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New model replaces 2019's SF90 Stradale

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Ferrari to offer both coupe and retractable-top versions

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849 Testarossa coupe priced at $540,000 in Italy

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Prices expected to be higher in U.S. due to tariffs

MILAN, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Ferrari on Tuesday

completed a refresh of its hybrid range with the new 849

Testarossa sportscar, a tribute to the famous original

Testarossa model of the 1980s.

Ferrari unveiled the new plug-in hybrid, four-wheel drive in

Milan, a car which will replace 2019's SF90 Stradale at the top

of its range. The new vehicle will also be available in a

retractable-top 'spider' version.

Its mid-rear mounted, 4-liter, eight-cylinder turbo engine,

capable of 830 horsepower, is coupled with three electric

motors, for a total of 1,050 HP, 50 more than the SF90 Stradale.

It will be capable of a top speed of over 330 kilometres (205

miles) per hour, the company said in a statement.

The starting price is set at 460,000 euros ($540,000) for

the coupe and at 500,000 euros for the spider version, with

first deliveries to clients scheduled respectively in the second

and third quarter of next year, starting with Europe.

Deliveries to U.S. clients are expected to start some three

months later, at higher prices due to import tariffs.

Ferrari, led by CEO Benedetto Vigna, is rolling out new

models while also preparing to start next month to showcase its

first electric vehicle, part of a three-stage process

culminating in a world premiere next spring.

It will break Ferrari's tradition of roaring petrol engines,

although Vigna has reaffirmed the company would continue to make

petrol and hybrid cars, along with EVs.

Ferrari in April launched the new hybrid 296 Speciale and

its convertible version, based on the 2021 Ferrari 296, the

house's other hybrid model, now approaching the end of its life

cycle.

As part of its typically aggressive path of new model

releases, Ferrari in July also presented the purely

petrol-powered Amalfi coupe, replacing and upgrading the

successful 2019 Roma in the entry segment of its range.

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