FIRST DRIVE: Ferrari SF90 XX - 1,016bhp Road Legal XX!
This is the new SF90 XX, and it’s very fast indeed. It has 1016bhp. It has double the downforce of the regular SF90. It’s also lighter. It does 0-62mph in 2.3secs. But there’s one main thing that absolutely sets this XX apart from all the others. It’s road legal. The first ever XX car to be able to drive, well, anywhere you like really.
But what about its track credentials? It happened to lap Fiorano in 1.17.3, making it Ferrari’s fastest-ever road car around their home circuit, 1.7 seconds ahead of the SF90.
In total 1398 cars are being built, split between 799 Stradales (at £673,584 a pop) and 599 Spiders (each £730,000). A quick reminder that a base SF90 is £376k.
Top Gear Magazine’s Head of Car Testing, Ollie Marriage, had the tough job of seeing what it’s like to drive.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:47 Chat with Raffaele De Simone
02:24 Downforce
03:27 Preparing for the lap
05:01 Business suite at Ferano
06:51 The SF90 XX
09:49 Raffaele's Lap
11:28 Conclusion
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Is this worthy of the XX name?
no
no
no
No
No also soo ugly
The fact they’ve said there’s a Spider XX on the way proves the XX program isn’t about track days anymore. It’s about driving around Monaco or Dubai in a car that’s rarer and more expensive than a normal SF90.
tru. it's the only reasn i got one
Dilution
as if someone would actually track AWD hybrid on narrow tires which weigh over 1750 kg
@@maximborodyuk3773What about a front wheel drive with narrow tyres that weighs 1035kgs? 😂
@@maximborodyuk3773sf90 already on rails this is different lvl 🎉
I think this should have been called the SF90 Speciale
Bingo! Because this is what ultimately it is. XX, like GTO, name bears an obligation to be worthy of that moniker
100%
100%, the fact it’s road legal dilutes the XX program. Can guarantee the clients who buy this will simply be buying it for bragging rights in the streets of Dubai.
But they won't be able to sell the Speciale, or the other half a dozen cars they change a bit and charge an arm and a leg for.
@@vokstar- Trust, they don't have a problem selling higher end cars
Does a road legal XX not defeat the very thing a XX is?
Or maybe cars are so advanced these days that they could do both?
Brings in the money
@@mattsmith4063yeah , mugs who buy it
@@stron2004 it’s more about the regulation road cars have to follow it has nothing to do with advancements in technology….
not to people with more money than sense
It would be much simpler and more logical for Ferrari to simply name the car SF90 Speciale/Competizione...
Exactly
Stradale.
I don't see what's the big deal with the model designation; it is a special, track-focused version of the car. Enjoy!
@@zix_zix_zix XX is always track monster and nothing can change it. Building XX for street is not XX. Anyway, I like the design of the car.
@@zix_zix_zix To put it in perspective, it's labeled an XX but is so unqualified that Ferrari themselves has barred it from participating in the actual XX program and events. Does that make much sense?
Make no mistake, this isn't an XX. It is just the special version of the SF90, so like the 488 Pista to the 488 GTB and the 458 Speciale to the 458 Italia. They just named it "XX" for better marketing and to justify it having a big wing.
And a big price lol
Yup
An eye wateringly ugly wing and price tage
yup - I'd even argue that these days Ferrari's actual business is seeing how little they can give you and how much they can charge you. Then, even after you pay millions of dollars Ferrari will still sue you because you had the balls to wrap or modify your own car.
Why do people give so much attention to model designation? I thought the whole point was to find out if this is a capable car and an improvement over the regular SF90 or not. The fact that this car is road legal is a good thing, in my opinion.
Genius piece of journalism from Ollie Mariage, being able to diplomatically say it’s not a true XX car and not get black listed by Ferrari in the process
this 👆
Don't speak too soon lol
Ollie is an ignorant dolt. Ferrari is perfectly fine with what he said... nothing special on his part at all.
@@stuartstogdill2406 Precisely. Ferrari themselves has never claimed it to be an XX car in relation to the XX programme. That insinuation is as silly as when motoring journalists call the other VS cars track cars.
@@AB-80XYou're an idiot. It literally has xx in the name.
The fact it isn't eligible for other XX events actually raises the value of the other cars. The car isn't bad by any standard but Ferrari is finessing
ferrari is totaly cunt for using the xx name they should have called it a sf90 speciale or pista of whatever xx means track only race car its like ferrari private race club the fact that this car is not even allow to enter xx event shows that this car is not a true xx race car its not even enough to be xx car due to its street legal nature.
Reminds me of the F50 from the front view angles. Of course this is a few spots of pace ahead of that old 90s sweetheart… but what a car this one is!
pretty sure the f50 GT is significantly faster than this or any XX car ever made.
The fact we have more hypercar manufacturers than ever before,means they have to keep making things crazier and better to stay in the headlines. I for one absolutely love it.
3:18 - _”Top speed is slower at 199mph”_ *We were on the verge of greatness, we were this close.*
Well actually, it equals 320 km/h, which in fact is *greatness* - plus 1 miles and it actually will be equal to 322km/h
Pretty sure no Ferrari XX has ever before had a top speed lower than 200 MPH…
What a wierd world we live in where a Tesla has a higher top speed than a Ferrari hyper car
We live in a world where a 1000hp hypercar can't even hit 200mph
@@carltonlebossmaybe due to downforce
Another great review from Ollie, very well done! I wonder what's going to happen to the KZhead channel now when Top Gear has been cancelled...I hope that they'll find a way to keep it going.
It's crazy to cancel it. Just shows no one is watching TV any more and no one is paying big money for ads on TV also. Who wants to watch 12 ads 4 or 5 times in an hour program when you can watch similar things online with very few ads or none.
@@itisjustacommentmany of them are basically only paid a little for it.
I think they will continue this channel. Because the Top Gear magazine/website is still running. For example, this YT channel has the magazine editors also driving/testing cars. The channel is not JUST for the show. The Top Gear magazine/website is still going strong!
So where can I watch Chris Harris now that Top Gear is gone?
@@Tolmalion Collecting Cars youtube channel and a podcast, Collecting Addicts.
Ferrari's rules with their cars makes as much sense as their F1 strategies.
Agree
Ouch! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣I'd add, historically, their race team personnel stratagies, too.
We a reaching a point where bad team = bad car
That’s why there is a 5 years wait to even dream having one…
Historically, Ferrari road cars do really well when their racing team not and vice versa
You know, for what it is… it’s really underperforming.
Even SF 90 XX is basically outclassed by even 458 Italia despite it has 160bhp less than SF90 XX.
@@purwantiallan5089wat
What were your expectations?
@@amarjit_singh_ I was expecting a car that breaks records like every xx before it
@@NatVirgo Hmm interesting point...but those cars are track only and like the name suggest this is meant for the road! The name is SF90 XX Stradale as per Ferrari, you can check official sources but these magazines are ignoring the Stradale part of the name in their title and while conducting the review!
Brutal performance Toy! But I think Ferrari lost his style the last year’s 😢
Ferrari seemingly copied styles from some of the Corvette C6 models.😢
the sound is gone. oh well
I think the 296 and 812/812 competizione look great but was not a fan of the f90 or f8
‘In house design’
Manzoni must leave.
Love the towing eye sticking out the front, a lovely detail
I remember this test driver was the same driver that drove against clarkson when they reviewed the beautiful f430 back in 2007. Clarkson was in the convertible and he was in the coupe. Glad to see he is still working for Ferrari. What a career !
This looks much much better than the "regular" SF90!
1 segundo melhor pelo dobro do preço?
That’s a beautiful piece of equipment
Love the honest review!
I get the feeling that auto journalism is getting fed up with Ferrari’s antics.
What do you mean?
@@kevinpepin5304well the guy literally said it feels soft, the road legal tires and compromised suspension hold it back, and that it feels profit-driven. Pretty bad when he can't even lie with a straight face after Ferrari invited him out for a test run.
@kevinpepin5304 I'm glad he keep it real tho!
@@tylerdrift240sx same! He even gave a jab at them in the beginning about how this is the first road legal XX "so of course they won't let me drive it on the road" 🤣 just the kind of press Ferrari has earned here.
@@DMBVR4i’m quite sure the suspension can be set up, like in the pista. But probably they won’t do it for a random journalist.
Big aero and power, with suspension to take bumps. I see a proper ring time coming.
Refreshing to hear a driver speak honestly about the relationship with TC...
Thank you for showing us around and where Enzo used to live, I have often wanted to know that but couldn't get to.
Stunning car
Good looking car, looked a bit F50 ish from the front under compression at 10:42
good looking? it looks like a SF90 with crappy aftermarket parts and cuts on it....with horrid wheels
I had the same thought the second I saw it!
@@oldben1800sure buddy
Wow, this is an amazing video. I can’t believe that this hypercar is road legal. It looks absolutely gorgeous, and the aerodynamics are out of this world. The exhaust sound is truly amazing, and I love the interior as well. The wing perfectly suits the exterior design of the car, and I personally think that this is one of the greatest Ferrari vehicles ever made. This is definitely going to be an iconic classic car in just a few years, in my opinion. I love Top Gear videos because of the incredible production quality of their videos. I would love to see the Koenigsegg Jesko being reviewed by Top Gear. Keep it coming!!!😍👌👌🏎🏎🏎🏎
Man that thing is beautiful😍
First TopGear content I've watched since Jezza and them had a punch up. I can see I haven't missed a thing :(
Wow love you Ferrari my dreams ❤ Thank you for video ❤
My wife and I have the sf90 stradale and we've seen this car in person. It's radically different. Beautiful car.
What a beauty, made with passion, Italian style.
Love an Ollie driving video :-)
Just hearing the car accelarting out of the corners feels like it is going very very fast
Love it, reminds me of the Ferrari challenge and XX cars with a small road legal twist. Probably feels so nimble and agile around a track.
Then why not call it the "XX Stradale" or something else? They just had to milk the XX name while not producing a real XX car🤦🏻♂️
@@JoseRodriguez-ey7juIt… It is called the XX Stradale my dude.
@@JoseRodriguez-ey7ju It's called SF90 XX Stradale! 🤦🏻🤣
@@danieldickerson4838 ok then I take back what I said
"small road legal twist" I'd say being road legal is a very big twist.
I’m the same age as Fiorano. Who knew. Was waiting for confirmation that this was truly a road car. Awesome car
It looks amazing
I’d really like to see a good looking Ferrari again one day.
At a glance it's the same as the 296. The regular SF90 should be an insane looking vehicle.
Roma?... Not that bad
Agreed, hate the headlights and black roof
They use to be so beautiful now they look like cars out of a video game
@@ciaoatutti11111111more like 296 GTB.
Would it be too early to have called it the SF90 Speciale?
very honestly had they named it competitione there wouldnt be any problem
@@civicrider5556Wouldn’t pista be a good name?
That’s the most beautiful car I’ve ever seen
Gorgeous!
For those comparing - Lap record at Fiorano is ofc Schumacher in (ofc) the 2004 Ferrari F1 car doing 0:55.999 sec, so 21 sec faster than this 1016 hp car.
I've never seen a road legal car cut corners like that. Really is amazing to watch.
Senna, Valkyrie, Gt2,3,4RS,AMG1, AMG Black Séries...muitos carros fazem isso
Beautiful XX with the b-roll wheels.
my god, its amazing this car, beatifuel
Should have made 812 XX rather than this. XX programme should be v12, track only
812 is not a track focused car though
Bruh, clearly you don't get what the XX program is all about
@@SenszR 599 is a GT car yet they made an XX version, your point is invalid.
@@williamsebastian88 true
This is the first time since the 488GTB that I'm excited about a new Ferrari... incredible!!
I think the 812 SF is one of the best Ferrari's.
This is a joke right? What about this car is exciting? It's significantly more expensive than the base car while not being much faster and is also not as rare is the other XX cars...
458
👀
@@JoseRodriguez-ey7ju 1.5 seconds on fiorano, a relatively fast track with topspeed? This is a supercar. Just be ready for other track records.
This and the revuelto are both really cool hybrid supercars!
The regular 296 recently destroyed everything on Magni Cours in France, like 5 sec per lap faster than the 911 GT3 RS with identical tires and the same conditions with the same professional race driver who drove the wheels off of both. The SF90 is supposedly quicker than the 296. And now this comes out. These Ferrari's make anything else look like it's from 2 decades ago in terms of track pace. Not many things can make a GT3 RS look slow in comparison on a F1 track.
NA vs turbo hybrid please...and the fact that is XX and produces close to twice less DF is joke, just wait for the GT2 RS that's a proper comparison
Now compare GT3 RS lap time on Nurburgring with 296...
@@peyopeev8909bro tell them they don’t know anything if the new GT2RS comes out it will be murder
@@peyopeev8909the sf90xx doesn’t even need that much downforce 😂
Loved seeing the active aero from the shots under the spoiler
Love that it’s road legal, makes it so much more appreciable.
Yes, but XX isn't supposed to be appreciable. That's what Speciale is for.
@@DMBVR4 But Speciale isn’t peak performance
@@DMBVR4 Wdym XX isn't supposed to be appreciable?
I don't know about anybody else but the full name SF90 XX Stradale makes so much sense!
@@NikulPrasad That's right, and neither is this car. Not even remotely close.
A very impressive car performance wise. Though not entirely convinced by the design direction of mid-engined Ferraris of late. The 355 with its simple lines is such an enduring shape.
A thing of beauty this car 👌🏽👌🏽
But still not gonna match FXX 2007.
@@purwantiallan5089it kinda did
7:07 nice Corvette. 👌
I dont care if it shouldnt be a xx, or a speciale. This car is beautiful and i love it
Best looking car ive ever seen, wish they kept the 488 lights that make it look like a viper but love everything else
I’m so glad Ollie brought up the de-valuing of the XX brand. It’s a cheap marketing move straight out of BMW’s M playbook.
Not having Chris Harris drive it is a crime
Facts! 😢
Agreed - this presenter is particularly annoying
@@srodber915Don’t disrespect Ollie like that, a man who can drive a car harder than anyone in this comment section could ever dream of.
I said the exact same thing. I'm spoiled with how C. Harris breaks down and enjoys these experiences. No one can measure up.
@@danieldickerson4838 That's not disrespect, that's an opinion. Get out of your feelings, you sound feminine. Learn the difference.
Fantastic car as all Ferraris are!!!!
Amazing. I agree on all points. Thanks for the honesty and truth. Much better than the constant pandering other publications do.
A beautiful beast😎
A "mass produced" special edition Ferrari. 1,398 in total. Mass production.
You have the coupe and spyder versions plus the eventual 1 off.
@@Mufc_Kenny Just doing quick calculations about the rough estimate PROFIT on this car is a low $130 million. No wonder they needed to play the "exclusive top of the line" but not so exclusive expensive "scam". Nothing wrong with the car, just no longer exclusive
That's still less than some of the similar cars from rival brands like McLaren, Lamborghini and even Porsche! Most importantly they are all allocated and sold out!
Yet you wont be able to get one
Ferrari’s used to be pretty cars with character. Growing up I was in awe when I saw a 355, Testerossa, Dino or Mondial in the wild. Not with this. This is another very fast and very capable Ferrari, like they all are nowadays. But that’s about it.
Yes, they are all about performance now. They’ve lost the beauty. And the simplicity. They are not only hyperfast now, but also hypercomplicated. Sad really!
Pretty bad take imo
🔥 love it’s look. Wish they made a fxxk evo road legal
I personally believe it will increase the value of the XX program. Giving customers a track car increases the value of the company further look at the GT program for Porsche has now become one of the hugest programs in motorsport.
November 2018, 23th. Nearly four years ago, a video called: "8 x Ferrari FXX K EVO Pure Sound at Monza Circuit" was uploaded. That was BY FAR one of the best videos of racing spec ferraris on youtube. That hybrid is good but nothing compares to.
This is a swansong to the XX program. Time to move on and what a way to capitalize on such an amazing, much loved, and exclusive racing club! Bravo Ferrari!
Hahaha I love that sound, that Rossi talking sound, haven’t heard it for a while. 🤭🤭🤭 oh and the car sounds ok.
The front end headlight/bumper styling looks like the Cadillac LMDH
This is a bigger hype train than Anthony Joshua And that’s some achievement!
Guarantee this is so Ferrari can do a proper one next and call it a evo like they did with the 599. And take some spotlight from the GT3RS
And what about the GT2 RS?
Looks beautiful ,
Phenomenal place
The SF90 XX is only about 1 second slower at Fiorano than the FXX Evo and that's with only one fast lap attempt. If Raffaele would've driven a few more laps then I'm sure 1:16 would've been easily doable. So it's definitely worthy of the XX name.
My car is faster than 60s F1 cars, doesn’t mean it deserves to be called one. For that thing to be called an XX, at least it should be faster than the last gen XX cars.
The logic of this statement is exactly that of Ferrari giving a road car with incremental upgrades a designation that has, until now, been reserved for track racing line.
@@animaze8043 All you people throwing a hissy fit over a couple of letters while Ferrari is laughing all the way to the bank. Absolutely hilarious! Keep it up lmao 😂
@@horsepower523you're totally right. They are laughing while going to bank to cash their checks. But that doesn't mean that people cannot call them out on their antics. Nevertheless if someone is posting comments on KZhead it's 99% chance that he/ she is not their target clientele so they don't give a rats ass about those comments:).
@@horsepower523Ok, go insult your country's president as you don't know every knowledge about politics. Same logic huh?
Liking the new feel of Top Gear, you need more James Bond feel, and less buffoonery, only the Holy Trinity could pull that off perfectly. Like, you really need to poach Henry Catchpole, and bring in Nico Hülkenberg when he retires from F1 as your driving standard!
What a beauty
Nice SF 🐎🏁
It just looks like a C8 corvette with more aero now
Z06 with body kit
That 100-200 is insane
Stop bashing this You tube channel. No gimmicks, no stupid jokes just 12 min and gives us all the info the can provide. if anything, I want the TV show to be more like this.
Still waiting for a successor of the LaFerrari
Late next year it’s coming
If it is not eligible for XX events it should not wear the XX badge. Period.
The only ones who can buy it are xx owners. They get first invitation. Just like the pista piloti. The piloti is for the clienteli owners. 1.9 seconds faster is a lot. No ordinary Ferrari owner or enthusiast can buy this car.
Enough with the ‘period’ bullsheet
When the NSX came out everybody hated this lol. Now it's anywhere and everywhere
Purosangue XX incoming, must have picked up some marking folks from M & AMG slapping a badge on every model.
Looks Crazy....!!! However it has nothing over the LaFerrari....!!!
Name one modern car that has anything over the LaFerrari.
@@Khan-ts2jitoyota iq, fuel economy, easy to park, don't mind if it gets a scratch, cheap MOTs, need i go on..?!
The SF90 Stradale is so phenomenal already so this car is going to be even better. Not true to the original XX program though.
I saw a yellow stock sf90 couple weeks back and the styling was not eye candy sorta speak. But hey beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I saw a roma in silver as well and that was an absolutely gorgeous car. The rosso corsa racing red is still the most beautiful red on anything anywhere ever though.
Gorgeous 😍
That’s one sexy Ferrari 😮
It’s definitely an improvement over the original SF90 in terms of its looks, it appears a lot more refined and the rear is far less busy. Also, it may not seem as much of an improvement over the previous model when compared to lap times of other XX models, but I doubt the other XX cars were on road tires as they were track only. Put some track tires on this one and I’m sure it will be in the same sort of ballpark.
That's it - proper slicks must notch out a second or so?
@@jameshorsmanover a second
superb car
The front suspension under breaking looks very soft , when the other guy was doing a fast lap it is very visible when he brakes . Is the suspention not in race mode(stiff) ? or the car is still in testing phase ?
The wing is the biggest fumble in my opinion. Ferrari road cars, especially the track focused ones, have a certain air of novelty about them because they're usually graceful despite being effective. I.E. opting for a pronounced ducktail spoiler or active spoiler instead of a fixed wing. This obnoxious tacky wing brings down the car so much... not just because of downforce but in appearance especially. I think that it would be better if they made a track-only no-limits XX SF90 car to compliment the road car. Then the road car makes more sense.
They missed a golden opportunity to bring back the F40/F50 style rearwing.
Of this would have been no-compromise track-only machine like XX is supposed to be nobody would have a problem with that wing. But this way I agree with you.
You really think you know better than the Ferrari engineers?
@@fifteen8850 haha.. no. I'm not an engineer but I know a thing or two about design. There's ways where you can achieve considerable levels of downforce on a car without having to resort to using a fixed wing, and without having to create an unattractive looking car. Ferrari usually sets the benchmark for this with cars like the 458 Speciale, 488 Pista, F12 TDF, and even when they have added on a fixed wing for their ultra hypercars- I.E. the 599XX and LaFerrari FXX K, the wing has been visually cohesive with the rest of the design and arguably more beautiful than most visual downforce elements on other race cars. For this car, they could've hidden a wing in between the rear haunches like the Valkyrie does. the SF90 even sports a similar feature now. A massive ducktail akin to the 812 Competizione would have looked wonderful. I'm saying for a car that costs just under a million dollars, that wing looks cheap. I understand the car makes impressive downforce figures, but that's no excuse to neglect the outward appearance of the car. Look at how good the new GT3 RS wears its downforce.
@@budja1501 this is assuming you know more than Ferrari engineers which you absolutely *dont*. Also the RS has a massive wing
More like an SF90 Speciale, and there's nothing wrong with that!
100% agree.
So what are you trying to imply - does the name make it less of a car than what it should be?
@@amarjit_singh_ The name is the basis for expectations. The speciale badge refers to a road car for the track whereas the XX program shouldn’t care for road, it should be all about performance on the track.
@@Khan-ts2ji Did you take a look at the full name - SF90 XX Stradale? Also, what's in a name if the car is a capable car?
I love ferrari and would love a ferrari f90 xx as my own
They fixed the noise at least. This SF90 sounds good!
Calling it a XX is a stretch, the same weight reduction that can be achieved by using lighter wheels is not something to be proud of.
The rear end on that thing. Sheesh.
The perfect Garage monster
Nice Corvette
Get your eyes checked