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Long renowned for translating the many lessons learned in competition to its road models, Ferrari has also endowed its supercars with the latest powertrain technologies, raising the performance bar to all-new heights. Following the brilliant, but strictly limited-production LaFerrari of 2013-2018, with its Formula 1-derived hybrid powertrain, Ferrari debuted the dazzling SF90 Stradale for 2020 as a more production-friendly, plug-in hybrid hypercar. Beginning as the closed Stradale, first available for 2020, the SF90 line included the Spider by 2022, allowing a thrilling, open-air experience on command.Cloaked in sleek and aerodynamic bodywork reminiscent of illustrious predecessors including the beloved Dino 206/246 and shark-like 360 Modena, the SF90 exemplifies usable performance with its gas/electric power system including a 3.9-liter twinturbocharged V8 internal-combustion engine rated at 769 horsepower and three electric motors – good for a combined peak power rating of 986 horsepower. The electrical system’s battery is a 7.9 kWh lithiumion unit. All-wheel drive is standard equipment for the SF90, which is capable of traveling up to 16 miles using only electric power. True to Ferrari’s renowned performance reputation, the SF90 is quoted in a litany of magazine road-test reports as being capable of accelerating from zero to 60 mph in 2.5 seconds – or less – depending upon the source quoted. In fact, Car and Driver testers clocked a blistering 2.0-second blast from rest to 60 mph. Performance credentials aside, the SF90 is also historic as the first mid-engine Ferrari model with an all-wheel drivetrain. In all-electric mode, front-wheel drive kicks in – another Ferrari road-car first. In addition to lightning-quick shifts from the 8-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission of the SF90, four selectable drive modes are available from the SF90, ranging from EV Only to Hybrid, Performance, and ultimately the Qualify setting for all-out performance. Speaking of performance, the SF90 is capable of reaching 211 mph flat out. Startlingly good EPA estimated fuel economy defies the hypercar nature of the SF90. In addition to delivering a creditable 18 mpg when running solely on its internal-combustion gasoline engine, the Ferrari can deliver a 51 MPGe rating when operating on both its gasoline engine and electric motors. Initially offered with a $507,000 base price, the 986-horsepower SF90 was described by Road & Track magazine Editor-at-Large Matt Farah as an equally - - - \…IT’S A SERIES PRODUCTION VEHICLE, A CAR DESIGNED TO BE USED EVERY DAY AS IF IT WERE MERELY…A CAR.” - - - VISIT BARRETT-JACKSON.COM FOR THE COMPLETE DOCKET 33