Ferrari has revealed the HC25, a new One-Off model created through its Special Projects programme. The car made its debut on 15 May 2026 at Ferrari Racing Days, held at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, where it was also scheduled to be displayed.
The HC25 is based on the F8 Spider and keeps its mid-rear-engine layout, chassis, and internal combustion V8 powertrain. It belongs to Ferrari’s most exclusive category of customer-commissioned cars: individual projects developed for a single client through Ferrari Design Studio, under the direction of Flavio Manzoni.
The technical basis is significant. The F8 Spider represents Ferrari’s final open mid-rear model using a non-hybrid turbocharged V8, and the HC25 uses that foundation as the basis for a very different exterior identity. Ferrari describes the car as a roadster, with the form and visual language of its mid-rear-engined spiders reinterpreted through a more forward-looking design approach.
The shape of the HC25 separates it clearly from the F8 Spider. Its surfaces are full and rounded around the wheels, while the body sides are more vertical and defined by sharper edges. The design uses clean cuts, strong geometry, and smooth transitions across the body volumes. Ferrari also links aspects of the HC25’s visual language to the F80, while positioning the car between the closing chapter of its mid-rear V8 spider lineage and the newer direction represented by the 12Cilindri and F80.
One of the most distinctive features is the black central band running through the car. Ferrari treats it not only as a visual element but also as a functional part of the bodywork. It incorporates the cooling intakes for the radiators and the outlets used to extract heat from the powertrain area. This creates a strong contrast between the main body and the technical surfaces that serve the engine.
In profile, the black band starts low near the rear wheel area, moves forward, rises over the door, and then returns toward the rear screen. This movement gives the side of the car a clear directional tension. The door handle is built into a long aluminium element, milled from solid material, which crosses the bodywork like a bridge between the two outer surfaces. It is intentionally not presented as a conventional handle.
The proportions were also adjusted to reduce the visual weight of the glasshouse and make the shoulder line appear lower. The lighting was developed specifically for the HC25. At the front, Ferrari used headlamp modules that had not previously appeared on one of its cars, allowing for a very slim lighting unit with a central recess. The daytime running lights introduce a vertical arrangement and create a boomerang form along the leading edge of the front wings.
The exterior finish combines matt Moonlight Grey bodywork with a glossy black band. Yellow details appear on the Ferrari badges and brake calipers, and this same contrast continues inside the car. The cabin uses grey technical fabric with yellow graphic elements that refer back to the exterior boomerang shapes and the DRL design.
The wheels use a five-spoke layout with a diamond-finished outer rim. Ferrari describes the outer channel as having a double recessed groove that gives the wheel greater visual width, while the darker spokes are used to emphasize the overall diameter. The tire sizes are 245/35 ZR 20 at the front and 305/35 ZR 20 at the rear.
Mechanically, the HC25 uses a 3,902 cc 90-degree turbocharged V8 with dry-sump lubrication. It produces 720 cv at 7,000 rpm and 770 Nm of torque at 3,250 rpm, with a specific output of 185 cv per litre. The engine’s maximum speed is 8,000 rpm, and drive is sent through a seven-speed dual-clutch F1 gearbox.
Performance figures match the seriousness of the platform. Ferrari lists a maximum speed of 340 km/h, with 0–100 km/h in 2.9 seconds and 0–200 km/h in 8.2 seconds. The car also uses electronic systems including eDiff3, F1-Trac, high-performance ABS/EBD with Ferrari Pre-fill, FrS SCM-E, FDE+, and SSC 6.1.
The HC25 measures 4,758 mm in length, 2,006 mm in width, and 1,183 mm in height, with a 2,650 mm wheelbase. Front track is 1,699 mm, rear track is 1,678 mm, trunk capacity is 200 litres, and fuel tank capacity is 78 litres. The braking system uses 398 x 223 x 38 mm front discs and 360 x 233 x 32 mm rear discs.
Ferrari’s Special Projects programme follows a closely controlled development process. Each One-Off begins with a client’s idea, then moves through collaboration with Ferrari Design Studio. Once the proportions and body forms are set, design drawings and a styling buck are prepared before manufacturing begins. Ferrari states that the full process usually takes about two years, with the client involved during the design and verification stages.
The HC25 therefore stands as a single-client Ferrari built around the F8 Spider’s mechanical base, but with dedicated bodywork, lighting, surfacing, details, and interior treatment. It keeps the mid-rear turbo V8 architecture while using the Special Projects format to give that platform a separate visual identity.
