Greater than 2 months have handed for the reason that Ferrari F80 made its public debut on the finish of October final yr. Since then, Ferrari has been struggling to promote its hypercar, which, frankly, is exceptional with regards to flagship fashions just like the F80.
Ferrari stated that it plans to construct 799 models of the LaFerrari successor. Normally, there’s a protracted ready listing for a particular version Ferrari. Nevertheless, this time, there have been studies of the Ferrari F80 manufacturing remaining unsold 2 months after its official launch.
So, precisely what number of F80 construct slots are nonetheless out there?
Our sources inform us that round 20% of the full manufacturing of the F80 coupe continues to be unsold. Meaning round 160 automobiles are nonetheless out there for anybody keen to drop upwards of $4.2 million on a Ferrari hypercar. Apparently, it’s this price ticket, which Ferrari is struggling to justify, and we will see why.
Seems are subjective, however the F80’s design isn’t as hanging as a few of its predecessors. Then there’s the powertrain, which is a twin-turbo V6 hybrid primarily based on the 499P Le Mans racecar. Whereas it makes 1200 hp, it actually lacks the character of a naturally aspirated V12 or perhaps a V8.
The McLaren W1, which is the primary rival for the F80, appears higher worth if you happen to examine them side-by-side. You possibly can learn extra about that within the opinion piece we did a number of months again.
Will the dearth of enthusiasm amongst patrons have an effect on the values of those automobiles sooner or later?
799 is a big quantity. That’s 200 models greater than the LaFerrari and 400 greater than the McLaren W1, and but the F80 prices over 1,000,000 {dollars} greater than its most important rival. It appears 500 models would’ve been a great quantity, and if the automobiles stay unsold for some time, we may see costs drop.
Earlier, a German seller had listed a construct slot for $6.3 million. Contemplating there are a minimum of 150 automobiles nonetheless unsold, nobody goes to pay such a premium for one (that construct slot was now not out there on the time of writing).
The US premiere of the Ferrari F80 can be held in a number of weeks, and Maranello is hoping to promote a few of the remaining slots on the occasion.