The highly coveted new Ferrari F8 Tributo is set to become Ferrari’s first ever production series car that sells out before it even reaches Australian shores. With unprecedented performance and stunning good looks, the F8 Tributo is already an overwhelming sales success at Maranello, before it has been driven out of Europe. Its creators say the new Ferrari F8 Tributo is even faster, more powerful and more exciting to drive than ever. One of the biggest improvements is how the performance is even more accessible, they say, bringing out the best in Ferrari drivers.
One of the key attributes is that its iconic V8 engine boasts even more usable performance, important for achieving greatness. According to Ferrari, a key mission was to make the F8 Tributo even more stable and assured at speed, and more comfortable on the limit. The marque is designed to be more enjoyable to drive at all speeds, slow or fast, whether around town or on the track. The markedly improved Ferrari V8 engine has its maximum power increased to 720 cv, yet it is more tractable and its enormous performance is more usable than ever. The twin turbo engine suffers no lag – so throttle response is instant – and it also has a wide band of turbo charged assisted torque, ensuring easy to use and exhilarating performance throughout its enormous rev range.
The Ferrari F8 Tributo is the brand’s new mid rear engine sports car that represents the highest expression of the Prancing Horse’s classic two-seater Berlinetta. It is a car with unique characteristics and, as the name implies, it pays homage to the most powerful V8 in Ferrari history. With the massive 720 cv and a record specific power output of 185 cv/l, it is the most powerful V8 ever to be mounted in a non-special series Ferrari, achieving new heights not just for Turbos, but engines across the board.
The F8 Tributo features state-of-the-art aerodynamics, integrating innovations and expertise developed in response to Ferrari’s involvement in the GT and Challenge championships. The solutions have been honed to create a series production mid rear engine Berlinetta with the highest level of performance available. Designed by the Ferrari Styling Centre, the F8 Tributo is essentially a bridge to a new exterior design language to be seen on future Ferrari models. From the very earliest stages of the design process, the work focused on two goals simultaneously: designing a stylistic tribute to the Ferrari V8 engine, inspired by the most iconic mid-rear-engined V8 sports cars in Ferrari history, and giving the car a strong personality of its own through an even sportier design clearly inspired by the car’s advanced aerodynamics.
