in this case the white lie or interpretation could be: it is not a replacement but there will be simply no f8 successor - frankly it seems to me very obvious -
Agreed. Also times change as do corporate positions. But evidently we have nothing to say and red passion controls the forums.
If they are abandoning the V8 for their main car then technically he could be correct that there is no F8 successor. Hadn’t thought of it like that.
I do not justify the veracity of the official Ferrari statement. My point is that the discussion is conducted like in kindergarten. One side claims that Ferrari has not made such a statement and the other is only referring to some further narratives from journalists. It seems that some are too lazy to even do a simple Google search. The main thing is to make any claims ...
Not to add to the confusion but today I spoke with a challenge racing manager in the US (not sure of the correct title) and he states they are running 488 as the F8 doesn't have a challenge. He seems to believe they will be running the 488 platform for around 2 more years but that Ferrari has not yet announced its replacement. This gentlemen also mentioned that the V6 hybrid would not be a good candidate for a challenge / racing application. So... thinking about the racing application of the mid engine car, could V6 hybrid be use in the different series the current 488 are running (I don't know the rules etc.). Could they make a version of the 296 that would be homologated for the different series? Lots of ways to look at this
The 550 Maranello was « replacing » the F512M the same was that the 296 is « replacing » the F8… (oh I won’t make friends by saying that but that’s an image). Not the same type of engine, not exactly the same philosophy, but in the end the hole within the range is fulfilled by a newer model. And no F8VS, as the F8 is actually a 488VSVS. Very interesting on the last video to see the minor modifications Ferrari made to integrate the open top!
What's important is what happens when you put your right foot down or when you turn the steering wheel.
I agree 100% - all of my favorite cars almost always had a turbo … Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
The F8 did not replace the 488. They simply stopped producing the 488, and released the F8! Don’t get mad, just having a bit of sport…. Sent from my iPad using FerrariChat
Maybe the product info guide I sent to the Mayor and he posted will clarify things a bit: Image Unavailable, Please Login
BTW, for the unveiling of the 296 GTS it looks like it could happen in February, personally I can't wait to see how the 296 looks in Spider.
Sure, in the same way that the California wasn't the "entry level" model when it was introduced because it had a higher sticker than the F430. When the 458 was introduced shortly thereafter, the California became what everyone knew it was--the "entry level" Ferrari with the lowest MSRP. It's the same thing with the 296. They can say it isn't replacing the F8 all they want, but when the F8 goes away, the 296 essentially takes its place in the Ferrari line up. Sure it isn't as direct a replacement as 488 to F8, but it's a replacement in the lineup nonetheless. It's all semantics and marketing. If Ferrari produced the F8 and the 296 at the same time for a number of years it would obviously be different.
Which probably means that it is more playful, whereas the SF90 is more about ultimate grip and laptimes.
It is a fact that the 296 isn’t “replacing” the F8. Ferrari views them as different classes of cars, so therefore not a direct successor model. that being said, F8 production will stop and 296 will begin. So yeah, for those of us that don’t speak marketing…..it’s a replacement.
