We all know the Ferrari F8 Tributo is a blisteringly fast supercar on paper. But trying to find its top speed in real life would result in jail time. At least here in America. Over in Germany, it's a different story thanks to the Autobahn. On this magical stretch of road, the driver of a Novitec-upgraded F8 hit 211 mph (341 kmh), which is the official top speed of Ferrari's latest V8 masterpiece.
The F8 Tributo is as fast as it is stunning. This is a mid-engine gas-burner that rivals a few Tesla acceleration times ripping from naught-to-60 mph in only 2.9 seconds and 100 mph in 5.8 but it also blazes past the quarter mile marker in 10.5 seconds at 139 mph.
There isn't a lot of room outside a full-mile race event on a runway that will allow for the top speed to be verified. Many factors like headwinds, road surfaces, and air temperature can affect reaching the manufacturer's claimed top end. Or you just hit the Autobahn in Germany on a dry day and hit it between slower traffic on painfully narrow roads. And in this video we do see a load of slower traffic, the driver doesn't find a nice open stretch until 5:10 mark of the entire 8-minute video.
The driver was certainly prepared for the video run. The Ferrari F8 Tributo analog tach and digital speed display have a GoPro mounted in front, but there is also a GPS speed app running on a phone that corroborates the speed claims here. Couple that with a head-mounted GoPro and a $300,000 supercar, and you have the perfect crush-the-Autobahn starter pack.
The driver notes that while the F8 boasts Novitec upgrades, the horsepower is stock-rated. So the 3.9-liter twin-turbo V8 was cranking out 710 horsepower. For the record, Novitec will tune the F8 to deliver 800 hp, enabling it to sprint to 60 mph in 2.6 seconds and reach a higher top speed. But as you can see from the video, this isn't exactly necessary.
The video shows the car launch and hit 186 mph (300kmh) in only 20 seconds and grind to 211 mph in 39 seconds before the driver rethinks the traffic situation. And it does it without even breaking a sweat.