Ferrari has revealed the HC25, the latest car from its Special Projects programme. The one-off made its debut on 15 May during Ferrari Racing Days at Circuit of the Americas in Texas. Beneath the completely new body is the technical package of the F8 Spider: its layout, chassis and mid-mounted, non-hybrid twin-turbo V8.
The HC25 was created for a single client and designed by Ferrari Design Studio under Flavio Manzoni. The mechanical basis is significant. The F8 Spider belongs to the last generation of open mid-engined Ferraris powered by a V8 without hybrid assistance, before the marque moved to the plug-in-hybrid V6 architecture used by the 296 GTS.
Italian sources list 720 CV and 770 Nm from the 3.9-litre V8. Performance remains in F8 Spider territory, with 0-100 km/h in 2.9 seconds and a 340 km/h top speed. Ferrari therefore did not use the Special Projects commission primarily to chase more output. The major work went into the body and into wrapping an older mechanical platform in the company's current design language.
The most distinctive feature is a dark, three-dimensional band running through the centre of the car. It visually connects the front and rear sections while also incorporating functional cooling elements, including air feeds for the radiators and outlets for powertrain heat. The HC25 also receives vertical daytime-running-light modules, bespoke five-spoke wheels and a matte Moonlight Grey finish contrasted with black panels.
Inside, the basic F8 Spider architecture remains, but the materials and colour treatment are unique. Yellow accents cut through the grey and black cabin, tying the interior to the new exterior details without pretending the underlying cockpit is an entirely different structure.
The HC25 is a textbook Special Projects commission: one car for one client, developed outside Ferrari's normal model range. What makes this particular project unusual is the contrast between one of Ferrari's last pure-combustion V8 spider platforms and bodywork shaped by the marque's newest design ideas.