This is a Ferrari. It is not MEANT to be driven electric alone. The three small electric engines provide a total of 200 HP and are just meant to teamwork with the V8 to make the car more performing especially in curves - there are two 99 kWh electric engines attached one to each front wheel, they act independently in the curve. The electric engines are there to modify and enhance the performance, which is a piece of art, not to make the Ferrari an electric plug-in. This is not a Nissan, and it's also not a Porsche.
can't believe some people still don't give Chris Harris a chance... not only a great review but also there aren't many journalists that can handle turning off all assists in a 1000hp Ferrari and making it look easy
@@noobyxd It's not supposed to be driven on Electric Only. This kind of hybrid is just to exploit the instand performance of Electric Motors. Still an vast majority petrol powered car.
Its not ferrari's job to protect the drivers from themselves. But if their car is so hard to drive that it needs electronic inputs, there is a problem with the car, not the driver, and they should have built a car that can be driven with all the assists off.
I will be honest, I've dreamed of owning a Ferrari since I was a child. Am I a professional race car driver? No. If I ever get a Ferrari will my lack of track experience keep me from driving fast and thinking I'm James Bond? No. Thank God for ESC mode.
Lol seriously.... Like sir, you are drifting all over the road in this beautiful car and then to close out the review on all these dismissive points is weird... Do you hear him at 6:33 .... Like 🤦🏾♂️
@@SankofaNYC calling a flagship Ferrari "not a great driver's car" is the equivalent of saying "it's shit"... Motoring journalists have a habbit of saying things like this, and then changing their minds when they take a long road trip with the car; or with an updated version of it
U don’t know what are u talking about man. SF90 is a supercar, LaFerrari is an hypercar. The new Hypercar is expected to arrive in 2022/23. Just shut up cause u can’t do this kind of comparisons
The SF90 is just a stunning and beautiful Ferrari. To me this is a huge breakthrough for Ferrari and I think its the beginning of more amazing models from them!!
Because Electric/Automatic Anything no matter how fast is Extremely BORING and anticlimactic in every sense of the word. All the visceral beauty is entirely choked from the platform. Change my mind
@@moh7354 open your mind bud you truly believe that silly comment of yours hahahahah , just like all else of the past has become worthless , geez dude wake up
Iy would be good in an urban environment until you get to the city limits. A Ferrari without a clutch and a gear lever still leaves me a bit cold, even at this speed.
Man I got to drive a 458 speciale when it came out and it blew me away. I've been fortunate enough to drive some epic cars but that thing was perfection.
If your more worried about what Chris is wearing, maybe you shouldn't be watching car videos. That's like watching a cooking show and not liking the shoes their wearing. Give me a break!!
As a certain Mr Clarkson once said: When Ferrari do well in F1, they have crap road cars, but when they're having a shocker of a season the road cars are great
Also, Clarkson was simply wrong about that. Ferrari produced the F40 while they were competing outright for the F1 championship with Prost (1990), the F50 and the Enzo while they were ramping up their efforts with Schumacher, as well as many other fantastic cars like the 360, 550, 456, and 360CS. Clarkson was just flat out wrong about that.
@@adityamarikal7654 Ferrari’s road cars are at the top of the “mainstream” high end performance cars right now. Only Mclaren is comparable. F8, SF90, 812, even Roma is pretty decent. Dragtimes got this SF90 to do a 9.6 quarter mile on the street. That’s a record for any production car, maybe to be beat only by EVs (which aren’t really cars). Anyways, my point is that regardless of the direction Ferrari has taken you cant argue with their performance.
to everyone commenting on the qualms of this car: the SF90 was _most likely_ built to lower their fleet average emissions since it's a mass production hybrid. So this will literally keep their v12's alive. But we all know ferrari is very conservative towards lower end models in order to preserve their flagship supercar range (laferrari, enzo, f50..) so the tradeoff is that the SF90 doesn't feel as driver oriented or feel as "special" as one would expect it to. I wouldn't be suprised if the roma/portofino went in this direction too
I don't know how you come to that conclusion when there are 4 door electric cars coming out this year that smoke it 0-60. Ferrari NEEDS electric motors for instant torque and vectoring otherwise ferrari will be obsolete by 2025.
@@irsalman you've completely missed the point of my comment. The issue with this car is *not* performance it's the lack of "character" which ferraris are generally known for. In regards to "needing" electrification, ferrari has a very diverse lineup and 0-60 isn't the mission statement for every model
15 miles of range is absolutely NOT useless!! It's everything you need to sneak out of your home, into your lover's driveway and back home again - without getting caught!!!
It's refreshing to see the car driving fast and going sideways from an outside point of view , unlike most you tubers today who point a camera at their own head as they go for a test drive ,
Getting rid of the stick shift was the first sign that Ferrari was moving into a direction of putting technology over the driving experience. I suppose only time will tell how far they go in this direction.
@@lexuslfa4739 the designs on all the new ones suck, ESPECIALLY the rear ends. Who the fuck decided square tail lights were a good idea on the SF90 and those terrible double tail lights on the F8?
@@cartermacewen3086 man I'm with you. The front lights dont even match the contours of the car, the square rear lights dont do that too. The two tone roof is ugly, rear glass and quater panels, I can go on and on. The last good looking ferrari eas the 812 sf and it too looked wrong in some places. How did they go from the F12, 458 and laferrari to these.
Adair shows he's a fanboi by totally ignoring Harris's well-documented pro-Porsche, anti-Ferrari bias. I enjoy Chris's stuff, but to deny he's biased is to want to make babies with him.
What made the old trio so successful apart from the chemistry they had, was the fact that all three of them were actual car reviewer and had a true passion for cars, in my opinion it's only Chris who I feel like actually knows he's business and what's going on, with all due respect to the other 2 but honestly, a comedian and a cricketer who are more interested in their image than anything else... doesn't work for me💔
This might be my favorite recent Ferrari, it actually looks like a Ferrari (gorgeous), it performs like one, and it's even got a "don't piss off your neighbors or car park mode". This is the first Ferrari I've actually wanted in a while!
are you kidding? It's ugly as hell, especially the from and back. Especially the rear where they have ruined the ferrari design language that identifies it as a ferrari. No circular tail lights. It looks plastic and like a weird knockoff of a corvette c8. google the c8 and you'll see exactly what I mean. Pininfarina was out by 2018 and it shows. This car does not look like a Ferrari. The detailing is too fussy and especially the back with those lights and the weirdly spaced exhaust is so wrong. It doesn't even sound that great. It's hideous!
@@Hello_there_obi I don't know man, I've grown up with Ferrari posters on my wall for 31 years and it looks like one to me. Curvy yet not too aggressive, athletic stance, big rear haunches etc.. I personally dont care about circular headlights and would definitely not be a deal-breaker, the back looks just fine to me. If this is an ugly car, then that's a tall order for what a beautiful one is. That being said the world would be boring if we all had the same taste 😁, also there's no way I'd spend half a million of my money on it either, I'm just happy it's not a Ferrari California or FF lol.
I always find it so funny that car reviewers absolutely love the car when it comes out but when a new barely different model comes out next year they say all the things wrong with it lmao
I would be inclined to say that it’s also because when a new model comes out, they have a new benchmark to compare it to. Sure, it would have been great when it was released, but now it’s old and superseded technology. That’s just my take on it anyway.
Porsche was actually the most behind now that we look back. The small Naturally Aspirated engine is about to die and almost everyone has either gone to a larger V12 NA engine (Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Aston) or a smaller turbocharged V8 engine (McLaren, Ferrari, Mercedes, BMW, Audi, Lamborghini, and even Porsche themselves). I'd say the P1 and LaFerrari were equally correct in their own ways while the 918 looks a bit odd going by today's trends.
@@bitkarek Eww brainwashed political agenda. EVs are just Powerful & Fun. They don't deserve to exist if that was not the case. But in reality Electric Motors are just badass tire shredders. If you don't like driving sure blame the EU. But this is Top Gear, for people who like driving.
Ferrari team: “Don Corleone, there is a shmuck in England who just openly told the world that our €450k macchina is not a great Ferrari.” Vito Corleone: “Perhaps you guys could pay him a visit and remind him of our great brand... effectively”
@@elrodfromthe3539 Dude...Paul Walker was not even driving the Porsche, he was passenger. Also, you should never push the limits of a car in public roads, that's just plain logical. Also, the Carrera GT is known to be a "dangerous" car to drive. Its not the same as driving other supercars. And I mentioned in my original comment "95%" of owners, not a 100%
Love when Chris does reviews, my favorite person to do these, dude can drive and is honest. The SF90 is insane, the interesting part is the brake by wire, I wonder how much better it is compared to the NSX??
@@Hello_there_obi I said I "wonder" which means it hasn't happened yet. However, I would compare them because they are both hybrid electric cars and the msrp on the new type s was 185k this would be high 200-300k so I wonder if it would out perform the NSX by a lot or would it be the other way around?
@@oneonlyxram i don’t doubt theyre good to drive. But they look awful, are too heavy and the sound isn’t there. Although chris harris was saying that the sf90 has very unpredictable handling with the tc turned off and a hopping into a lighter, more organic hurucan sto reminded him instantly of what a great driving car is supposed to feel like. The nsx is better overall as it’s a lot of bang for your buck and very clever. But it’s even uglier than the sf90 and is heavy too with a dull sounding engine
If THE Chris Harris says it is unusable in esc off mode, then boy did Ferrari shit the bed with this one. Never did I ever think I would hear him say that.
I suppose it’s because of the electric engines calibration, it’s not at a proper level yet so the car feels nervous and transitions in power delivery are not smooth enough.
Harris: "I never thought I'd see the day" Bugatti, Koenigsegg, McLaren, Hennessey, Aston Martin (collectivevly): "Hold my beer". If I'm being really pedantic, it's only got a few more HP than the LaFerrari. I'm not criticising Chris, I'm reflecting on how comparatively "normal" 1,000 hp has become and how difficult it must be to continuously think of a new way of sounding excited about it.
@@eldrabayaan1180 So. EV's are normalising this level of power already. It's not even as fast as a Senna by hypercar performance standards. Everyone goes "ughurrdurr 1000hp, hybrid = hypercar killer" rubbish. HP and torque isn't everything, it never has been. Ferrari knows this and that's why even they don't class it as a hypercar, but Johnny arm chair expert on the internet knows best.
The way i understood his reflection, he just spoke about a 1000HP Ferrari, seeing them coming into this part of the club... Might be wrong, but it does makes sens to me
the 15 mile range is great for starting it up in the morning without waking up the neighbours. such a shame that cars are more and more noob friendly and lack feel. this has to stop somewhere doesn't it? i mean at that pace in a few years time the fastest ferrari will drive itself.
Great video as always! Genuine serious question, but curious to know why ability to hold a drift seems to be one of the main factors in determining handling capability. Is drift performance correlated to its general handling performance i.e. the ability to “balance” power and chassis in a predictable way? On a track you presumably want to *avoid* drifting as much as possible if you want good lap times? Genuinely curious... cheers.
On tracks u wanna have as little drift as possible, but a slite slide helps to turn the car a bit. But it all depends. I'm not really sure why they determine drifting as the final factor, but maybe Chris is onto something more. I'm no driver like him, hope to be, but it has always spiced my curiosity. It seems as the better they stay glued to the ground, the less he likes them :/
@@tharushsomashekar me and him (OverDrive Automotive) talk about cars together all the time and I give him some information about updates on cars and we both give video ideas for each other and help create some content 👍
It sounds like you need some level of assistance turned on in order to deal with all the background assistance that's already interfering with your inputs. Too digital for me. I prefer a more analog experience. I want to feel the acceleration, steering, breaks etc and be in control. Not be in a simulator.
I mean it's nice looking but not nearly as nice as plenty of other, less expensive cars... Looks nowhere near as nice as a 458, for example, and personally I think McLaren's 720s blows the design of any Ferrari from the past 6 years out of the water
Not sure I care (which is sad). Don’t know what I’d do with the power and I’d get anxiety running it or leaving it anywhere. How about something in the spirit of the Dino?
How can it be “too good” if Chris Harris himself said that he doesn’t truly enjoy the car? Numbers tell one story, but what ultimately matters is how you feel behind the wheel
@@Kr0nicridah Edit: Sorry, misread your post. You are right, he didn't said it was too good of course. I meant to express that a car exceeding expectations performance wise isn't what makes them happy. And traditionally, performance has been considered the number one criteria to measure how good a super/hyper car is. I totally get his perspective, just find it funny that engineering has reached a level that this isn't the priority for those journalists, who ride all those 1000hp+ cars, when they judge wether they like a car or not.
Spoiled is a terrible way to put it, they aren’t his cars, he has no reason to put them down. He is highlighting that chasing numbers and performance doesn’t always achieve a more enjoyable experience for someone who really wants to enjoy the excitement of a supercar.
I always like to dream about an alternate reality where, around 2010, instead of developing a lightning quick dual clutch, Ferrari put all that money into the best feeling gated manual around. Imagine a 458 with an improved F430 manual gearbox... Or a new Roma.
The electric mode is amazing even if its 15 miles. People who own cars worth this much usually have 10 of them and need to move them around, it would be nice to not have to cold start your SF90 every time you want to move it in and out of the garage. Also, I don't know if anyone uses their Ferrari to get groceries, but It could be nice to have be able to leave early in the morning a couple miles to a store and back without disturbing anyone.
Despite the stunning visuals, I can't wait for Chris Harris leaving Top Gear and start doing his own thing again. The sensation-seeking cable TV style is like adding a large spoon of sugar into a cup of espresso.
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The electric mode is just to get you in and out the neighbourhood at unsociable times. Ideal I’d say.
Haha facts
Great point!
OR when you just ran from the cops at 3am who trying to pull u over and you have to sneak away without being heard by the entire street
For many electric only city areas, it's the difference between being able to drive or not.
This is a Ferrari. It is not MEANT to be driven electric alone. The three small electric engines provide a total of 200 HP and are just meant to teamwork with the V8 to make the car more performing especially in curves - there are two 99 kWh electric engines attached one to each front wheel, they act independently in the curve. The electric engines are there to modify and enhance the performance, which is a piece of art, not to make the Ferrari an electric plug-in. This is not a Nissan, and it's also not a Porsche.
Electric mode is perfect for sneaking in back into your garage at night.
😜😅.........i assume you are referring to the....eh......mmmmmm.......Mrs.
@@loudandclear2518 Nah, when you nicked Dads keys at 2am and go for a spin after the pub at 16 years old.
You mean like the Harley Davidson with drag pipes coming home late?
While Top Gear will never be the same without the Holy Trinity, Chris Harris is an excellent presenter.
chris harris is perfectly able to own this show or as a trio! they just need to find the right partners.... 5th gear has shown it works.....
lol Holy Trinity 💒🙏⛅️😇✨
I'd still say... If these 3 guys had their own show unassociated with Top Gear, it wouldn't get any real critisicm, it would be a good show.
we got 2.1 0-60 MPH, car is a Monster... :)
HEY BROOKSY WOOKSY!!!!!
What about the 1/4?
9.6 quarter mile on the road I believe
@@andrewgaleana9590 As in unpreped? Thats amazing
Yeah unpreped I believe with two people in the car and a full tank of gas
can't believe some people still don't give Chris Harris a chance... not only a great review but also there aren't many journalists that can handle turning off all assists in a 1000hp Ferrari and making it look easy
who doesn't?
He can drive❤
@@bella_testastretta gonna say boomers most likely. people who hate change
@@PacificSword lol now you're just hating just to hate. I haven't seen a single car guy old or young that doesn't like/respect Chris
@@bella_testastretta fair. was just speculating. no hate intended
"Either the computer has fun, or the driver does" - The bloke who designed the F40.
Ing. Nicola Materazzi
computers having fun? hmmmm? i dont know if that computes lol i think i would be terrified if a computer had "fun" XD David are you not having fun?
15 miles gets you to the gas station, when you’ve burned through the fuel.
You don't let your Ferrari go completely dry...
@@noobyxd good for leaving your road early in the morning without annoying any neighbours with your V8
@@noobyxd yeah if it is a joke, there is no problem but if it was a serious thought that's shameful
@@noobyxd It's not supposed to be driven on Electric Only. This kind of hybrid is just to exploit the instand performance of Electric Motors. Still an vast majority petrol powered car.
@@abysoon whooooooosh
If it were james reviewing this car we would hear “ BUFFETING “😂
James: Electric mode engaged
v8: Am I a joke to you
Hahaha :)
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Not a drivers car?Ferrari: Let's try not kill the driver first.
Its not ferrari's job to protect the drivers from themselves. But if their car is so hard to drive that it needs electronic inputs, there is a problem with the car, not the driver, and they should have built a car that can be driven with all the assists off.
I will be honest, I've dreamed of owning a Ferrari since I was a child. Am I a professional race car driver? No. If I ever get a Ferrari will my lack of track experience keep me from driving fast and thinking I'm James Bond? No. Thank God for ESC mode.
"Im not sure its a great Ferrari"
Uh-oh. Someones gonna get banned again.
Y was he banned
A very heavy, 4 wheel drive Ferrari with an e-drive mode? This car is the complete antithesis of Ferrari.
@@ramaanomuravha8575 telling the truth about Ferrari gaming automotive journalists on jalopnik.
@@idealized_ why does heavy matter as much when it is the fastest Ferrari on the Fiorano track?
@@idealized_ A proper e-drive mode with lots of power would of made it more a Ferrari.
Ferrari: Hey there Chris, wanna comme to Fiorano to drive the latest Ferrari
Chris: It's shit
Lol seriously.... Like sir, you are drifting all over the road in this beautiful car and then to close out the review on all these dismissive points is weird...
Do you hear him at 6:33 .... Like 🤦🏾♂️
@@SankofaNYC calling a flagship Ferrari "not a great driver's car" is the equivalent of saying "it's shit"... Motoring journalists have a habbit of saying things like this, and then changing their minds when they take a long road trip with the car; or with an updated version of it
It's Vallelunga but yeah same thing
@@sergialadid My bad, I got used to them making the press invites in Fiorano
well he is not wrong
I always go to Chris videos for proper car reviews. Someone who actually goes full throttle unlike many of the popular youtubers
I think the car looks really nice.
I could imagine if Clarkson drove this, he would say ...
" POWEEEEEEEEEER "
the speeeEEeeeEEeeed
Fasttttttttttttt
I can imagine him saying it at a senior home 👴
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nah he’s say SPEEEEEEEEEEEEEED
I prefere the LaFerrari! Okay the SF90 has more power more efficient but the design of the LaFerrari is better for me and the V12... 😩
For the price of a LaFerrari you can have 10 of these.
Yes bro you are true but the price of la ferrari is 3-4 times than the price of ferrari sf90
If you have money for the whisky, sure you have money for the ice...
U don’t know what are u talking about man. SF90 is a supercar, LaFerrari is an hypercar. The new Hypercar is expected to arrive in 2022/23. Just shut up cause u can’t do this kind of comparisons
You're not able to buy one or the other anyway.
The SF90 is just a stunning and beautiful Ferrari. To me this is a huge breakthrough for Ferrari and I think its the beginning of more amazing models from them!!
I love la ferrari
As Ferrari makes their cars more "electronic" in the coming years, you can bet that the price of older "analog" models will continually rise.
Until there is no use for petrols on the road so they'll become worthless
Because Electric/Automatic Anything no matter how fast is Extremely BORING and anticlimactic in every sense of the word. All the visceral beauty is entirely choked from the platform. Change my mind
@@moh7354 open your mind bud you truly believe that silly comment of yours hahahahah , just like all else of the past has become worthless , geez dude wake up
@@annabanna666 if it has no use, it is worthless!
@@moh7354 i guess the entire antique industry is none existent too aye genius .
Chris Harris is the only person who can show up to drive an SF90 in a $4 shirt and be gladly given the key. I do so love him!
And Doug de Muro 😂
And Jamey may
Chris doesn’t own a $4 shirt. Try a $200 tee shirt and you’re closer
Doug shows up with two (2) shirts
@@spoor24
Ferrari , don't do bad Doug scores
A 7 second pull will get you to 130 mph from start. That is so insane
Be n: He said 0-60 in 2.5 and an ADDITIONAL 7 to get to 130; that is 9.5 total 0-130.
@@nyniceguy1318 Nope it is a 7 second pull
electric mode would be very useful for pulling in and out of garage to get to your other 20 cars that are parked behind it
Iy would be good in an urban environment until you get to the city limits. A Ferrari without a clutch and a gear lever still leaves me a bit cold, even at this speed.
Lol.
Looks like I’ll be spending an extra eight minutes on the toilet this evening
That's exactly where I watched this video 😂
You’re 🤮
Eeeewwwww.
@@cropduster9571 your name is crop duster.....
Useful consumer feedback
can we stop for a second and realize how well produced this video is? From the car tracking shots, to sound design, to transitions, this is beautiful.
That shot of the front at 6:48 was really cool.
YES, it's the best car video I've ever seen. Very well done.
We'd like ALL the full Chris Harris reviews please
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At Fiorano:
Chris; “Hey guys, I’m here!”
Ferrari employees; “Get a few extra sets of back tires.”
Chris is starting to look like the head of the local welders union. I like it
Ferrari: Here, look - 1000hp and three electric motors.
Ferrari fans: Nah, thanks. We’ll just blow up the 458 market because that’s what we want.
I think they made this car due to EU regulations, and are stricter and stricter .
@@missouriresole4726 tell me more
Man I got to drive a 458 speciale when it came out and it blew me away. I've been fortunate enough to drive some epic cars but that thing was perfection.
@@missouriresole4726 as usual, the EU is only useful for ruining everything.
@@efferus true
Traction control: off
*begins sweating profusely*
Traction control: on
I cannot believe that this car has been around for this long. It is still one of the most insane cars
What do doug and chris have in common?
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They both drive hypercars dressed like they’re out to mow the lawn
@@CraigBradford as per usual the guy who takes everything seriously like life is a meeting
Hehe
@@CraigBradford yeah like stupid supreme or Gucci
@@CraigBradford no at a discount
If your more worried about what Chris is wearing, maybe you shouldn't be watching car videos. That's like watching a cooking show and not liking the shoes their wearing. Give me a break!!
Gta 5 players be like:
New Grotti Itali RSX!!
Exactly
well done you made my day
Oh my, it looks exactly like that
I just bought the Grotti the day before this vid came out haha
Therapist: An agitated toothless Ferrari shark isn't real. It can't hurt you
*An agitated toothless Ferrari Shark:* 0:02
haahahaaaahaa tooo good!
As a certain Mr Clarkson once said: When Ferrari do well in F1, they have crap road cars, but when they're having a shocker of a season the road cars are great
well they suck at both now
Also, Clarkson was simply wrong about that. Ferrari produced the F40 while they were competing outright for the F1 championship with Prost (1990), the F50 and the Enzo while they were ramping up their efforts with Schumacher, as well as many other fantastic cars like the 360, 550, 456, and 360CS. Clarkson was just flat out wrong about that.
@@adityamarikal7654 Ferrari’s road cars are at the top of the “mainstream” high end performance cars right now. Only Mclaren is comparable. F8, SF90, 812, even Roma is pretty decent. Dragtimes got this SF90 to do a 9.6 quarter mile on the street. That’s a record for any production car, maybe to be beat only by EVs (which aren’t really cars). Anyways, my point is that regardless of the direction Ferrari has taken you cant argue with their performance.
@@adityamarikal7654 word
@@720sobsessed6 ok so your 3yrs old 720 is the best in terms of reliability & price tag with 0% depreciation i guess....🤭
to everyone commenting on the qualms of this car: the SF90 was _most likely_ built to lower their fleet average emissions since it's a mass production hybrid. So this will literally keep their v12's alive. But we all know ferrari is very conservative towards lower end models in order to preserve their flagship supercar range (laferrari, enzo, f50..) so the tradeoff is that the SF90 doesn't feel as driver oriented or feel as "special" as one would expect it to. I wouldn't be suprised if the roma/portofino went in this direction too
The days of the F50 and Enzo are long long gone, crazy how cars are evolving!
I don't know how you come to that conclusion when there are 4 door electric cars coming out this year that smoke it 0-60. Ferrari NEEDS electric motors for instant torque and vectoring otherwise ferrari will be obsolete by 2025.
@Vincent Van Puppy Drove one have you?
@@irsalman who cares about 0-60 that's completely irrelevant for a sports car. Idk wtf you think what kinds of people buy ferraris.
@@irsalman you've completely missed the point of my comment. The issue with this car is *not* performance it's the lack of "character" which ferraris are generally known for. In regards to "needing" electrification, ferrari has a very diverse lineup and 0-60 isn't the mission statement for every model
James May once said when driving the Laferrari that “ Ferrari want nothing to do with electric cars” go figure
it came to my mind the same thought...James May and la ferrari review!!!..
Perfect, till someone says, “Cool! Is that the new Corvette?”
😂😂. Avoid getting it in red and you avoid that question
Deadass 😂 has to be the most annoying comment I see when I watch any videos on the SF90
But real talk between all of us who the hell wouldn’t take the sf90 ignore the price tag this thing will most likely be better than the Zora
@@AdrianHernandez-ok6mz what's the Zora? LaFerrari successor?
@@defnotatroll it’s a corvette coming in 4 years that’ll have 1000 hp
0:18 Even the reflection is Italian.
😂😂 Good point👌
_Rimac Nevera: “Looks great! In my rear view mirror...”_
Underrated
Milk float
rimac nevera is a stupid car
@@maleekhussainali3685 in your dreams
@@maleekhussainali3685 like you?
15 miles of range is absolutely NOT useless!!
It's everything you need to sneak out of your home, into your lover's driveway and back home again - without getting caught!!!
A car that is fast for Chris Harris!
Nice work Chris!
15 mile range after you run out of fuel.. 1,000hp... sounds nice.
But I miss the feel of 360 modena, 458 as a driver
It's refreshing to see the car driving fast and going sideways from an outside point of view , unlike most you tubers today who point a camera at their own head as they go for a test drive ,
The editing on this clip is just amazing. Keep it coming.
Getting rid of the stick shift was the first sign that Ferrari was moving into a direction of putting technology over the driving experience. I suppose only time will tell how far they go in this direction.
What will they get rid of next? The steering wheel, pedals, basically anything a human could control....
Who remembers there used to be a time when Chris was banned from reviewing Ferraris, how time has changed lol
Why? I'm curious
They can't ban him. This is all the attention Ferrari has got all year. None of the cars in the line up stand out.
@@anubhavroy2309 the roma is disgusting
@@lexuslfa4739 the designs on all the new ones suck, ESPECIALLY the rear ends. Who the fuck decided square tail lights were a good idea on the SF90 and those terrible double tail lights on the F8?
@@cartermacewen3086 man I'm with you. The front lights dont even match the contours of the car, the square rear lights dont do that too. The two tone roof is ugly, rear glass and quater panels, I can go on and on. The last good looking ferrari eas the 812 sf and it too looked wrong in some places. How did they go from the F12, 458 and laferrari to these.
For a minute I thought GM had released the C9 a few years early.
Lol
those tail lights...
@@porsche1178 hahaaha - looks like they came from a Camaro
yea GM can design anything beautiful so they borrowed from Ferrari
@@sidneyrobinson9186 Looks like Ferrari have borrowed from GM this time
Another amazing narration by Chris Harris he makes you feel like you've driven everyone one of these cars.
nope
Hasn't been since Tiff Needell that there has been someone that can hold an absurd drift and talk on camera like Chris.
Harris has the balls to say what we all feel. 458’s just went up again..
Who doesn't have the balls to say that they don't like something about a ferrari? Wtf are you talking about?
@@Sycophants_should_suffer watch others
Adair shows he's a fanboi by totally ignoring Harris's well-documented pro-Porsche, anti-Ferrari bias. I enjoy Chris's stuff, but to deny he's biased is to want to make babies with him.
Chris Harris is a proper legend. Such a detailed review
What made the old trio so successful apart from the chemistry they had, was the fact that all three of them were actual car reviewer and had a true passion for cars, in my opinion it's only Chris who I feel like actually knows he's business and what's going on, with all due respect to the other 2 but honestly, a comedian and a cricketer who are more interested in their image than anything else... doesn't work for me💔
This might be my favorite recent Ferrari, it actually looks like a Ferrari (gorgeous), it performs like one, and it's even got a "don't piss off your neighbors or car park mode".
This is the first Ferrari I've actually wanted in a while!
are you kidding? It's ugly as hell, especially the from and back. Especially the rear where they have ruined the ferrari design language that identifies it as a ferrari. No circular tail lights. It looks plastic and like a weird knockoff of a corvette c8. google the c8 and you'll see exactly what I mean.
Pininfarina was out by 2018 and it shows. This car does not look like a Ferrari. The detailing is too fussy and especially the back with those lights and the weirdly spaced exhaust is so wrong. It doesn't even sound that great. It's hideous!
@@Hello_there_obi I don't know man, I've grown up with Ferrari posters on my wall for 31 years and it looks like one to me. Curvy yet not too aggressive, athletic stance, big rear haunches etc.. I personally dont care about circular headlights and would definitely not be a deal-breaker, the back looks just fine to me. If this is an ugly car, then that's a tall order for what a beautiful one is. That being said the world would be boring if we all had the same taste 😁, also there's no way I'd spend half a million of my money on it either, I'm just happy it's not a Ferrari California or FF lol.
Harris: Ferrari has never made anything like this!
FXX and LaFerrari: Damn, I see how it is...
I always find it so funny that car reviewers absolutely love the car when it comes out but when a new barely different model comes out next year they say all the things wrong with it lmao
Disingenuous is the word you are looking for. Dont forget most of them need to asslick the brands otherwise they might not be able to use their cars.
@@meankronen8217 especially Ferrari. They get very upset if you don’t follow their rules. They’ve even banned Chris from reviewing in the past.
I would be inclined to say that it’s also because when a new model comes out, they have a new benchmark to compare it to. Sure, it would have been great when it was released, but now it’s old and superseded technology. That’s just my take on it anyway.
So, out of the holy trinity, Porsche were ahead of their time?!
Another stunning looking Ferrari!
Porsche have always been ahead of their time, look at the 959 for example.
porsche invests the most time in development in the whole car industry
Porsche don't mess around when building their cars..... Very high standards!
Why were Porsche ahead of the other two? All 3 were hybrids
Porsche was actually the most behind now that we look back. The small Naturally Aspirated engine is about to die and almost everyone has either gone to a larger V12 NA engine (Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Aston) or a smaller turbocharged V8 engine (McLaren, Ferrari, Mercedes, BMW, Audi, Lamborghini, and even Porsche themselves). I'd say the P1 and LaFerrari were equally correct in their own ways while the 918 looks a bit odd going by today's trends.
When it’s in full electric mode, do you still get to shift the gearbox ?
“We are not interested in electric cars” how’s that going for you Ferrari?
Given that by 2030 most of Europe will ban ICE Ferrari has to change if it wants to survive. Not sure it will ever be the same though..
Well that guy is DEAD. Thus why such people should not dictate the future.
you have to send your thanks to EU commision.
@@bitkarek Eww brainwashed political agenda. EVs are just Powerful & Fun. They don't deserve to exist if that was not the case. But in reality Electric Motors are just badass tire shredders. If you don't like driving sure blame the EU. But this is Top Gear, for people who like driving.
@@DanM012324 any other carmaker will ever be the same, not only Ferarri. Every carmaker have to choose between electric or hydrogen. These are facts
I miss the old naturally aspirated sound
We all do.
Ibrahim Alnimer hell yeah 🤤
Pretty soon your going to miss cars making any sound. Enjoy what's left.
"You gotta be on your 'A' game in this thing," true, but how many 'A' game Ferrari drivers are there...
Well most of the great racing drivers have at least one, so I'd say at least them
3:36 Ah, Mister Wick, good to see you again so soon
Ferrari team: “Don Corleone, there is a shmuck in England who just openly told the world that our €450k macchina is not a great Ferrari.”
Vito Corleone: “Perhaps you guys could pay him a visit and remind him of our great brand... effectively”
You broke my heart Santi, You broke my heart
Horse's head is on its way lol
It's a beast that simply cannot be tamed. Love it
Chris, I'm telling you, 95% of the SF90 owners will either never or rarely use it on track. And its not like they will push it to your limits either.
Oh yeah, if super car drivers don't push limits, why is Paul w
Walker not with us?? Huh??
@@elrodfromthe3539 Dude...Paul Walker was not even driving the Porsche, he was passenger. Also, you should never push the limits of a car in public roads, that's just plain logical. Also, the Carrera GT is known to be a "dangerous" car to drive. Its not the same as driving other supercars. And I mentioned in my original comment "95%" of owners, not a 100%
@@TheDeathOf_SlimShady also also the Carrera GT had 9 year old tires ^^
Oh boi you know nothing abt those old rich car enthusiasts, some of them are not even attached to live
@@mro9466 you got to be fuckin kidding
I miss chris harris on cars :(
CH: "I'm not sure it's a great Ferrari..."
Ferrari Inc: "Chi diavolo pensi di essere?"
When Honda made the NSX everyone complained that it was unnecessary complicated. This is basically the Ferrari version of the NSX
th-cam.com/video/pq-Qs-n6Vek/w-d-xo.html :)
Only because emissions are requiring cars to be built like this.
The LaFerrari was supposed to be 1000hp N/A , but emissions kept that from happening
True
We have come full circle
unnecessarily complicated for a HONDA.
The "Woohhooo...." & The "Arrggghhhh....." Is enough to review the car
Love when Chris does reviews, my favorite person to do these, dude can drive and is honest. The SF90 is insane, the interesting part is the brake by wire, I wonder how much better it is compared to the NSX??
why are you comparing it to the nsx lol
@@Hello_there_obi I said I "wonder" which means it hasn't happened yet. However, I would compare them because they are both hybrid electric cars and the msrp on the new type s was 185k this would be high 200-300k so I wonder if it would out perform the NSX by a lot or would it be the other way around?
@@oneonlyxram i mean, they are both awful so theres no need to compare them; we already know lol
@@Hello_there_obi in your opinion they are both awful, I've driven the nsx and it is a fantastic car. Do you have experience with either car?
@@oneonlyxram i don’t doubt theyre good to drive. But they look awful, are too heavy and the sound isn’t there.
Although chris harris was saying that the sf90 has very unpredictable handling with the tc turned off and a hopping into a lighter, more organic hurucan sto reminded him instantly of what a great driving car is supposed to feel like. The nsx is better overall as it’s a lot of bang for your buck and very clever. But it’s even uglier than the sf90 and is heavy too with a dull sounding engine
If THE Chris Harris says it is unusable in esc off mode, then boy did Ferrari shit the bed with this one. Never did I ever think I would hear him say that.
I suppose it’s because of the electric engines calibration, it’s not at a proper level yet so the car feels nervous and transitions in power delivery are not smooth enough.
I need more Chris Harris reviews!
Me too
him and Tiff are the best
you’re not sure, but the rest of us are, and we love the SF90.
bring one to each of us.
we will all thank you
Harris: "I never thought I'd see the day"
Bugatti, Koenigsegg, McLaren, Hennessey, Aston Martin (collectivevly): "Hold my beer".
If I'm being really pedantic, it's only got a few more HP than the LaFerrari. I'm not criticising Chris, I'm reflecting on how comparatively "normal" 1,000 hp has become and how difficult it must be to continuously think of a new way of sounding excited about it.
Those cars are 1million pounds plus, this is under a million pounds.
@@eldrabayaan1180 So. EV's are normalising this level of power already. It's not even as fast as a Senna by hypercar performance standards. Everyone goes "ughurrdurr 1000hp, hybrid = hypercar killer" rubbish. HP and torque isn't everything, it never has been. Ferrari knows this and that's why even they don't class it as a hypercar, but Johnny arm chair expert on the internet knows best.
@@eldrabayaan1180 If you look far over to the left you can see my point, which went past you.
Chris Harris: FERRARI SF 90 1,000hp😱
😏👉 RIMAC (c2) 2,000 hp 🙄😳🤯👋😎
The way i understood his reflection, he just spoke about a 1000HP Ferrari, seeing them coming into this part of the club... Might be wrong, but it does makes sens to me
What an incredible piece of engineering!
That slide at 3:59 tho.. epic! Love you Chris Harris!
2:11 look at the swirls on it!! ... This was a great segment though. Chris excellent as always.
This car though is a oress car so there not to worried about paint at the moment
the 15 mile range is great for starting it up in the morning without waking up the neighbours. such a shame that cars are more and more noob friendly and lack feel. this has to stop somewhere doesn't it? i mean at that pace in a few years time the fastest ferrari will drive itself.
In a few years time I am sure we can beam eachother up
No one in their right mind would want to own a silent Ferrari
We need longer videos!!!!
6:32
RIP tyres....
You were good friends...
Not sure about those Corvette break lights but I suspect I could easily get used to that :-) A monster of a car!!
The only car reviewer you can trust without a fail
Great video as always! Genuine serious question, but curious to know why ability to hold a drift seems to be one of the main factors in determining handling capability. Is drift performance correlated to its general handling performance i.e. the ability to “balance” power and chassis in a predictable way? On a track you presumably want to *avoid* drifting as much as possible if you want good lap times? Genuinely curious... cheers.
On tracks u wanna have as little drift as possible, but a slite slide helps to turn the car a bit. But it all depends.
I'm not really sure why they determine drifting as the final factor, but maybe Chris is onto something more. I'm no driver like him, hope to be, but it has always spiced my curiosity. It seems as the better they stay glued to the ground, the less he likes them :/
It's about control. It takes away control from the driver.
I love how Top Gear let Chris keep that Chris Harris on Cars feel with a tad of Top Gear added.
♥ For this Ferrari
nah mate it's terrible
@@nightstorm16 I like prefer muscle cars, but these Ferrari have this thing in it
I didn’t like the sf90 AT ALL when it first released but it’s quickly becoming one of my favorite cars of all time! 💯
Wt up....
U may now me from the comment section of overdrive
@@tharushsomashekar yeah I’ve seen u before, hi! 👋 I’m actually friends with him!
@@tharushsomashekar me and him (OverDrive Automotive) talk about cars together all the time and I give him some information about updates on cars and we both give video ideas for each other and help create some content 👍
It sounds like you need some level of assistance turned on in order to deal with all the background assistance that's already interfering with your inputs. Too digital for me. I prefer a more analog experience. I want to feel the acceleration, steering, breaks etc and be in control. Not be in a simulator.
After playing so much Assetto Corsa, I instantly recognized that it's Vallelunga
I would have one just to look at it. Gorgeous.
I mean it's nice looking but not nearly as nice as plenty of other, less expensive cars... Looks nowhere near as nice as a 458, for example, and personally I think McLaren's 720s blows the design of any Ferrari from the past 6 years out of the water
ESC OFF: Escape is OFF. There no way out of this car 😂
Not sure I care (which is sad). Don’t know what I’d do with the power and I’d get anxiety running it or leaving it anywhere. How about something in the spirit of the Dino?
Automotive-Journalists have become so spoiled: "It's too good, I don't like it"
Exactly
too good from what perspective? engineers or drivers who wants to enjoy a drive? ;)
How can it be “too good” if Chris Harris himself said that he doesn’t truly enjoy the car? Numbers tell one story, but what ultimately matters is how you feel behind the wheel
@@Kr0nicridah Edit: Sorry, misread your post. You are right, he didn't said it was too good of course. I meant to express that a car exceeding expectations performance wise isn't what makes them happy. And traditionally, performance has been considered the number one criteria to measure how good a super/hyper car is. I totally get his perspective, just find it funny that engineering has reached a level that this isn't the priority for those journalists, who ride all those 1000hp+ cars, when they judge wether they like a car or not.
Spoiled is a terrible way to put it, they aren’t his cars, he has no reason to put them down. He is highlighting that chasing numbers and performance doesn’t always achieve a more enjoyable experience for someone who really wants to enjoy the excitement of a supercar.
@ 5:17 I had a Richard Hammond flash back.
I always like to dream about an alternate reality where, around 2010, instead of developing a lightning quick dual clutch, Ferrari put all that money into the best feeling gated manual around. Imagine a 458 with an improved F430 manual gearbox... Or a new Roma.
Man... I miss Rory!!! Glad AutoTrader picked him up!
I don't
We was annoying and couldn’t pedal for toffee, most people don’t miss him.
It just doesn’t have that awesome naturally aspirated Ferrari engine / exhaust sound
I was waiting for this for so long.
Chris and Ferrari's is an amazing combination.
Perfect Ferrari content for your Friday!
The electric mode is amazing even if its 15 miles. People who own cars worth this much usually have 10 of them and need to move them around, it would be nice to not have to cold start your SF90 every time you want to move it in and out of the garage. Also, I don't know if anyone uses their Ferrari to get groceries, but It could be nice to have be able to leave early in the morning a couple miles to a store and back without disturbing anyone.
Despite the stunning visuals, I can't wait for Chris Harris leaving Top Gear and start doing his own thing again. The sensation-seeking cable TV style is like adding a large spoon of sugar into a cup of espresso.
3:58 is such a fantastic shot, chris harris's driving is so entertaining to watch
Is Callas singing the Vissi d'Arte at the beginning?
I'm just waiting for Carwow to review this beast :)