A photographer caught the Ferrari F80 Aperta testing outside Ferrari’s Maranello factory this week. First time it has been photographed. The car was wearing heavy camouflage — the kind that tells you the changes above the roofline are significant — but the silhouette confirmed what has been expected: the F80 is getting an open-top version.
Most of the disguise sits above the cabin. Below it, the F80 Aperta appears to carry the same bodywork as the coupe that Ferrari introduced before it sold out entirely.
What the Camouflage Tells Us
Heavy camouflage above the cabin, minimal coverage everywhere else. That distribution of disguise on a prototype is deliberate. Ferrari is not trying to hide the overall shape of the Ferrari F80 Aperta — it looks like an F80, which is already public knowledge. What Ferrari is hiding is exactly how the roof panel attaches, detaches, and stores.
The expectation, based on how Ferrari has handled previous Aperta models, is a manually removable fabric panel rather than an electrically retractable hardtop. The LaFerrari Aperta — the direct predecessor in Ferrari’s hypercar lineage — worked this way. Owners removed the roof by hand and stored it in the front trunk. The Ferrari F80 Aperta appears to follow the same approach.
The Amalfi Spider, which Ferrari revealed earlier this year, takes a different path. That car has a full electric retractable roof. The Ferrari F80 Aperta is not the Amalfi Spider — it is a hypercar, and the weight penalty of an electrically operated folding mechanism is not acceptable at the level of performance the F80 platform demands. Manual is lighter. Manual is the correct choice.
Ferrari’s LaFerrari Aperta also offered an optional carbon-fibre roof — in either an exposed weave finish or a glossy black — for owners who wanted closed-top driving without permanently sealing the car. The Ferrari F80 Aperta will almost certainly offer the same option. It would be unusual not to, given the precedent.
Production Numbers and Why They Matter
Ferrari is building 799 F80 coupes. Every one was spoken for before the car was formally revealed. Ferrari sold out an allocation of $3.7 million-plus hypercars on name alone, before a production specification existed.
The Ferrari F80 Aperta will almost certainly be produced in smaller numbers than the coupe. Ferrari’s standard approach to Aperta variants is to make them rarer — the LaFerrari was 499 units, the LaFerrari Aperta was 209. Scarcity drives demand and justifies the premium over the coupe price. The Ferrari F80 Aperta will command more than $3.7 million. How much more depends on the production figure Ferrari announces.
Buyers who own an F80 coupe allocation and want the open-top version face a familiar Ferrari situation: the more desirable variant is harder to get and costs more. Order books for the Ferrari F80 Aperta have not opened. Allocation was almost certainly distributed privately months ago. The prototype appearing on a public road is not where this process started.
2027 — Ferrari’s 80th Anniversary and Why the Timing Fits
1947: Ferrari’s first production car, the 125 S, launches. Open-top. 2027: 80 years later. The Ferrari F80 Aperta — the open-top hypercar — makes its debut. Ferrari did not build the Aperta to miss that anniversary. The 125 S connection is too clean, the symbolism too obvious for the company to walk past it.
Ferrari has 20 new models planned by 2030. The Ferrari F80 Aperta is one. Prototype tested, coupe already sold out — 2027 is the natural reveal slot.
The F80 Platform — What the Aperta Is Built On
Twin-turbo 3.0-litre V6. Three electric motors — two at the front axle, one at the rear integrated with the eight-speed dual-clutch. 1,184 horsepower total. 2.15 seconds to 62 mph. 217 mph. That is the F80 coupe powertrain and it goes into the Ferrari F80 Aperta unchanged.
That powertrain goes into the Ferrari F80 Aperta without modification. The weight difference between the two cars will come from the roof structure — the coupe has a fixed carbon-fibre roof that contributes to chassis rigidity, the Aperta will require additional bracing to compensate for the removed panel. LaFerrari Aperta added minimal weight over the coupe. Ferrari has solved this problem before and will solve it again.
The performance numbers will be nearly identical. The sensory experience will be entirely different. That is the transaction buyers are making with the Ferrari F80 Aperta: pay more, get fewer, hear everything.
What Else Is Coming Alongside the Ferrari F80 Aperta
Ferrari’s product roadmap through 2030 includes some of the most varied releases the company has ever committed to simultaneously.
The Luce is the electric Ferrari — controversial among the collector community, confirmed as coming regardless. Ferrari has explicitly denied reports that it is pressuring its wealthiest buyers to order the Luce as a condition of securing allocations for cars like the Ferrari F80 Aperta. The denial was specific and direct. Whether buyers believe it is a separate question.
The 12Cilindri Manuale is a car with a simulated manual gearbox — a different kind of controversy, this one about whether recreating the mechanical experience of a manual through software and actuation is authentic or performative. It is coming.
A 296 Challenge Stradale — a road-going version of the 296 Challenge race car — appears close to production based on recent spy photography. An Icona series model with a V12 engine is expected, continuing the bloodline of the Monza SP1/SP2 and the Daytona SP3.
The Ferrari F80 Aperta sits among that group as the most anticipated because it is the most straightforward: take the best hypercar Ferrari has built and remove the roof. Everything about why the F80 coupe caused buyers to hand over $3.7 million sight unseen applies to the Ferrari F80 Aperta, with the additional appeal of open-air driving at 200-plus miles per hour.
The Collector Market Has Already Priced This In
Ferrari F80 coupe: $3.7 million base, sold out before reveal.
The Ferrari F80 Aperta will exceed that number. How the secondary market treats the coupe once the Aperta is announced will be telling — historically, the appearance of an open-top hypercar does not devalue the coupe because both are limited and both serve different purposes for buyers who can afford either.
The question for anyone interested in the Ferrari F80 Aperta who does not already have a relationship with Ferrari is simple: it is too late. Ferrari’s allocation for extreme hypercars at this level is distributed through the company’s client network, weighted heavily toward buyers with documented Ferrari purchase history and relationships with specific dealers. A first-time Ferrari buyer cannot queue for this car. The list exists, and it was filled before the prototype showed up on a public road.
FAQs
What is the Ferrari F80 Aperta?
The open-top version of the Ferrari F80 hypercar. First photographed as a prototype near Maranello this week. Expected to feature a manually removable fabric roof and debut in 2027.
How does the Ferrari F80 Aperta roof work?
Expected to use a manually removable fabric panel, like the LaFerrari Aperta before it. An optional carbon-fibre roof is likely available for closed-top driving.
How many Ferrari F80 Apertas will be built?
Not confirmed. Ferrari is building 799 F80 coupes. The Aperta will almost certainly be produced in smaller numbers — Ferrari’s standard practice with Aperta variants.
What is the Ferrari F80 Aperta price?
Not announced. The F80 coupe started at approximately $3.7 million. The Aperta will command a premium over that.
When does the Ferrari F80 Aperta debut?
2027 — Ferrari’s 80th anniversary. The 125 S, Ferrari’s first production car in 1947, was also open-top.
Ferrari F80 Aperta powertrain?
Identical to the coupe. Twin-turbo 3.0-litre V6, three electric motors, 1,184hp, 2.15 seconds to 62 mph.
Can I buy a Ferrari F80 Aperta?
Allocation is managed through Ferrari’s private client network and weighted toward existing customers with Ferrari purchase history. New customers cannot simply place an order.
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