A Dubai firm is building six modern Ferrari F40 Spiders with 1,100 hp
The most sacred Ferrari shape gets a hybrid-era rebirth
Few cars are as untouchable in enthusiasts' hearts as the Ferrari F40, which makes any modern reinterpretation a bold move. Dubai-based Venuum is going for it anyway: its new V40 Spyder wraps the F40's unmistakable silhouette around a Ferrari SF90 Spider, complete with 1,100 hp of hybrid V8 fury. Only six will ever be built.
SF90 bones, F40 soul
The recipe is simple to describe and fiendishly hard to execute. Venuum starts with a Ferrari SF90 Spider, one of Maranello's most potent modern machines, and rebodies it in carbon fibre as a tribute to the F40. That means the donor car's 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 and three electric motors carry over, producing around 1,100 hp. The result sprints from 0 to 100 km/h in roughly 2.3 seconds, hits 200 km/h in about 6.5, and runs on beyond 340 km/h. The original F40 was ferocious for its day; this is another universe.
The details that matter
Visually, the V40 Spyder leans on the F40's greatest hits, reinterpreted with modern proportions: slim LED headlights in place of pop-ups, round taillights, aggressive side vents and a proper fixed rear wing. Best of all, it keeps the F40's most beloved signature, the three central exhaust outlets. The first customer car sets the tone for how personal these builds will be, finished in white with turquoise racing stripes running nose to wing, plus matching brake calipers and interior accents.
Six cars, six commissions
Exclusivity is the whole point. Just six V40 Spyders will be built, and each will be fully customised to its owner's specification, effectively six one-offs sharing a silhouette. Venuum has not disclosed pricing, though with an SF90 Spider as the starting point and a full carbon rebody on top, it will inevitably be a seven-figure proposition. The company says the project has already started, with the first car due soon.
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Reworking the F40 is close to sacrilege for many Ferrari faithful, and purists will point out that the original's magic lay in its raw, analogue brutality, something no hybrid SF90 can replicate. But taken on its own terms, we think this looks seriously cool. The proportions work, the triple exhaust is a lovely touch, and building an open-top homage nods to the ultra-rare F40 conversions of legend. It joins a fine tradition of reimagined icons, like Callum's stunning take on the Jaguar XJ220.
With only six being made, the V40 Spyder will not dilute the F40's legend; if anything it underlines how untouchable that shape remains, nearly four decades on. We would still take an original F40 first, obviously. But if a very wealthy enthusiast wants to celebrate it with 1,100 modern horsepower and no roof, we are not going to complain. We just want to see one in the metal.
