Mercedes Benz

Text When I first learned Ferrari was offering up a plug-in hybrid supercar with hypercar aspirations, I didn't think much of it. I knew a bit about the sausage-making, and in some ways the SF90 Stradale is yet another update of the F8 Tributo platform, which dates back to the decade-old 458 Italia—and truthfully there's some circa-2004 F430 marrow and sinew to be found within the new car's anatomy. I assumed it would be nothing more than a heavier iteration of the same old, Maranello-flavored, mid-engine V-8 supercar with much too much power for anybody's good. Boy, was I wrong. Our own European bureau chief, Angus Mackenzie, wrote up an incredibly detailed first look of the SF90 Stradale, which you can read here. I'll try to stick to the big-picture notes before getting to what it's like to drive. There's a comprehensively reworked version of Ferrari's twin-turbo V-8 behind the passenger compartment. Displacement is up from 3.9 to 4.0 liters, a...