True or False: The Ferrari SF90 consumes 6.1 liters per 100 km?

The first true Ferrari designed for electric hybridization, the SF90 can offer, on demand, 1000 horsepower… or moderate fuel consumption.

The very French perspective of the hybrid supercar fooling its world with fanciful consumption figures is overly simplistic. Certainly, some manufacturers have embraced this technology to boost the performance of their models, but not exclusively. The parallel with Formula 1 — where Formula cars have been hybrid since the late 2000s — and competition was natural for a manufacturer like Ferrari.

This is a sign of modernity serving marketing, as clients like to live in tune with their times. That’s why Tesla is doing so well… or why Ferrari has finally marketed an SUV (equipped with a V12 naturally aspirated engine).

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No, some cities on the planet now ban internal combustion vehicles within very specific areas, especially in Asia. To access these zones, a supercar must travel a few kilometers in 100% electric mode. Enter the zone, then exit again.

In Singapore, for example, a city-state where buying a car costs a fortune, registering a Ferrari can quickly cost two to three times the purchase price. The environmental penalty of 50,000 euros in France is a joke compared to the fact that a small Honda SUV costs over 100,000 dollars there.

Ferrari has therefore hybridized its SF90 to make a four-wheel-drive… with 4 motors: a 780 hp internal combustion engine, and three electric motors (2 at the front, 1 sandwiching the transmission). The 220 hp electric assist provides a 100% electric mode with a homologated range of 25 km (theoretical).

This assistance, covering 25% of a reference 100 km trip, allows the official fuel consumption to be reduced to 6.1 liters / 100 km and 154 g of CO2/km. This value thus assumes a green tax of 2049 euros in 2023, rising to 2918 euros in 2024.

Life is good, isn’t it?

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