Ferrari has promised for years to expand its delivery range with the Purosangue, an SUV that will undoubtedly increase the sales numbers of the brand in the same way as the Urus at Lamborghini. A wrapped test mule of the Ferrari Purosangue now breaks the silence that has been hanging around the model for some time.
Aston Martin has the DBX, Lamborghini de Urus and Maserati and Bentley compete with the Levante and Bentayga for a slice of the exclusive SUV pie. For years there have been rumors that Ferrari is also adding an SUV to its range, rumors that were finally confirmed by Ferrari itself in 2018. The brand indicated that its first SUV will be called ‘Purosangue’, Italian for whole blood. It is now 2021 and Ferrari has not yet shown anything of that Purosangue. Thanks to our spy photographer, we have some footage of Ferrari’s first SUV.
A brand-new set of spy photos, unfortunately of poor quality, shows ‘something’ of the Purosangue, although not much. The body of this packed test model has little to do with the exterior that Ferrari actually folds around its SUV. We have one here called mule to pack. In this case, a trimmed and sawn carriage from the Maserati Levante serves as packaging material for Ferrari’s potential new hit.
We already know that the Purosangue will be a four-wheel drive SUV with the engine in the front and the gearbox near the rear axle. It remains to be seen whether Ferrari will give the Purosangue a real SUV carriage or whether the brand opts for a lower but somewhat high-standing model as a direct successor to the recently discontinued GTC4Lusso and GTC4Lusso T. The Purosangue comes in in any case available with a hybrid powertrain that includes a V8, although it is likely that Ferrari will also bring a mighty twelve-cylinder to the SUV. We do not expect the Purosangue to be on the market before the end of this year, the SUV may even be available at Ferrari dealers from next year. By the way, do not expect the Purosangue to be the only ‘high Ferrari’ …