The Ferrari F80 is a 1,200 hp hypercar that proves the road of no return.

During the presentation of the Lamborghini Temerario, we stated that the bull firm’s latest launch confirmed the trend: supercar hybridization will take us to the (starting) 1000 hp power line.

But what happens when we leave behind access to the range of these luxury brands and step into those cars that have the weight of going down in history? What happens is that we find gems (or atrocities) like the Ferrari F80.

The company Il Cavallino presented its new hypercar, designed to continue the family born of the Ferrari GTO, F40, F50, Enzo and LaFerrari. Now, 11 years after the launch of the last one (and eight years since the LaFerrari Aperta), comes the Ferrari F80, designed to preserve the era of authentic supercars.

Up to 1000 hp and above

This new hypercar aesthetically features a black nose, which we have already seen on the 12Cilindri, as well as the cabin and lower body. Its figure is somewhat reminiscent of the classic F50, with a very wide, very low figure and a spoiler that runs across the entire rear end from side to side.

Ferrari says the cabin is designed by and for the driver with a “clearly perceptible single-seat effect”, which they define as “architecture 1+”, which clearly refers to the fact that the co-driver is simply a companion and which leads to inspiration 24 Hours of Le Manstechnology that the company claims influenced the final version of the supercar.

They remember that the Ferrari 499P had already won Le Mans twice, so passing on what they learned there was imperative: a turbocharged V6 engine, to which was added a hybrid system with an 800-volt battery. The result was a 900 hp internal combustion engine. with a specific output of 300 hp/l, which is the highest figure in Ferrari history.

The electrical part adds the remaining 300 hp. With “the first electric motor entirely developed, tested and manufactured by Ferrari. in Maranello.” It follows the configuration we’ve already seen in the Lamborghini Revuelto: two motors on the front axle and one on the rear.

Thus, two motors, an inverter and a cooling system are located on the front axle. This allows torque vectoring to be activated on the front axle, meaning that maximum power is sent to one wheel while the other receives no power, thus making cornering even more efficient and quick. The inverter operates in both directions and can generate a total power of 210 kW per axle to return electricity to the battery.

Added to all of the above is a DC/DC converter that is capable of converting DC current into the required voltage. This allows control of three voltage levels: 800 V, 48 V and 12 V. The first uses a high-voltage battery, 48 V DC powers the active suspension and electric turbo, and 12 V DC V is used to operate the ECU and auxiliary elements.

It is also necessary to add an inverter for the rear electric motor (MGU-K), which under certain conditions acts as a starter for the internal combustion engine, a battery regenerator and a power amplifier. It can output up to 60 kW and recover at a maximum power of 70 kW.

As for the battery, Ferrari says it uses “lithium cells with taken from the world of Formula 1extensive use of carbon fiber to construct the monocoque shell and a proprietary design and assembly methodology (cell to package) that minimizes weight and volume. “204 cells are used, connected in series and divided equally into 3 modules. energy 2.3 kWh and maximum power 242 kW.

What Ferrari is giving up is all-electric mode “because it’s not intended to be used,” they say. That is, in both Hybrid, Performance and Quilify modes the internal combustion engine will be switched on.

A particularly curious element is that the new Ferrari F80 for the first time has “Increased optimizationwhich defines the track or circuit that the rider is riding on and therefore provides additional power to those areas of the track where it is most needed.” To do this, the driver will be asked to complete a first practice lap so that the Car recognizes corners and straights, the Car understands where additional power is needed and automatically delivers it.

What does all this translate into? Obviously with incredible performance: a top speed of 350 km/h, acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in 2.15 seconds and from 0 to 200 km/h in 5.75 seconds. The new Ferrari F80 barely needs 98 meters to reach a speed of 200 km/h.

Price? If you’re looking to pick one up, it hasn’t been revealed at the moment, but we do know it will be limited to 799 units. Units that have probably already been awarded, so we have bad news on that front.

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