HC25 Is the Most Personalised Ferrari That Can Ever Exist, and It Is Ever to Be Repeated

Ferrari has long built cars for the few. And occasionally, it builds a model meant for a single person. The HC25, which was unveiled at the Ferrari Racing Days at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, sits firmly in the second category. As a part of the Special Projects programme, the car is designed by the Ferrari Centro Stile under the direction of Flavio Manzoni.

The History of HC25

A little bit of history: the HC25 is derived from the F8 Spider, inheriting its mid-rear layout, chassis, and turbocharged V8 power train, while departing from it so completely in terms of design and intent that the two cars share little beyond their bones. The Special Projects process takes approximately two years from brief to delivery, with the client closely involved at every stage, from the initial idea through the design blueprints, the styling buck, and the manufacturing process itself.

For those who don’t know, the HC25 is the last open-top Ferrari to feature the non-hybrid turbo V8 in a mid-rear position, making it not just a unique commission but a particular kind of full stop in the brand's history. 

The Design of Ferrari HC25

The body of the HC25 is finished in matt Moonlight Grey, a choice that gives the car's volumes a sense of solidity and fullness, against which the glossy black band running through the entire length of the car creates a contrast that is bold and completely intentional. This central band is not merely a visual device; it is a functional element that houses the radiator and the heat extraction system for the power train, making it the thermal and structural heart of the car's exterior architecture.

The band runs in an arrow shape from the base of the rear wheels toward the front of the car, curves vertically over the door and up to the sculpted handle, before sweeping back and merging into the rear screen, a movement designed to emphasise the rear musculature and push the cabin volume visually forward. The door handle is integrated into a long blade milled from solid aluminium, stretching like a bridge across the two sides of the body shell and separable from them only by the black ribbon running between. You would not immediately recognise it as a handle, and that is the point.

The headlamps are new to Ferrari entirely, using modules not previously featured on any Maranello production car, resulting in a very slim lens with a central indentation that mirrors the split design of the rear lights. The DRLs adopt a vertical arrangement for the first time in any Ferrari, running along the leading edge of the front wings to create a distinctive boomerang shape that reappears inside the cabin in the yellow graphics contrasting against the sophisticated grey of the technical fabric. The same yellow appears on the brake callipers and Ferrari logos on the exterior, pulling the interior and exterior into a single visual conversation. The five-spoke wheels feature a diamond-finished outer rim with a double recessed groove on the outer channel, with slender dark spokes that visually enlarge the wheel diameter.

Under the Hood

The HC25 runs a 3,902 cc V8, 90-degree, turbocharged, dry-sump engine producing 720 CV at 7,000 rpm and 770 Nm of torque at 3,250 rpm, paired with a 7-speed dual-clutch F1 gearbox and a full suite of electronic controls, including eDiff3, F1-Trac, high-performance ABS, and EBD with Ferrari Pre-fill, and SSC 6.1. The 0-100 km/h time is 2.9 seconds, the 0-200 km/h time is 8.2 seconds, and the top speed is 340 km/h. The car measures 4,758 mm in length, 2,006 mm in width, and 1,183 mm in height, with a wheelbase of 2,650 mm and tires sized 245/35 ZR20 at the front and 305/35 ZR20 at the rear.

Price-wise, Ferrari does not disclose the price of one-off commissions, and the client's identity has not been revealed. What is known is that the HC25 will be on display at the Ferrari Racing Days at COTA before it goes to the one person it was always meant for.