How would the Drive team order a new Ferrari F80? Configurator Challenge

Ferrari has a new hypercar, this time with a high-tech turbo V6 hybrid replacing V12 power. Monopoly money in hand, how would you order one?

Customisation is in vogue at the moment, but too much choice can be confusing. In our configurator challenge, Drive team members scroll through a manufacturer’s website to create their ideal combination for a certain model.

This week the team builds their dream examples of Ferrari’s new F80, the long-awaited LaFerrari successor with a twin-turbo V6 and hybrid assistance – the brand’s first non-V12 flagship hypercar since the 1980s F40.

Tell us how you’d specify a Ferrari F80 in the comments below (build yours here), and what you’d like us to configure next.

James Ward, Director of Content

The problem with a car like the F80, is that you want to define something that feels classy but is also unique.

There’s always a temptation to start with Rosso Corsa (as opposed to the new hero colour of Rosso Supercar), as this is where the Ferrari supercar DNA is most at home, but for my $7m-odd, I wanted to start with my favourite Ferrari colour of all time, Blu Swaters.

Named after Belgian racing driver, team owner and Ferrari dealer Jacques Swaters, the colour was first used on the 1992 Ferrari 456GT when it was launched at Swater’s Brussels dealership, “Garage Francorchamps”.

Slightly darker than the more famous Tour de France blue, Swaters is a rich metallic blue that highlights purple in the paint under direct sunlight.

For some contrast fun, I’ve added a silver (Argento Nurburgring) stripe with a yellow (Giallo Modena) pairing. Silver wheels help break up the dark blue and carbon-fibre body and match the livery well.

Inside, the single ‘seat’ is a Ferrari staple of yellow, and I’ve kept away from additional carbon or any variation in standard equipment. Because I care, I have added the storage net for the passenger, because there’s not much else for them in terms of comfort.

Emma Notarfrancesco, Senior Presenter

My F80 is finished in Giallo Triplo Strato, which is one of seven choices in Ferrari’s special colour range.

I hesitated with the addition of the door numbers, but it looked too bare without them, so I went with the black numbers on the doors, black livery on the bonnet, and black brake calipers with silver carbon fibre wheels.

I matched my exterior colour with the cabin, opting for Giallo Modena, and adding Alcantara to the upper and lower zones of the cockpit.

I also added a passenger display, along with various driving systems including AFS, front and rear parking systems, and a suspension lifter.

Tom Fraser, Journalist

It can’t be said that Ferrari doesn’t push boundaries. The Ferrari F80 is not only a technical masterpiece, but I think its design is among the manufacturer’s best work of late.

My colour combination uses Blu Tour De France 70 Anni as an exterior colour. I think it does a good job of blending in that Daytona-esque black band between the headlights.

As much as I’d like to option the Carbon Revolution wheels, I can’t bring myself to have black wheels on this specification – the standard silver wheels work too well against the dark blue paintwork.

I’ve also opted for physical Scuderia shields on the front quarters and gone without the flashy optional numbers on the bodywork. Fine for a racecar, not for one that’ll spend its time on the road.

Inside, I’ve mimicked the exterior blue but in a lighter Azzuro Dino shade. Naturally, it comes with all the requisite carbon fibre and Alcantara for a very racy look.

Ben Zachariah, Journalist

For many people, the Ferrari F40 was – and always will be – the ultimate Ferrari. But for me, it was the F50 that grabbed my attention as a small boy, roughly around the time I began to become obsessed with cars.

The Shell television commercial of the day featured Lindsay Fox’s Ferrari F50 with that big swooping wing, and later reading about the fact that it was essentially a V12-powered F1 car underneath… it was the art merging with engineering in the most extreme form. In a world of Commodores and Camrys, the Ferrari F50 was fantastical.

The Enzo and LaFerrari didn’t really capture my imagination, but I think the F80 is a winner. On paper, the fact that it has a V6 seems like a letdown, but the reality is the V6-powered Ferrari 296 is (reportedly) an amazing drive – one I hope to experience for myself, one day – and I’m sure the F80 will be nothing short of a time machine with wheels.

While I was close to choosing classic red, the F80 in Nero Daytona and silver-coloured wheels is enough to break hearts.

That same feeling of melancholy you got as a teenager when you first laid eyes on an impossibly stunning example of the human race – falling instantly in love and lamenting the knowledge they will never even know you exist.

Like a schoolboy daydreaming through maths, I really enjoyed this challenge. The oily black exterior is perfectly suited to the sculptured body lines of the F80, and helps the yellow Ferrari crests stand out. Black brake calipers, a yellow Alcantara racing seat with black four-point harnesses, and I’m done.

Hypercars rarely get me excited nowadays, but this one has me by the heartstrings. I was going to say ‘well done’ in Italian, but it sounds like I’m insulting myself – so I’ll simply say grazie mille, Ferrari.

Alex Misoyannis, News Deputy Editor

This may be a $7 million, 1200-horsepower, twin-turbo V6, three-motor hybrid Ferrari, but it’s still a Ferrari – so someone has to order it in red.

Not Rosso Corsa or Rosso Supercar, but the deeper Rosso Imola – a subdued match for the black strip across the nose – offset by a simple New Argento Nurburgring stripe, and tasteful silver wheels in front of yellow brake calipers.

I’ve resisted the temptation to tick every carbon-fibre option box, nor the racing numbers on the doors, or anything to disturb the classic Prancing Horse shields on the front quarters.

Inside, the yellow contrast continues to the driver’s seat, while I’ve deleted the race harnesses in favour of more road-friendly three-point seat belts.

The rest of the cabin has been left black – without fancy contrast stitching or colour accents – but I’ve ticked desirable options such as the suspension lifter, parking cameras and adaptive headlights to make life behind the wheel less stressful.

The total price? If you have to ask…

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