Ferrari presents the SF90 XX Stradale, a new special version based on the SF90 Stradale, together with the SF90 XX Spider with retractable hardtop. The two cars powered by a V8 engine equipped with a plug-in hybrid system will be produced in limited editions of 799 and 599 respectively and represent the most innovative and extreme vision of the “special version” concept, i.e. those Ferraris aimed at exasperating the performance of certain models in the range. The SF90 XX Stradale represents the most extreme version of the SF90 Stradale; its design criteria defined by design chief Flavio Manzoni and his team are therefore those of a track car whose homologation on the road is also assured.
However, the car is not just a special version; it is the first model in the ‘XX Programme’ to enter the gates of Maranello to bring the ultimate in racing technology, aerodynamic efficiency and power to the road. The car conceptually belongs to the ‘XX Programme’: its connotations, the result of an incisive and radical design language, are therefore even more extreme. The SF90 XX Stradale presents stylistic codes aimed above all at bringing out its pure performance character, while maintaining the formal cleanliness of its progenitor; hence the decision not to conceal intakes and vents, which are part of the typical lexicon of racing cars. On this car, the technical solutions become connotative elements: the three gills on the front and rear wings of the SF90 XX Stradale are typical stylistic features of the Ferrari code, as in the case of the F12tdf.
One of the most distinctive design features of the SF90 XX Stradale is undoubtedly the fixed wing at the rear. The volume of the tail, revised to favour aerodynamics, is more slender, giving the silhouette a long-tail character typical of competition cars. The air intakes for the intercoolers also increase in size and channel air to the radiating masses more efficiently. The rear is characterised by the trimaran-shaped tail, which also incorporates the two central exhausts. Compared to the SF90 Stradale, there are two more imposing outlets arranged behind the wheels. In order to visually emphasise the width of the rear, there has been a change in the layer concept. One is the fixed wing, which has not been seen on a Ferrari road car since the 1995 F50; the second is the body-coloured profile that wraps a light bar that distorts the twin lights concept of the SF90 Stradale. The third, also seen on the SF90 Stradale, is the blown spoiler combined with the movable wing or Gurney shut-off.
The principle that guided the design of the SF90 XX Stradale’s interior was to emphasise the racing aspect of the cockpit through actions aimed at a significant weight reduction. The areas of greatest intervention were door panels, tunnel and carpets, simplified from a formal and material point of view, favouring technical fabrics and, in functional parts, carbon fibre. The upper part of the dashboard is in Alcantara, while the lower area has been treated with a technical fabric. Both upholstery is inspired by the world of racing. The door panels emphasise the theme present on the SF90 Stradale: in the upper part, the gills that flow into the dashboard are highlighted by the contrasting colour scheme. The presence of three gills in the middle area, on the other hand, is a reference to the vents on the wheel arches for an overall effect of great dynamism and plasticity. The three openings, which hark back to the language of the exterior, integrate technical and control functions in an unprecedented stylistic interpretation.
