From 1984, Ferrari periodically comes out new supercar demonstrating the highest level of technology and innovation of his time. After the 288 GTOthe F40the F50, the Enzo or even the LaFerrarihere it is F80. Like its noble predecessors, this new thoroughbred will only be produced in limited series, 799 copies.
Ferrari F80: a “pistar” heart pumped up to 1200 horsepower!
Let’s start with the entrails of the “beast”. Because a Ferrari would hardly be a Ferrari without one ADN inspired by the course for the mill that propels it. Like the 288 GTO and the F40 moved by a V8 turbo from F1 in the 1980s, the F80 inherits a block machined for competitionthe V6 turbo hybrid animating the Hypercars 499P on the slopes of WEC and 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The powertrain, a three-liter 120° F163CF V6, alone delivers a already insane power of 900 horsepowermaking it the Ferrari engine producing the highest specific cavalry of all time (300 ch/l).
For the first time on a Ferrari, the block is completed by the technology‘e-turbo. Thanks to an electric motor installed between the turbine and the compressor…Read more on Sport Auto
