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Written by Ollie Kew
What the Ferrari F8 Tributo does, rather cleverly, is fuse the feral 711bhp twin-turbo V8 engine of the Ferrari 488 Pista with an updated version of the 488 GTB"s more comfortable chassis. And now, you can combine those ingredients with a whole load more headroom. Because, like the 458 Spider and 488 Spider before it, the F8 has swapped its fixed-in-place roof for an electrically retractable one. This, predictably, is the Ferrari F8 Spider. It"s 20kg lighter than the old 488 Spider, not to mention 50bhp more powerful, but it"s also almost 40kg heavier than the McLaren 720S Spider. The McLaren is built around a carbon tub too, whereas Ferrari prefers a metal chassis for its V8 supercar. So, the 720S needs no stiffening when it goes topless. And the Ferrari ends up just the wrong side of 1500kg.
Date written: 8 Sep 2019
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ID: 16833
What the Ferrari F8 Tributo does, rather cleverly, is fuse the feral 711bhp twin-turbo V8 engine of the Ferrari 488 Pista with an updated version of the 488 GTB"s more comfortable chassis. And now, you can combine those ingredients with a whole load more headroom. Because, like the 458 Spider and 488 Spider before it, the F8 has swapped its fixed-in-place roof for an electrically retractable one. This, predictably, is the Ferrari F8 Spider. It"s 20kg lighter than the old 488 Spider, not to mention 50bhp more powerful, but it"s also almost 40kg heavier than the McLaren 720S Spider. The McLaren is built around a carbon tub too, whereas Ferrari prefers a metal chassis for its V8 supercar. So, the 720S needs no stiffening when it goes topless. And the Ferrari ends up just the wrong side of 1500kg.
Date written: 8 Sep 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16833