This Is The Reason Ferrari Chooses A Hybrid V6 Machine For The F80, Leave The V12 Tradition

Ferrari F80. (Photo: Ferrari)

JAKARTA The Ferrari F80 was introduced on October 17, 2024, with production scheduled to start from 2025 to 2027. All 799 units produced have been ordered out.

However, there was heated debate among automotive lovers, when a manufacturer from Maranello took a bold step by leaving the iconic V12 machine previously used at LaFerrari. The F80 is now equipped with a powertrain V6 twin-turbo combined with hybrid technology.

Answering this question, Ferrari finally opened its voice. Ferrari's Senior Product Marketing Manager Matteo Turconi, did not deny any major question marks that surfaced. In the Supercar Talks' session at Museo Enzo Ferrari which was broadcasted to the manufacturer's Youtube channel, he explained the technical reasons accompanying the change in direction. Turconi emphasized that Ferrari actually has the option to maintain the V12 engine, but their focus is now focused on the highest available racing performances, namely the v6 turbocharged architecture with a hybrid system.

"Without a doubt, today V6 is superior to V12," Turconi said, quoted from Autoblogging, Monday, December 1.

The claim is not without basis. The F80 runway, a 3.0 liter twin-turbo V6 engine, adopts direct technology from the Ferrari 499P of racing cars that have won 24 Hours of Le Mans three times.

In terms of performance, the V6 engine is capable of producing 888 cellphones only from internal combustion, without the contribution of electric motors. The output reaches 296 hp per liter, the highest figure ever achieved by Ferrari's production car. This achievement is a strong basis for Ferrari to place V6 as the most relevant engine configuration for the modern era.

It doesn't stop at a matter of power, the V6 architecture also opens up new spaces for improving aerodynamics and control. Matteo Lanzavecchia, a Ferrari vehicle engineer, explains that the use of six cylinders instead of twelve allows machine and transmission packages to be made more compact. The extra space is used to optimize the extractionor and underground so as to produce a much larger vertical downforce.

"The use of V6 allows us to tilt the engine-transmission series and open the rear of the car to increase airflow efficiency," Lanzavecchia said. As a result, lighter weights, more optimal centers of gravity, and increasingly precise handling character, or the highest reflection of today's Ferrari engineering.