The F8 may have left Ferrari's portfolio last year, with no direct successor in sight, but it remains an appealing model for certain tuners, including Mansory. But why mention this company when there are numerous others out there that can modify the F8? Because it just introduced the F8XX Spider.
As its name implies, this project is based on the Ferrari F8 Spider. The tuned model displays its new given name on the doors. It has a dual-tone look that mixes black and teal. White double racing stripes decorate the apron, front hood, top end of the windshield, rear deck, and spoiler, and the Italian flag motif stretches from one end to the other.
Numerous add-ons are visible in the images released on social media by Mansory over the weekend. These include the side skirts, side air intakes, chin spoiler with side blades, various components attached to the front bumper, vented fenders, a special wing at the rear, a ducktail spoiler, and a large diffuser, among others.
Mansory has developed a strange appetite for forged carbon, and the F8XX Spider features lots of it on the outside. Speaking of the exterior, we also have to mention those weird wheels, which came from the aftermarket world. The tuner calls them the YT.5 Air and says they measure 21 inches in diameter at the front and 22 inches at the rear.
Photo: Instagram | Mansory
Inside, this Ferrari F8 Spider features lots of teal leather on almost every touchable component. The seats, center console, steering wheel, door cards, dashboard panel, and other parts of the interior are wearing the new upholstery. The Italian supercar also has new carpets and floor mats, white piping, the Italian flag motif, additional carbon fiber, and the tuner's name on certain parts.
Besides its strong appetite for forged carbon, Mansory has also developed a special taste for additional power. As a result, the mid-engined supercar in question boasts more power. How much? That would be 868 horsepower (880 ps/647 kW) and 708 pound-foot (960 Nm) of torque. The extra oomph was obtained thanks to tweaking the turbos and other components.
The 3.9L twin-turbo V8 is normally good for 710 hp (720 ps/530 kW) and 568 pound-foot (770 Nm) of torque. It enables 0-62 mph (0-100 kph) in 2.9 seconds in the F8 Spider, allowing it to keep pushing up to mph (340 kph). Thus, with the extra power, we reckon the model has become a couple of tenths of a second quicker, though Mansory hasn't released the magic numbers at the time of writing.
So, if you had a Ferrari F8, would you give it Mansory's F8XX treatment? I wouldn't, as the whole project is kitschy, and the only positive aspect is the added oomph.
After a series of unfortunate events put an end to Cristian's dream of entering a custom built & tuned old-school Dacia into a rally competition, he moved on to drive press cars and write for a living. He's worked for several automotive online journals and now he's back at autoevolution after his first tour in the mid-2000s. Full profile
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