The old Testarossa is the one you picture when somebody says the name. The 849 is a different proposition: a twin-turbo V8, three electric motors and a quoted combined 1,050 cv. It took over from the SF90 Stradale when Ferrari introduced it in September 2025.
For the driver, the harder trick is making those parts work together. Does the brake pedal feel the same at the end of a run as it did at the start? Can you tell what the car will do when you feed in power on a greasy road? Those are better questions than how quickly it can empty the view through the windscreen.
The photo shows the new 849 at the Adelaide Rally street party in 2026.