Ferrari must have thought the SF90 looks too shiny, so they gave it a Vantablack (or so it appears) finish. At least that’s what we think, because this video, shot in Maranello, Italy, which is the home of the Prancing Horse, shows the supercar wearing the blackest of black colors.
If this is indeed Vantablack that was introduced in 2014 by Surrey NanoSystems, it’s capable of absorbing 99.965 percent of light. This makes 3D objects look as if they were 2D, and one of the first (or perhaps ‘the’ first) vehicle painted in Vantablack was a BMW X6 two years ago.
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Since then, we have seen other cars, like the Mitsubishi Lancer, wear this strange yet captivating paint finish, and this SF90 is, from what we know, the first real exotic dressed in it. So, what do we have here? One explanation is this is a one-off commissioned by a customer. There is also the possibility that Ferrari might be testing it for possible future implementation or the expansion of its color palette.
As for the SF90 Stradale, it entered production in 2019 as the Italian firm’s first plug-in hybrid supercar. It uses an electrified powertrain that combines the company’s turbocharged 4.0-liter V8 engine, rated at 769 HP and 590 lb-ft (800 Nm) of torque, with three electric motors and a new eight-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission. The total output of 986 HP rockets it to 62 mph (100 km/h) in 2.5 seconds and up to 211 mph (340 km/h). It also has a maximum all-electric range of 15.5 miles (25 km).