Ferrari SF90 LM (Versione Speciale) spy photographs
Ferrari engineers have been noticed testing a hardcore model of the SF90 Stradale supercar.
Such hardcore fashions, referred to internally as Versione Speciale, Italian for “Particular Model,” usually come on the finish of a mannequin’s run, with the final one being 2021’s 812 Competizione, which marked the tip of the run for the 812 Superfast.
The SF90 Stradale has been with us since 2019, which means we should always see its particular model arrive later this yr, given the standard five-year life cycle for a Ferrari mannequin earlier than it receives a serious replace or redesign.
The hardcore SF90 is rumored to be known as an SF90 Le Mans, or SF90 LM for brief. The reveal is even tipped to coincide with the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans working the weekend beginning June 10, the place Ferrari is competing on the prime degree for the primary time in half a century, with its 499P LMH race automotive.
2023 Ferrari 499P LMH race automotive
The hardcore SF90 will undertake design particulars impressed by the 499P, with most of them clearly seen on the most recent prototype. The listing consists of the arc of the automotive’s nostril, the struts of the rear spoiler, and a single mild bar for the taillights.
There additionally seems to be a brand new design for the vent within the entrance hood, in addition to facet skirts with a a lot chunkier design than on the inventory SF90 Stradale.
We are able to count on some tweaks to the chassis and probably extra energy from the plug-in hybrid powertrain to go together with the brand new aerodynamic mods seen right here. The SF90 Stradale’s powertrain consists of a turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8, 8-speed dual-clutch automated transmission, and trio of electrical motors (two entrance and one rear). The setup is much like what’s discovered within the Acura NSX, Porsche 918 Spyder, and the Mercedes-Benz AMG One, and is sweet for a mixed 986 hp.
It is doubtless the open-top SF90 Spider can even obtain the Versione Speciale therapy. Anticipate the hardcore convertible to reach six months to a yr after the coupe, although each could possibly be launched on the similar time. Ferrari has some busy years forward. It has simply launched the Purosangue SUV, and likewise within the works are regarded as successors to the 812 Superfast and LaFerrari. We have additionally noticed prototypes for an SF90 Stradale race automotive, regarded as for a brand new buyer racing program.
