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I would joke about it looking too similar to the outgoing model (and like all the V8 Ferraris for the last decade), but I am a 911 fan.
I like this, looks good.
I like this, looks good.
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Sweet, can't wait for the 488 GTB in GT Sport then.
This car essentially is a 488 underneath isn't it?
Tributo in the sense that it's probably the last Ferrari midship that'll be released that doesn't include KERS or hybrid technology?
Pretty much, though it's more of a re-skinned 488 Pista than a 488 GTB.
...which utilizes a revised 458 Speciale platform.
It's just an evolution of the 488, same platform etc. They're bringing out a V8 hybrid that will sit above this in a few months. That's the real successor to the 488 really. Which I'm sure will have a new design language. But then again, maybe not.Meh, I guess Ferrari used up all their design talent on the Monza.
You mean the nomenclature that didn't start until 20 years into the marque with the 206/246, was abandoned with the F355 and then was briefly revisited with the 458, only to be abandoned yet again? That "traditional" nomenclature?traditional engine size-cylinder nomenclature
You mean the nomenclature that didn't start until 20 years into the marque with the 206/246, was abandoned with the F355 and then was briefly revisited with the 458, only to be abandoned yet again? That "traditional" nomenclature?
"They didn't abandon the engine size-cylinder nomenclature, the '5' refers to the number of valves."It wasn't abandoned with the 355. The 5 in the end is referring to the quintuple valve system that were the highlights of the car at the time. I concur, 360 and 430 didn't follow the nomenclature strictly, but at least you still know what size engines they carry (and obviously it will be a V8). Traditional or not, it has been used in 50+ years of the company history with only a few small deviations here and there, and it's a nomenclature that makes most sense and objective (compared to the alphanumeric soup used by Merc/BMW/Audi that keeps changing and oh look Cadillac has just changed its nomenclature again, thanks GTP News for telling me).
Anyway, since neither you or I are in charge of naming cars at Ferrari, F8 Tributo it shall remains.
That thing somewhat reminds me of the Lotus Elise's rear.Obligatory F8 Tributo Spider
The SP48 Unica is based on the F8 Tributo, but you wouldn't necessarily tell right away as the body has been largely redesigned. The one-of-a-kind creation was commissioned by a long-standing client who was involved in the development. The Prancing Horse goes as far as to say the buyer had their say in every step of the process.
The all-new front fascia was conceived using procedural-parametric modeling techniques and 3D prototyping.
Commissioned by a wealthy customer from Taiwan, the SP-8 is an F8 Spider that has had its electrically retractable hardtop chopped off to create a true roadster with no roof whatsoever.
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There aren't any changes to the mid-mounted V8, so the twin-turbo 3.9-liter engine continues to produce 710 horsepower and 568 pound-feet (770 Newton-meters) of torque routed to the rear wheels.
The Ferrari SP-8 is already on display in Italy at the Mugello track and will remain there until the end of the Finali Mondiali Ferrari 2023 event on October 30. Its next stop will be at the Ferrari Museum in Maranello where it's going to be exhibited from November 16 until March 2024.