Ferrari tackles. For years, the brand has denied that it intended to come up with an EV, but Ferrari is reportedly working on two EVs that will be placed on the same platform as the Purosangue SUV. The latter also gets petrol power under the hood.
Ferrari itself has not released much about the Purosangue. It has been known for a while that he is coming, but now it shares British CAR Magazine more information about the upcoming super SUV based on unspecified sources. It was already known that the Italian mastodon will be placed on a platform that all Ferrari’s with the engine in the nose will use in the future. Initially, he comes with the 800 hp V12 that can already be found in the 812 Superfast. A ‘hybrid V8’ should follow later, possibly indicating that the plug-in hybrid powertrain from the SF90 is making its way to the Purosangue. It remains to be seen whether the SUV also gets 1,000 hp. The Lamborghini Urus and the Aston Martin DBX can at least get their chests wet.
Culture shock
Ferrari will unveil the Purosangue in the spring of 2022. An SUV is already quite a culture shock for Ferrari purists, but what follows in the years after, may make the hackles stand even further. The Italians are working on two electric SUVs / crossovers on the platform of the Purosangue, which according to the sources are internally called ‘F244’ and ‘F245’. They are planned for 2024 and 2026 respectively. Whether it concerns two electric variants of the Purosangue, two completely new models or one new model that will be launched in two variants is still in the middle.
One thing is certain: the EVs will be fast anyway. If we are to believe the sources, the platform can accommodate four electric motors and the battery pack has a minimum capacity of 80 kWh. One speaks of a power of at least 610 hp, although it is obvious that the top version will deliver much more power. 610 hp is not very much in EV terms. The arrival of the EVs does not mean that Ferrari immediately throws everything on the electric drive. Former CEO Louis Camilleri said in early November that he will never see Ferrari become fully electric. However, the brand will now have to land more and more countries on or close the door for the fuel car around 2030. In addition, Camilleri’s words are no longer worth so much now, as he suddenly left this month. His successor could just take a different course.