Ferrari’s Special Projects team transformed an SF90 Stradale into this unique CZ26. Cleaner surfaces and slimmer lights make the original SF90 coupe look very dated. Unchanged plug-in hybrid V8 makes almost 1,000 hp, gets to 62 mph in 2.5 seconds. Ferrari’s SF90 Stradale was never exactly ugly, but it wasn’t one of Maranello’s best designs, and its 849 Testaorssa successor has come in for plenty of criticism too. Maybe Ferrari has been saving its best ideas for its one-off clients, because the latest Special Projects build just dropped and it looks better than both of those cars. Created for a lucky American customer, it’s called CZ26, the numbers in that name signifying that this is the 26th Special Projects one-off. Comapered with the original SF90 the nose is taller and blockier, the surfacing more geometric and those slightly McLaren-ish SF90 headlights have disappeared. In their place are ultra-thin lighting elements incorporated into a full-width front grille, helping give the car a much more contemporary face. Related: Only 10 Of These Ferrari SUVs Exist And Every One Is American There’s more tidying at the back. Skinny taillights replace the hybrid SF90’s chunky square units, while the familiar central twin exhausts remain. But the old V-shaped bumper treatment beneath them has gone, allowing the lower body and diffuser to run horizontally across the rear. It looks cleaner, wider and, to our eyes, considerably better. There’s something about the result that reminds us a little of the Polestar 6. But what really strikes us is how much this things could pass for a fantasy Kia EV-series supercar. Ferrari says inspiration came partly from 1970s Italian industrial design, although the CZ26 certainly doesn’t feel retro. Underneath, Ferrari hasn’t messed with the SF90 recipe, and there’s definitely no Kia electric drivetrain under the carbon skin. The 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 and three electric motors still produce a combined 986 hp (1,000 PS). Ferrari quotes 0–62 mph (100 kmh) in 2.5 seconds and a 204 mph (328 kmh) maximum speed. Cooling And Aerodynamics Reworked The inside remains mostly unchanged too, the updates focusing on a new technical fabric and glossy carbon treatment. But that doesn’t mean the CZ26 was merely an expensive, but simple reskin. Ferrari reworked the cooling layout, underbody, vortex generators, front air curtains, rear spoiler and diffuser to make the new body function aerodynamically. Ferrari doesn’t reveal what its American owner paid, naturally. Special Projects builds take around two years and involve the customer throughout development, so figure comfortably into seven figures before the champagne and the keys arrive. Whatever it cost, we suspect plenty of SF90 owners are currently wondering why theirs didn’t look like this from day one. Ferrari