The Ferrari SF90 Stradale Will Be Unrecognizable For 2026

A New Hybrid Supercar

The Ferrari SF90 Stradale plug-in arrived as Maranello’s first plug-in hybrid supercar in late 2019, and five years on, after run-out XX models have helped make the most of the generation, it’s time for an encore. As reported by The Supercar Blog, Ferrari has begun teasing the SF90’s replacement on the MyFerrari app, with a short clip revealing that the design is going to evolve considerably, and because this is Ferrari we’re talking about, we expect the 986-horsepower supercar to be rechristened. Ferrari has trademarked several new terms of late, but where they may be applied is not obvious.

Styling Changes Throughout

At first glance, the screenshot we’ve included appears to depict one of two taillight clusters; the current SF90 has two separate taillights on each end of its rear fascia, and this snapshot appears to show that each unit will evolve into a narrow strip like the new Ferrari Amalfi or Ferrari F80. But in the clip, a more distant perspective seems to indicate that the taillights will join together in one continuous strip, or at least come close to it. Significant changes will take place at the other end of the car, too. Our European spies recently caught a mule for Project F173M (the replacement for the Type F173, or SF90 Stradale) in Germany, and those photographs depicted a car with large intakes where the headlights would traditionally go. But unlike the 12Cilindri and F80, the glimpse of the F173M’s front end we see in this clip suggests that the headlights will be vertically oriented.

Performance And Expected Launch Date

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The development mule mentioned above appears to have been built on the bones of a V6-powered Ferrari 296 GTB, but multiple reports claim that the 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 in the SF90 will be carried over, along with the three electric motors that make this a hybrid. Considering that Ferrari will have learned a lot in the last five-plus years, it’s quite likely that more than a thousand horsepower will be offered, especially since Lamborghini’s Revuelto PHEV makes 1,001 hp. Whatever the truth of the matter, the SF90’s replacement is expected to be unveiled in Milan, Italy, on September 9.