Ferrari F80 - Aerodynamics Analysis and Initial Thoughts

At first glance the Ferrari F80 seems aerodynamically uninteresting. However, digging closer into the details, particularly around the underbody, reveals some quite intriguing approaches.

00:00 Introduction
00:53 Cooling Layout
02:45 Cooling Ducting
06:03 Front End
12:08 Mid Floor
14:40 Rear Diffuser
16:20 Rear Wing
18:20 Suspension

[KYLEENGINEERS]

Didn't think I'd be making a video on this, but here we are! Hope you all enjoy it!

[burnwithwater]

Can we get a W1 analysis too, please?🧡🧡

[lauriedooker]

Kyle engineering video on the Ferrari F80 saved me watching Shmee to get the info . Thanks Kyle 🇦🇺👍❤️

[omg_stoppit]

Hey man, thanks for everything. Your channel was instrumental in my learning fluid dynamics and beginning to mess around with intakes and aero. I really appreciate you sharing your knowledge.

[pklimbic]

Humble and super competent. Reminds me of the people at Ferrari :) Great video, thanks.

[godfathermbs]

So happy to see that kyle made this video

[starby]

I'm old enough to know Ferrari have a more aero version they need to sell this first before the upgrades lol.

[martin_in_the_alps]

Still asking for an analysis on the Mythbusters Golf ball pimples car. That would be great

[ryanedwards]

Christmas has come early - A video from Kyle 💪

[samuelhopely]

This car's design has really grown on me since I first saw it, it's busy but they always are. However it was a mistake for Ferrari to introduce the Daytona panel on the Dodici Cillindri first, even if it will remain a consistent design feature into the future.

[lauriedooker]

Those ‘strakes ‘ behind the frond tyres look as if they are vortex generation for along the rockers to keep high pressure creep out from under . Looks like there is more than what we see going on .

[CraigLandsberg-lkep]

Awesome video again 😅 from Queensland Australia 🌏

[minascholevas]

Do one on the W1. I think that its aerodynamic package warrants much more discussion

[johnbarker]

A new video from Kyle.engineers...YAY!

[Manuel_Gestal]

Since this car is based on the lemans Ferrari, or at least that's what Ferrari said, I have a question:
Why do Lemans cars have a gap over the wheels??

[joshuathomas]

Can you please talk about the wing on the W1? How helpful is that pivot?

[amarmangaonkar]

Actually we did a fun project to increase fuel efficiency of sedan just by aero. We had similar design came up in cfd analysis

[rolandotillit]

@13:15 that's how turbo impellers are designed, they are swept back at the tip, just a little something to improve the working window of the impeller.

[jubuttib]

Question! The front 3-element "wing" that you talk about at around 8 minutes in, since it's generating so much DF and it's venting straight up right before the window, is there a chance that in wet conditions it'd potentially throw out water through it, and maybe even cause visibility issues?

Theoretically of course, a road car of this caliber probably wouldn't be pushing super high speeds on a track in wet conditions very often.

[jubuttib]

You know, back in the day I might have considered that those ducts running through the doors would be too long and tiny to really do anything. But I've read Willem Toet's article on air ducts, and how they blew out the door on their Aston Martin Nimrod at Le Mans after making the cockpit air intake smaller, but having a decent expansion area after it, increasing the pressure... So yeah, not gonna make any guesses as to how it actually works, because clearly I know nothing. =)