The SF90 Stradale broke two Ferrari taboos at once: it was the brand's first series-production plug-in hybrid, and its first road car with driven front wheels. Named for the ninetieth anniversary of Scuderia Ferrari, it arrived in 2019 as the most powerful road-going Ferrari yet, and it reframed what a hybrid meant at Maranello — not economy, but torque fill and traction.
The combustion half is a 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 derived from the 488's engine, revised with a higher rev limit, a new intake, and turbos repositioned lower in the vee. It makes 769 hp on its own. Three electric motors add the rest: two on the front axle, driving a wheel each with no mechanical connection to the engine, and one between the V8 and the eight-speed dual-clutch gearbox. Combined output is 986 hp.
Because the front motors are independent, Ferrari can vector torque across the front axle electronically, and the car can drive on electricity alone for around 15 miles in eDrive. The eight-speed gearbox — a Ferrari first, replacing the seven-speed — is smaller and lighter despite the extra ratio.
Options matter here: the Assetto Fiorano package trades comfort for Multimatic dampers, carbon panels and a track-focused set-up. Against the McLaren 750S and Lamborghini Revuelto, the SF90 is the one that made hybrid hardware feel like an unfair advantage rather than a compromise.