It's safe to say that pretty much any Ferrari vehicle is rare and special. The iconic Italian brand has very much established itself as not just a car company, but a lifestyle company that happens to build some amazing machines. And as with most things lifestyle-focused, not everyone can join the party.Ferrari That's especially true for the newest Ferrari on the block. In this case, the "new" car is actually one that's been out of production for a few years. But hey, slap some interesting new bodywork on it and build just one and suddenly, you have something that's not just exclusive, but unique in the world. That's exactly what we have with this new one-off build, called HC25 HC25: A Bridge Between Past And Future Ferrari Commissioned by a discerning Ferrari customer, the HC25 is presented as a car that considers where Ferrari has been, and where it's going. Just by looking at it, you can probably guess where the future emphasis was placed. The car is reskinned; gone are the scalloped doors and flat engine cover of the F8 Spider. Front and rear fascias are new, as is the hood.Ferrari adds new headlights, but they aren't from the company's parts bin. The slim LEDs were created specifically for the HC25. Thin taillight strips replace the F8's round units, and though Ferrari doesn't specifically say it, they look identical to those used on the Amalfi. And the black geometric patterns – from the vertical daytime running lamp housings and hood vent at the front, to the sweeping band reaching from the doors to the engine cover – echo the 12Cilindri and 849 Testarossa Spider."The forms are pure and simple, defined by vertical flanks bordered by sharp crests, cleanly carved lines and geometric rhythms that harmonize with the natural sensuality created by Ferrari’s signature surface transitions across the car’s volumes."- Ferrari V8 Behind The Driver, No Electrification Required Ferrari With the HC25 design representing the future portion of this build, the bones are a love letter to the past. Everything under the skin is just as you'd find on an F8 Spider, the last mid-engine Ferrari to have a twin-turbo V8. To refresh your memory, it's a 3.9-liter engine making 710 horsepower, courtesy of two turbochargers pumping air into those cylinders. All that power goes to just the rear wheels through a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission. Ferrari doesn't mention any changes to the suspension or brakes, either.Provided you have traction, 60 mph should arrive in about three seconds flat. Unless Ferrari tinkered with the standard F8 tune, top speed should still be around 210 mph. With this being a one-off creation though, we suspect the owner may never see such velocities. After all, one doesn't simply go full trot in a one-of-one hypercar that almost certainly costs seven figures to build. Of course, Ferrari doesn't talk about the price. And since this is a unique car for a single person, it really doesn't matter anyway. The Last Mid-Engine V8 Ferrari? Ferrari In its HC25 announcement, Ferrari gets a bit poetic talking about that twin-turbo V8, stating the one-off project is "an ideal bridge: on one hand concluding the story of the iconic mid‑rear‑engined V8 platform; on the other, projecting itself into the futuristic path Ferrari has taken with its flagship models, the Ferrari 12Cilindri and F80."That certainly sounds like Ferrari is stepping away from mid-engine V8s, or at least, closing the book on any future F8-derived platforms. But with Lamborghini trotting around Italy with its mid-engine V8 Temerario, and with Ferrari still offering V8 power in the Amalfi, we doubt this will be the last mid-engine V8 Ferrari. If competition doesn't spur the Prancing Horse into action, all it takes is another affluent supercar connoisseur who wants to carve their own special niche into the Ferrari lifestyle.ferrari-hc25-one-off-10
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