Ferrari 849 Testarossa Brings Back That Name On A Controversially Styled 1035-hp Phev Sf90 Replacement

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Ferraris were erstwhile a uncommon thing, pinch only a fewer models successful nan brand's lineup astatine a clip that were sold successful beautiful constricted numbers. These days, though, not only does Ferrari waste truthful galore much cars than it utilized to — a grounds 13,752 globally successful 2024 — but nan prancing equine is perpetually releasing redesigned models, typical editions and caller variants. The latest caller Ferrari is the 849 Testarossa, a V8-powered plug-in-hybrid replacement for the SF90 that resembles the 1950s title car and '80s-'90s roadworthy cars successful chiefly conscionable sanction only.

The original 500 TR was nan first Ferrari to get nan Testa Rossa moniker, named aft its agleam reddish motor cam covers that were besides a characteristic connected the "Miami Vice"-era Testarossa. While the caller Testarossa only has a V8 alternatively of a V12 for illustration those older models, it's still a redhead. The 849 portion of nan sanction comes from nan 8 cylinders, and because nan motor has 499 cc of displacement per cylinder. (Ignore that past 9, I guess.) So acold reactions to nan 849 Testarossa's styling person been highly varied, but pinch a full of 1,035 horsepower and Ferrari's astir precocious conveyance dynamics systems yet, it's judge to beryllium 1 hellhole of a performer nary matter what you deliberation of really it looks.

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The 849 Testarossa is based connected nan aforesaid level and uses nan aforesaid powertrain arsenic the SF90 it replaces, but pinch galore upgrades, of course. Mated to an 8-speed dual-clutch gearbox, nan twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 makes 818 horsepower and 621 pound-feet of torque connected its own, 49 hp and 31 lb-ft up from nan SF90, and it revs to a maximum 8,300 rpm. Like its predecessor nan 849 has 2 electrical motors connected nan beforehand axle and 1 astatine nan rear producing nan aforesaid mixed 217 hp, fed by a 7.45-kWh artillery pack, somewhat smaller than nan SF90's. The 849's full of 1,034 hp is only 150 hp disconnected the flagship V6-powered F80.

In summation to larger turbochargers, Ferrari says nan Testarossa's cylinder heads, motor block, exhaust manifolds, substance rail, intercooler, intake plenums, titanium fasteners, valve train strategy are each new. Its redesigned Inconel titanium exhaust strategy complies pinch each regulations while still being louder and amended sounding without adding immoderate much weight. The hybrid strategy has amended cooling and much accordant performance, arsenic good arsenic improved modulation between EV and soul combustion power. Braking regeneration has been improved arsenic well.

Ferrari says nan 849 Testarossa will scope 62 mph successful little than 2.3 seconds, astatine slightest 2 tenths quicker than nan SF90, pinch 124 mph arriving successful nether 6.4 seconds. Top velocity is much than 205 mph, and nan 849 laps nan Fiorano trial way conscionable a mates tenths disconnected the much utmost SF90 XX, which has somewhat little full powerfulness than nan caller Testarossa. The institution says it'll person an EV-only scope of astir 16 miles, but successful nan U.S. its EPA scope will beryllium person to the SF90's 8 miles. It has a full barren weight of 3,461 pounds, identical to nan SF90.

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Ferrari debuted its FIVE strategy connected nan F80, which uses a "digital twin" to foretell conveyance behavior, and it features connected nan 849 Testarossa arsenic well. FIVE stands for Ferrari integrated Vehicle Estimator, and it controls what Ferrari says are nan 5 main indicators of driver feedback: lateral and longitudinal acceleration, braking, gearchanges and sound. The 849 Testarossa has been improved successful each of those respects "with nan purpose of improving absolute performance, its consistency and accessibility, while maintaining a precocious level of driving pleasure." As Ferrari describes it:

The FIVE strategy represents a important improvement successful move controls. It is an estimation strategy tin of creating a integer copy that replicates nan behaviour of nan car successful existent time, based connected a simplified mathematical exemplary powered by existent measurements (acceleration, 6D sensor). FIVE accurately estimates capacity characteristics that cannot beryllium straight measured, specified arsenic velocity (with a separator of correction of little than 1 km/h) and yaw perspective (margin of little than 1°) of nan vehicle, improving traction control, physics differential guidance and e4WD strategy delivery. These estimates provender into each conveyance dynamics controls, making nan consequence much precise and repeatable.

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OK, nan 849 Testarossa's styling. Ferrari splitting from Pininfarina successful 2013 to usage its ain in-house creation squad marked a awesome displacement for nan brand, and its caller cars person only gotten stranger and much controversial, some for nan casual enthusiast and existent buyers. Personally I emotion nan creation era that Ferrari is in, particularly erstwhile it comes to nan latest, weirdest cars for illustration the F80 and 12Cilindri. The 849 Testarossa is astir apt Ferrari's astir outlandish bid accumulation exemplary yet, and I'm truthful into it, but it's very overmuch a love-it-or-hate-it design, astatine slightest judging by reactions from my friends, different journalists, and enthusiasts and owners online — and not conscionable because it doesn't really stock immoderate styling elements pinch nan old Testarossas.

Ferrari says it's inspired by aeronautics and '70s title cars for illustration nan 512 M, which I tin wholly see. Its crisp shark-like chemoreceptor is akin successful style to nan Daytona SP3's, pinch a achromatic set moving betwixt nan headlights and a melodramatic little splitter. Ferrari says nan doors person "a analyzable three-dimensionality ne'er earlier achieved connected a modular accumulation car," pinch a vertical set moving up from nan broadside skirt that creates nan style of nan scoop that feeds aerial to nan intercoolers. The rear extremity has a "tail" astatine each extremity reminiscent of nan 512 S, pinch an progressive spoiler integrated into nan bodywork betwixt them. Slim double taillights beneath that are connected to a achromatic set that runs backmost from nan apical of nan rear instrumentality arch, and large, elemental exhaust tips sticking retired of nan bumper besides telephone backmost to nan 512s. To maine it's a complex, unsocial creation that isn't excessively fussy aliases overdone. Ferrari says nan 849 produces 915 pounds much downforce than nan SF90.

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The 849 Spider looks fundamentally identical, pinch a retractable hardtop that opens successful 14 seconds astatine up to 28 mph and adds little than 200 pounds of other weight. As pinch nan SF90, you tin get an Assetto Fiorano package (seen connected nan grey car successful these photos) that reduces weight by 66 pounds and has a number of different enhancements. Up beforehand location are larger flicks and vortex generators successful nan floor, and it gets small wings astatine nan backmost connected apical of nan copy tails, tripling nan vertical downforce. The springs are stiffer and person little roll, it has carbon-fiber wheels pinch stickier tires, and you tin now get nan beforehand assistance pinch nan Assetto Fiorano. There are cool stripes available, too.

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The interior is simply a large measurement up from nan SF90, and not conscionable because everything connected nan steering instrumentality is now a beingness control. It's a overmuch cleaner creation pinch floating aerial vents, a gradual dashboard, and a driver-focused wraparound halfway console. I deliberation nan silly gated manual-inspired shifter controls are fun, and different than a mini HVAC show and nan rider screen, everything is controlled done nan ample integer gauge cluster.

U.S. pricing has yet to beryllium announced, but successful Europe it starts astatine nan balanced of astir $540,000 for nan coupe and $586,000 for nan Spider, not a immense jump from nan SF90. You'll get a 7-year warranty that covers each regular attraction and a 5-year warranty connected nan hybrid system, and those widen to pre-owned cars. A Warranty Extension Hybrid programme covers nan full year, and if you widen to an eighth twelvemonth Ferrari will switch nan artillery battalion astatine nary other cost; a caller Power Hybrid action extends nan warranty connected each awesome powertrain components from twelvemonth 8 to 16, pinch different artillery replacement successful nan sixteenth year.