F8 Tributo

Make
Ferrari
Segment
Coupe

The Ferrari F8 Tributo and F8 Spider were the marque's best-sellers last year but now it appears both are heading to that highway in heaven. Automotive News Europe was told by Ferrari's sports car product manager, Jacopo Marcon, that the company is no longer accepting orders for either. There have been rumors within Ferrari owners' circles over the past few months that the F8 coupe and drop-top would be retired in the near future, and now it appears to be official.

Ferrari has not made an announcement at this time, only confirming the order books have closed. An exact reason was not provided but it's pretty fair to assume Ferrari wants to shift attention to its new electrified models, specifically the 296 GTB coupe, which also happens to be mid-engined.

But unlike the F8 twins, the 296 lacks a V8. Instead, it's powered by a six-cylinder plug-in hybrid powertrain. Another likely reason for the F8's order books to close is because existing orders probably already account for the twins' entire production run. Ferrari planned to build only so many examples from the get-go and thanks to the models' huge popularity, they might have sold out sooner than expected. Again, that's not a bad thing but it does mark the end of an era.

The F8 can directly trace its roots back to the 458 Italia, the last naturally aspirated V8-powered mid-engined Ferrari. Its successor, the 488 GTB, features a twin-turbo V8, as does the F8. Until all existing orders are fulfilled, F8 production will continue.

Even once they're gone Ferrari will still have other V8 models in the lineup, specifically the Roma, Portofino M, and the SF90 Stradale (the first electrified Ferrari). Later this year, the first-ever Ferrari SUV, the Purosangue, is expected to debut and it too will offer V8 power. Even after it's retired, the F8's legacy will very certainly live on.

Last year, a total of 1,792 examples were sold in Europe alone. That's over one-third of the carmaker's 5,072-unit total sold in that region in 2021. The mid-engined V8 Ferrari will surely be missed but electrification, both full and plug-in hybrid, offers all kinds of interesting possibilities.