Last month, a Ferrari representative confirmed to Automotive News Europe that the company had stopped allowing global users to order the F8 Tributo and the F8 Spider convertible version due to the large backlog of orders (previously closed. until 2023) making it impossible for them to “load” more.
“We do not currently have plans to reopen orders for both models” and “Ferrari will reconsider this issue in the future” is what the company representative said. However, we need to remember that the Italian brand is accelerating its plans to electrify its products and with the F8 Tributo/Spider not using this technology, they could become a sacrifice for the company to focus on serving. other projects.
The “descendant” of the Ferrari F8 Tributo that has now been released to the market is the 296 GTB that is about to enter the assembly stage. While the F8 uses a 4.0L V8 engine, the 296 GTB is equipped with a twin-turbo V6 engine supported by a charging hybrid system, thereby closing the nearly 50-year history of Ferrari mid-engined V8 cars.
Such cars usually have a life cycle that lasts from 4 to 6 years, but in the case of the Ferrari F8 Tributo/Spider, the above distance can be shortened to about 3 years if the company stops accepting orders altogether.
The fact that the Ferrari F8 Tributo/Spider chassis is actually the original 458 Italia (2009) means that the technology and structure they use are unlikely to meet the more demanding goals set by the company.
It is unclear if this is the reason why the Ferrari F8 Tributo is the only mid-engined V8 that doesn’t have a performance version like the 488 with the Pista, the 458 with the Speciale, the F430 with the Scuderia or the 360 with the Challenge Stradale.
Reference: Drive
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