Ferrari F80 is Maranello's latest flagship and can put out 1200PS

It's been over a decade since the Ferrari LaFerrari broke cover for the very first time as an engineering marvel. It was well established that Ferrari would take a long time to take the next step but it's finally here. The all-new Ferrari F80 has just taken centre stage and it uses only half the cylinders that the LaFerrari had and instead uses 3 electric motors to produce a whopping 1200PS.

With the F80 now in sight and the McLaren W1 also making headlines a couple of days back, it's now Porsche's turn to throw their candidate in the ring so we can witness a new age of the Holy Trinity that we last witnessed with the McLaren P1, Ferrari LaFerrari and Porsche 918.

The F80 follows a great lineage of Ferrari flagships like the Ferrari 288 GTO, Ferrari F40, Ferrari F50, Ferrari Enzo, Ferrari LaFerrari and its LaFerrari Aperta. But unlike those cars where the had massive V8's or V12 tucked in them, the Ferrari F80 uses a 3.0-litre twin turbo V6. While that is a very small engine from a brand that is renowned for its behemoth 12-cylinders, the F80 is the most powerful road-legal Ferrari to date and that's all thanks to its hybrid motors. Let's break down the powertrain for you.

There are three electric motors: two on the front axle and one at the rear. The 2 motors in the nose produce a total of 286PS and allow for active torque-vectoring. The rear-mounted motor can put down 95PS by harvesting braking energy. and is the same MGU-K unit used in Formula 1. The F80 isn't a plug-in hybrid and uses a rather tiny 2.3kWh battery pack. The Ferrari F80 has three different drive modes: Hybrid, Performance, and Qualify.

The 3.0-litre engine alone makes 900PS, and when combined with the electric motors, the F80 has a total output of 1200PS. This twin-turbo engine draws heavily from the powerplant used on the 499P race car, which famously featured in two editions of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Ferrari claims that with the help of an 8-speed dual-clutch transmission mounted on the rear axle, it takes just 2.15 seconds for the Ferrari F80 to reach 100 kph and 5.75 seconds to reach 200 kph and will max out at 350 kph.

The F80's chassis is an asymmetrical monocoque made of composite and carbon fibre components. The front and back subframes are built of aluminium, while the entire roof is composed of carbon fibre. Ferrari has employed the front subframe for heat management as well; the brakes' cooling ducts are located inside the hollow structure.

Massive Brembo six-piston callipers on the front axle hold the new CCM-R composite braking system, which is all-new. The 20- and 21-inch wheels are custom carbon fibre versions with five spokes, another first for Ferrari. For the F80, there are two tyre options: Pilot Sport Cup 2 and Pilot Sport Cup 2 R.

Ferrari refers to the F80's standard two-seat arrangement as "1+" as it features a cockpit that is oriented toward the driver. Unlike the passenger seat, which is bolted to the chassis, the driver's seat is an adjustable sport bucket with a bright red colour and an angled control panel facing the driver. A digital gauge cluster primarily controls the majority of the displays within the F80. Along with being new, the steering wheel has physical buttons instead of the haptic ones used on current Ferrari models. There is an additional, smaller display in the centre console that is only used for the climate controls.

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