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Ferrari reveals why the new F80 doesn’t come with the iconic V12

  • The LaFerrari successor was finally revealed
  • It didn’t come with the iconic V12
  • Ferrari has good reason for it, which it explained

Published on Oct 21, 2024 at 3:40 PM (UTC+4)
by Siddharth Dudeja

Last updated on Oct 22, 2024 at 10:59 AM (UTC+4)
Edited by Kate Bain

The long-awaited LaFerrari successor finally debuted recently, and it came with the name of Ferrari F80, but it also came without the fan-favorite V12 engine.

Instead, the Italian marque decided to switch up the V12 with a hybrid powertrain that includes a V6 and a set of electric motors.

Being an anniversary car, the F80 broke tradition and left enthusiasts baffled and questioning this choice.

However, the automaker has good reasons for ditching the V12, and it’s mostly about how the V6 performs better.

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Why the Ferrari F80 is missing a V12

The Ferrari F80 saw the light of day earlier this week, but as anticipated as this car was, one key detail managed to surprise everyone.

It houses a hybrid V6 powertrain and didn’t come with a V12 like everyone thought it would.

For context, the F80 is the successor to the LaFerrari, which was the successor to the F50.

These and most other models after the F40 featured a V12 — which everyone liked.

Ferrari F80
Ferrari

This time, however, the F80 got half the amount of cylinders, but Ferrari says it’s even more powerful than the V12.

Powerful enough to rival the newly launched McLaren W1, at least.

Enrico Galleiera, the company’s chief marketing and communications officer, told Auto Express: “We asked the question of whether we were going to use the most iconic engine or the highest performing and decided to take the highest performer.”

He added: “This is something that we have always done with our supercars, to use the most high-performing option available at the time; just look at the F40 and its twin-turbocharged V8.”

The ‘highest performing’ engine here refers to the new V6, obviously.

The V6 is actually faster

Ferrari f80
Ferrari

What’s more important here is that the numbers don’t lie, and the new in-house hybrid powertrain certainly outpaces the likes of the V12.

The 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged V6 alone sends out 888 horsepower and 627lb-ft of torque.

Paired with the performance of the three electric motors, the V6 setup inside the Ferrari F80 produces 1,184hp.

As incredible as these numbers are, it’s certainly not the end of the iconic 12-cylinder engine.

The last supercar to feature it was the 12Cillindri, and there will undoubtedly be more.

After all, Ferrari said that it would keep the V12 alive as long as the law allows it to.

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Siddharth is a tech nerd with a secret love of all things cars. He has been writing for a few years now, and on his free time you would find him gaming when he's not procrastinating.