At long last, it's time to end the Ferrari de Mayo takeover before getting ready for the German takeover in Forza Horizon 5 with the duel between the F8 Tributo and the SF90 Stradale. It's been a long time coming and now here it is.
For a quick recap, the F8 Tributo is the ultimate midship V8-powered Ferrari ever built; a fitting tribute to the best midship V8-powered Ferraris in history. Using the same 720PS 3.9L V8 Twin Turbo engine from the hardcore 488 Pista, while mated to an F1-style double-clutch gearbox, the F8 goes from 0-100kph in less than 3 seconds and onwards to 340kph.
The SF90, meanwhile, features a plug-in hybrid setup, a first for Ferrari, where the turbocharged F154 4.0L V8 engine, producing 780PS of power, is connected to three electric motors, two on the front axle and one between the engine and the 8-speed double-clutch gearbox, resulting to a monstrous 1,000PS of total power output that pushes the SF90 to a 0-100kph time of 2.5 seconds and a top speed of 340kph.
So, the ultimate in ICE-powered Ferrari is up against its electrified cousin, facing each other. Which one is the best? To find out, it's time to head back to the Horizon Festival Mexico main site and find out which of these two modern-day Ferraris is the best.
With the venue set, the duel of the V8-powered Ferraris is on. Will the ICE hero prevail over its electrified rival or is the future really here with the Ferrari that embraced electrification? Roll the tape!
After a quick lap, here are the results;
F8 - 1m05.799s
SF90 - 1m05.265s
It's a close result! The SF90 defeats the F8 by a near 0.6-second gap! Guess electrification has trumped the internal combustion after all but I'm not quite happy about the results because...
...because this is not the Ferrari way I hoped for. Sure, Ferrari did a great job embracing the age of electrification with cars like the LaFerrari and the SF90 Stradale but I prefer the way Ferrari was; being on top of the supercar food chain with its raw, gritty, Italian iron fist approach and the F8 demonstrated that the Ferrari I knew is no more. It has moved on.
Although I had to end it on a sad note, I'm very glad I got my dibs on the two Ferraris that became the omega and the alpha of Maranello's approach. The F8 signalled the end of the era where internal combustion made Ferrari great while the SF90 signalled the beginning of the era where Ferrari braced electrification to make it greater than before, although the LaFerrari spearheaded that trend.
Whichever path it went, Ferrari is still Ferrari. They are still the kings of the road, whatever it takes.
Forza Ferrari!
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