Ferrari brought us to its Fiorano test track in Italy to unveil the new SF90 Stradale XX, which seemed like the obvious place to launch its latest XX model. However, the lucky winners who managed to find a place that was given this special opportunity when they take delivery, will be able to do what no previous buyer of the XX: drive on the road.
This is, on its face, confusing. From the first FXX produced by Enzo in 2005 the goal of the XX program was to create stable monsters that were not constrained by the need to achieve the ideal of sex on the road. The model was shared with the 599XX in 2010 and then the FXX K from LaFerrari in 2017. Both were designed to be used at Ferrari’s secret events, XX owners pay to be test drivers and the company promises that the answers will be used. prepare future models. But the SF90 XX Stradale – and its sister Spider – will be the kind of ordinary Ferraris you can buy at the grocery store.
The new SF90 XX will also be more affordable. We don’t have US prices yet, but in Europe the SF90 XX Stradale Coupe is expected to start at € them their-free (inclusive of 22 percent tax) in Europe. Remove that extra and it’s just €630,000 – $690,000 at current prices – with the Spider being €850,000 with tax or €710,000 without. No doubt it will be possible to pile on the optional extras to fetch close to seven figures, but the FXX when new cost $2.1m, the 599 XX was $1.5m and the FXX K was $2.6m. Both SF90 XX models are relative bargains, even if they are much smaller than their predecessors: Ferrari produced 799 Coupes and 599 Spiders. Everything was delivered to the customers.
So what are consumers getting? In terms of performance, only a few gains from the current SF90. The XX’s 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 gets new pistons and a better cooling system, but power is up by 17hp to 786hp. The three electric motors are unchanged – one drives each front wheel to allow torque transfer, while the third sits between the engine and the eight-speed transmission at the rear. This would result in an output of 229hp – 12hp more than in the regular SF90 thanks to better cooling. Although modest, these changes mean that the XX’s combined 1015hp peak is now ahead of the 1001hp of the upcoming Lamborghini Revuelto.
Weight loss is also minimal. All XX models are 22lbs lighter than their standard siblings according to Ferrari, although this figure requires the specification of the optional seats, the lightest Ferrari ever produced. But its weight of 3440lbs for the Coupe and 3660lbs for the Spider doesn’t qualify as light due to the need to carry the bulk of the hybrid system and its 8kWh pack (which can still give the EV-only up to 15). miles.)
The biggest changes are aerodynamic, most obviously with the arrival of a large wing mounted on the rear of the car. This caused some internal conflict, Ferrari admits, as the company hasn’t hung a fixed wing on the road since the F50. But it was necessary to achieve the XX’s goals of reducing power and – let’s be honest here – adding the visual drama that distinguishes the older SF90 from the younger. Along with the new front grill, and the same Gurney flap movement as the regular SF90, it has greatly increased the flight support. Ferrari is coy about total torque, but says the XX produces 1170lbs of downforce at 155mph – an increase of 310lbs on what the SF90 produces at the same speed. The Spider’s aerodynamic shape is similar to its retractable hardtop.
Ferrari has a mastery of driver control technology, and the SF90 XX will have more than its predecessor, with the steering wheel and steering wheel. Raffaele de Simone was asked to assist Raffaele de Simone to help the car work in the gray between the grip and slip. , is the latest version of Ferrari’s Side Slip control system for oversteer in punchier dynamic modes. It also gets an improved version of the ABS Evo system that debuted on the 296GTB, using a control wire to adjust the power to each wheel under hard braking to keep it stable and help the car turn. There’s also an additional boost function, which lowers the battery pack to improve power flow when the powertrain is in a more demanding state. Sadly this is automatic without any cool buttons to get it going.
The current SF90 Stradale is already faster around Fiorano than the LaFerrari that sat on Ferrari’s road car table. There is no doubt that this updated model will soon prove to be faster than ever. The question is whether the use of the XX symbol on one street car makes it possible to use it on others.
European Editor
Mike Duff has been writing about the car industry for two decades and calls it home in the UK, although he lives a life on the road. He loves vintage cars and trips to unexpected places, has a passion for work including driving to Chernobyl in a Lada.
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