The Ferrari F80 Concept Car Has Broken the Internet
Usually, car concepts are released by major marques and are not the result of a college project.
But the Ferrari F80 was designed by Adriano Raeli as just that and it has become viral in no time.
The 28-year-old designer has created this supercar while studying transportation design at ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, Calif.
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He chose this wonderful supercar as his thesis project. He wanted to create something truly striking and so the hypercar appeared.
He explains that Enzo Ferrari had always been a great inspiration for him and that is he wanted to pay tribute to his work.
He wanted to make a car that had the standards of a Ferrari car as well as those of Pininfarina that he has always admired.
According to billionairesweb.com, he found his inspiration in jet fighters. “I believe jet fighters are always a great influence for hypercars.
I know it may sound cliché as an inspiration but it all depends on your own unique interpretation and how you incorporate other elements—such as airflow, human anatomy, even music—to the idea.
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For the chassis, I imagined carbon-fiber monocoque construction that merges building techniques found in Formula 1 with those used in supercar production.
The body could be carbon fiber as well, but there are new materials being developed.
For example, a couple of years back, Pagani was just starting to use a proprietary combination called “carbotanium,” which comprised a carbon-fiber weave interlaced with platinum-coated titanium in order to keep the car intact in the case of impact. Carbon fiber alone has a tendency to shatter.
When the Ferrari F40 came out, it actually was the first production car to hit a record-breaking 186.4 mph which, for the time, was quite remarkable.
I didn’t specify a year for the concept, so perhaps in 2020 we would be getting close to certain speeds not reached today. High design can motivate engineering that exceeds expectations
The interior is primarily composed of two staggered Formula 1 seating positions, and the rest is very minimal in order to follow the nature of that race-category’s specifications.”
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