11
DESIGN
NOTICE THAT
probably
more than 50
percent of
the glass is
painted black.FULL-WIDTH RIB
across the lower
rear façade
flattens above
the exhaust
pipes, as does
the transverse rib
in front above the
central buttress.AND THE
windshield base
is back to being
half-round, the
change hidden
in blackness.THE UPPER
backlight
opening
emulates the
shape of the
front outlet
duct seen in
the hood.GIANT MIRRORS ARE
needed for use on public
roads (“stradale”) because
the backlight is almost
useless for rear visibility.SF 90 STRADALE
Ferrari
EVEN THE DOOR
latch is faired in. A
great detail, except
when the duct is
full of snow or ice.
But who’d drive an
SF90 to Sestrières
in January?TAILLIGHTS, APART FROM
being flattened vertically,
protrude from the
body surface, like the
exhaust pipes.THE PIPES ARE
mounted high, as in
Pagani and McLaren
supercars, and
protrude a little.I REALLY
don’t get
this shape,
but it looks
better from
above than
it does in
profile.NOTICE THE CAREFUL
sculpting of the black shapes inside
the well, controlling and directing
the scooped-in cooling air.THE
BREAKAWAY
of air inlet
and fender
profile hard
lines happens
about halfway
along the door
skins. Delicate,
sensitive, and
subtle metalwork
over the entire
body is a tribute
to the designers
and builders.
THEY DON’T LOOK
like much, but you can be sure these little slots have
a big role to play in total drag reduction. They’re not
just decoration, as once might have been the case.