Ferrari evokes spirit of 1980s with new 849 Testarossa hybrid

Ferrari on Tuesday completed a refresh of its hybrid scope pinch nan caller 849 Testarossa sportscar, a tribute to nan celebrated original Testarossa exemplary of nan 1980s.

Ferrari unveiled nan caller plug-in hybrid, four-wheel thrust successful Milan, a car which will switch 2019’s SF90 Stradale astatine nan apical of its range. The caller conveyance will besides beryllium disposable successful a retractable-top ‘spider’ version.

Its mid-rear mounted, 4-liter, eight-cylinder turbo engine, tin of 830 horsepower, is coupled pinch 3 electrical motors, for a full of 1,050 HP, 50 much than nan SF90 Stradale. It will beryllium tin of a apical velocity of complete 330 kilometers (205 miles) per hour, nan institution said successful a statement.

The starting value is group astatine 460,000 euros ($540,000) for nan coupe and astatine 500,000 euros for nan spider version, pinch first deliveries to clients scheduled respectively successful nan 2nd and 3rd 4th of adjacent year, starting pinch Europe.

Deliveries to US clients are expected to commencement immoderate 3 months later, astatine higher prices owed to import tariffs.

Ferrari, led by CEO Benedetto Vigna, is rolling retired caller models while besides preparing to commencement adjacent period to showcase its first electrical vehicle, portion of a three-stage process culminating successful a world premiere adjacent spring.

It will break Ferrari’s contented of roaring petrol engines, though Vigna has reaffirmed nan institution would proceed to make petrol and hybrid cars, on pinch EVs.

Ferrari successful April launched the new hybrid 296 Speciale and its convertible version, based connected nan 2021 Ferrari 296, nan house’s different hybrid model, now approaching nan extremity of its life cycle.

As portion of its typically fierce way of caller exemplary releases, Ferrari successful July besides presented nan purely petrol-powered Amalfi coupe, replacing and upgrading nan successful 2019 Roma successful nan introduction conception of its range.