Welcome to the 2021 Ferrari SF90 Stradale, Ferrari’s first series-production plug-in hybrid…
Engine: 4.0 litre V8 twin-turbo plug-in hybrid with 3 electric motors
Transmission: 8 speed dual-clutch automatic
Power: 574kW (engine), 162kW (electric motor)
Torque: 590 lb-ft
Top Speed: 340 km/h
0-100km/h: 2.5 secs
Price: $846,888
There are many unique pieces in the Ferrari museum. The Ferrari SF90 Stradale marks a new era once more, emulating Benjamin Franklin and Nikola Tesla to harness electricity for the greater good of all supercars. Luckily, you’re not required to have owned a Ferrari before being ‘eligible’ to own one.
With technology only ever seen in production capacity in Honda’s NSX, the three electric motors sit between the one twin-turbocharged V8 and the new eight-speed, dual-clutch transmission to give the Stradale 745 kW of Italian boost which owns any piece of straight road. It handles the trickiest corners with composure too — thanks to the torque-vectoring front e-motors.
Switching to Hybrid mode is like entering a new realm of automotive performance. Alternatively, hitting the Manettino switch on the steering wheel into Wet mode will make it safe for your grandmother go to the shops in.
Never shy about new tech, Ferrari delivers its first curved, colour 16.5 inch instrument cluster screen. It is also the first Ferrari whose start-up doesn’t resemble a Windows start up menu, and features a ‘Ciao, Ferrari’ voice recognition system.
Fanatics will no doubt go for the high performance Assetto Fiorano option, named after Ferrari’s test track. Priced at $111,306, the track pack lightens 30kg from the load and adds a Fast & The Furious rear wing, track-exclusive suspension, and a garage of carbon fibre parts.
So forget the Bugatti Veyron equalling 2.5 second sprint to 100km/h; the most numbing number is the SF90’s 0-200km/h time
of just 6.7 seconds. The V8 Ferrari 488 GTB takes 8.3 seconds to get to 200km/h, the La Ferrari 7.0 seconds and the McLaren P1 takes 6.9 seconds. Point taken.
As Ferrari’s first series-production plug-in hybrid this thing is ridiculously talented on paper. Thankfully it translates to the track, where things get silent to violent very quickly.
By Bill Varetimidis
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