Ferrari's First SUV Should Have More Power Than the Lamborghini Urus This new crossover, being developed under the Purosangue name, is likely to arrive in 2022.
There are more questions than answers with every sighting of Ferrari’s upcoming crossover, the Purosangue, and most revolve around the looks of the peculiar mule that Maranello has chosen for testing.
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Clearly based on a chopped-up Maserati Levante, the 2022 Ferrari Purosangue mule sits only slightly higher off the ground than a usual Ferrari supercar and looks more like a weird hatchback than a full-on SUV.
That is because the Purosangue will not be an SUV, but an FUV, which, believe it or not, stands for Ferrari Utility Vehicle according to how some high-placed Ferrari executives are calling it.
Then again, even Lamborghini calls the Urus an SSUV (Super Sport Utility Vehicle), so Ferrari is not exactly special by not calling it an old-fashioned SUV.
Even though it is about a year away from its official launch, Ferrari’s first-ever SUV (okay, FUV) continues to gather testing miles as a weird mule and not a pre-production prototype for some reason.
Maranello’s first high-bodied model is expected to reveal itself to the public in the first half of 2022, when it will try to teach the Lamborghini Urus and the Aston Martin DBX a thing or two about drama in the rarefied high-performance crossover segment.
The mule is much tinier than the Maserati donor car, with both the front and rear doors cut to fit inside a visibly shorter wheelbase.
As the third-ever production Ferrari to feature all-wheel-drive after the GTC4 Lusso and the FF, the Purosangue should offer an even more high-tech AWD system, one that has no correspondent in another modern car.
Tuned for cutting corners and not rock-crawling, it should make Ferrari’s FUV handle more like a GT with rear doors and a rear hatch than an SUV.
That said, and despite all the mule sightings catching it sitting low to the ground, the Purosangue should come with a suspension that offers different levels of ground clearance.
A version of the naturally aspirated 6.5-liter V12 from the 812 Superfast and upcoming 'Versione Speciale' should provide the oomph for the top version. Still, the Purosangue will also feature a hybridized twin-turbo V8.
That is because the Purosangue will not be an SUV, but an FUV, which, believe it or not, stands for Ferrari Utility Vehicle according to how some high-placed Ferrari executives are calling it.
Then again, even Lamborghini calls the Urus an SSUV (Super Sport Utility Vehicle), so Ferrari is not exactly special by not calling it an old-fashioned SUV.
Even though it is about a year away from its official launch, Ferrari’s first-ever SUV (okay, FUV) continues to gather testing miles as a weird mule and not a pre-production prototype for some reason.
Maranello’s first high-bodied model is expected to reveal itself to the public in the first half of 2022, when it will try to teach the Lamborghini Urus and the Aston Martin DBX a thing or two about drama in the rarefied high-performance crossover segment.
The mule is much tinier than the Maserati donor car, with both the front and rear doors cut to fit inside a visibly shorter wheelbase.
As the third-ever production Ferrari to feature all-wheel-drive after the GTC4 Lusso and the FF, the Purosangue should offer an even more high-tech AWD system, one that has no correspondent in another modern car.
Tuned for cutting corners and not rock-crawling, it should make Ferrari’s FUV handle more like a GT with rear doors and a rear hatch than an SUV.
That said, and despite all the mule sightings catching it sitting low to the ground, the Purosangue should come with a suspension that offers different levels of ground clearance.
A version of the naturally aspirated 6.5-liter V12 from the 812 Superfast and upcoming 'Versione Speciale' should provide the oomph for the top version. Still, the Purosangue will also feature a hybridized twin-turbo V8.
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Controversial is arguably the most adequate way to describe the Purosangue. The first-ever utility vehicle from the Prancing Horse of Maranello is due to launch in 2022 on a brand-new architecture.
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“Every wealthy tasteless person” will buy a Purosangue according to Chris Harris, and that isn’t surprising at all. What comes as a bit of a bombshell is Car Magazine mentioning two “electric crossover spin-offs.”
Codenamed F175, the Purosangue may serve as the basis for the F244 in 2024 and F245 in 2026 as per the cited publication. The problem with this report, however, boils down to conflicting intel from official channels.
Rewind to September 2018 at the Capital Markets Day when the Italian automaker confirmed not only the Purosangue but also the successor to the LaFerrari, second-generation hybrid models like the SF90 Stradale, an all-new V6 engine architecture, and two platforms for mid- and front-engined vehicles.
EVs were not mentioned once during the conference, but that’s not all. Ferrari commercial boss Enrico Galliera let it slip that electric vehicles aren't up to snuff at the present moment, and (now former) head honcho Louis Camilleri can’t imagine a future with an all-electric lineup. If push comes to shove in terms of emissions regulations, the earliest the EV will happen is 2025.
Turning our attention back to Car Magazine, the crossovers are said to pack up to four e-motors with an initial output of 610 horsepower as well as a base capacity of 80 kWh for the lithium-ion battery. As for the Purosangue, the cited publication “has seen documents” that suggest a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 with electric assistance for a combined total output of 700 HP.
An “800-horsepower V12” engine may also make the cut, and I can definitely see this engine option happening. Lest we forget, the Purosangue serves as an indirect replacement for the GTC4Lusso and GTC4Lusso T. Both versions of the 2+2 grand tourer were discontinued in secret earlier in 2020.
Codenamed F175, the Purosangue may serve as the basis for the F244 in 2024 and F245 in 2026 as per the cited publication. The problem with this report, however, boils down to conflicting intel from official channels.
Rewind to September 2018 at the Capital Markets Day when the Italian automaker confirmed not only the Purosangue but also the successor to the LaFerrari, second-generation hybrid models like the SF90 Stradale, an all-new V6 engine architecture, and two platforms for mid- and front-engined vehicles.
EVs were not mentioned once during the conference, but that’s not all. Ferrari commercial boss Enrico Galliera let it slip that electric vehicles aren't up to snuff at the present moment, and (now former) head honcho Louis Camilleri can’t imagine a future with an all-electric lineup. If push comes to shove in terms of emissions regulations, the earliest the EV will happen is 2025.
Turning our attention back to Car Magazine, the crossovers are said to pack up to four e-motors with an initial output of 610 horsepower as well as a base capacity of 80 kWh for the lithium-ion battery. As for the Purosangue, the cited publication “has seen documents” that suggest a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 with electric assistance for a combined total output of 700 HP.
An “800-horsepower V12” engine may also make the cut, and I can definitely see this engine option happening. Lest we forget, the Purosangue serves as an indirect replacement for the GTC4Lusso and GTC4Lusso T. Both versions of the 2+2 grand tourer were discontinued in secret earlier in 2020.