Crash splits Australian’s Ferrari SF90 in two
A Ferrari SF90 split in half after crashing on the Gold Coast over the weekend, with its driver reportedly able to escape without injury.
There’s now one fewer Ferrari SF90 on Australian roads, following a crash on the Gold Coast involving local property investor and influencer Sam Gordon.
Images uploaded to Facebook showed the SF90 split into two with its main monocoque separated from the rear subframe (which includes the engine and transaxle) on Rio Vista Boulevard at Mermaid Waters.
The car reportedly crashed into a tree, leading to the split behind the bulkhead, resulting in the passenger compartment breaking away from the powertrain behind it.
Gordon, the owner of the Ferrari, was the only occupant of the V8-powered supercar, and managed to escape unharmed, later posting on social media that he was “all sweet”.
“Massive shout out to Ferrari for building a crazy car that protects the driver first in an accident.”
He can count himself as lucky the crash – or at least the resulting damage – wasn’t as severe, given the SF90 is a hybrid with three electric motors and a high voltage battery.
The 7.9kWh lithium-ion battery is located just behind the seats, and in this case would have been slightly ahead of where the car split apart.
While the SF90’s twin-turbo V8 engine delivers 574kW and 800Nm to the rear wheels alone, it’s boosted by a single rear electric motor as well as two at the front, raising the total power output up to 360kW.
Weighing just 1600kg, Ferrari quoted a 0-100km/h time of 2.5 seconds for the SF90, while it can sprint to 200km/h in just 6.7 seconds.
