The last time Ferrari offered a mid-engine sports car with a non-hybrid V8 engine was back in 2023 when the F8 Tributo and F8 Spider reached the end of the production line. However, the iconic Prancing Horse has brought the platform back for one sensational send-off.
Dubbed HC25, one very lucky unnamed customer is set to be the owner of the latest creation in the brand’s ‘One-Off’ series, the most exclusive line from Maranello’s Special Projects program that dates back to 2008. Each vehicle in the series takes approximately two years to complete.
Designed by the Ferrari Design Studio under the direction of Flavio Manzoni and displayed this week at the Circuit of the Americas, the HC25 is based on the F8 Spider underneath but wears a completely unique design specified by the client, representing the brand’s highest level of personalisation.
Trading the F8’s curves for a more angular look, the HC25 bridges Ferrari’s outgoing platforms with its latest design language, taking particular inspiration from the flagship F80.
Distinguished by its gloss black central band against matte Moonlight Grey paintwork, every element of its bodywork is completely bespoke, even down to the headlights which feature unique modules in order to achieve such a slim design, mirroring even slimmer the taillights.
The cabin design is more familiar to that of its F8 Spider platform-mate, but naturally every surface is clad in a bespoke combination of materials. A combination of black, grey, and yellow mirrors perfectly mirrors the exterior.
Officially the last open‐top mid-engine Ferrari model to feature a non‐hybrid turbo V8, it utilises the same 3.9-litre twin-turbo V8 seen in the F8 and 488 Pista which churns out a mammoth 530kW (720PS) and 770Nm.
Teamed with a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission and rear-wheel drive, the HC25’s owner will be able to dispatch it from 0-100km/h in a claimed 2.9 seconds, 0-200km/h in 8.2 seconds, and onwards to a top speed of 340km/h.
With the F8 this car is based on now years out of production, Ferrari’s current mid-engined sports car offering, the 296, is powered by a 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6 with a plug-in hybrid system.
As for the brand’s latest V8-powered model, the 4.0-litre twin-turbo 849 Testarossa, it also utilises a plug-in hybrid setup. The flagship F80 that the HC25 draws inspiration from, meanwhile, teams a twin-turbo V6 with an F1-inspired hybrid system.
Ferrari’s V12-powered models, the 12Cilindri and Purosangue, are still holding out from adopting electrification for now.
The HC25 is the third model in the One-Off series to be based on the F8’s architecture following the SP48 Unica and SP-8.
