After years of rumors and speculation, Ferrari finally dropped the curtain on its latest creation: the Purosangue – a model that was believed to be an SUV but is in fact a crossover. No matter what the body says it is, the new Purosangue just became the most powerful SUV in the world – a title which it will only be able to enjoy until the BMW XM arrives later this month. It also comes with a great exterior look and promises to offer interior room for a family.

Ferrari Purosangue exterior and interior design

Everyone was expecting the Purosangue to be a real SUV, but it seems that Ferrari went for a completely different layout with innovative proportions, so the result is more of a crossover. It was built on a 118.8-inch wheelbase and with a total length of 195.78 inches, it promises to offer interior room for a family. However, since the height is only 62.6 inches, headroom might be a problem.

It features a Roma-inspired exterior look, but of course, adapted to something with four doors. It comes with rear-hinged back doors, and when front and rear doors are opened together, the interior seems bigger than imagined when they are closed. A practical opening hatch offers easy access to the luggage area, which by the way is reasonable for a Ferrari: 16.7 cubic-feet. Of course, the Purosangue managed to dethrone the Urus in this regard, which was, until now, the SUV with the smallest boot at 21.8 cubic-feet.

What powers the Ferrari Purosangue?

Ferrari Purosangue
Ferrari

Even if its design is inspired by the Roma, the Purosangue is offered with a massive, naturally aspirated 6.5-liter V-12 engine. Yes, it's the old-school V-12 engine you've seen in many Ferrari models before, but it has completely redesigned intake, timing, and exhaust systems. The cylinder heads, on the other hand, are derived from the 812 Competizione. As a result, in the case of the Purosangue, the V-12 delivers a total of 715 horsepower and 528 pound-feet of torque. What's crazy about the engine is that 80% of its torque is delivered at only 2,100 RPM. The power is sent to all four wheels via an eight-speed, oil-bath dual-clutch transmission and an all-wheel-drive system.

The Purosangue also delivers class-leading performance figures: 0 to 62 mph in 3.3 seconds, 0 to 124 mph in 10.6 seconds, and a top speed of 193 mph.

How does the Ferrari Purosangue compare against the competition?

There is one thing we can say for sure about the Purosangue: it arrived very late on a market that already offers more than enough luxury SUVs. But at least it offers enough power to make it worthy. Take Lamborghini for example: it just launched a second version for the Urus, but even with all the improvements, the Performante can't compare with the Purosangue. It is offered with a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V-8 engine that delivers 657 horsepower and 627 pound-feet of torque. However, the 0 to 62 mph sprint time is the same: 3.3 seconds, while top speed is only 3 mph lower. But then we also have the Bentayga Speed, a model that, in theory, should be a lot more powerful than the Ferrari SUV since it comes with a twin-turbo, 6.0-liter W-12 engine. It only generates 626 horsepower and 664 pound-feet of torque, and it is also slower than the Purosangue: 0 to 60 mph in 3.9 seconds and a top speed of 190 mph.

The Italians are also facing competition from the Rolls Royce Cullinan. The British SUV is powered by a 6.75-liter V-12 engine that delivers a total of 571 horsepower and 627 pound-feet of torque, so nothing really to fear in here. Not to mention that the Cullinan is also incredibly slow when compared to the Purosangue: it does the 0 to 60 mph sprint in 4.8 seconds and can only hit a top speed of 155 mph.

As for the model the Purosangue dethrones - the Aston Martin DBX707 - it comes with a 4.0-liter, twin-turbo V-8 engine that delivers a total of 697 horsepower and 663 pound-feet of torque. Until the Purosangue arrived, the DBX707 was the most powerful luxury SUV in the world. It still remains the fastest, as it goes from 0 to 60 mph in 3.1 seconds, while top speed is on par: 193 mph.

How much does the new Ferrari Purosangue cost?

Ferrari said nothing in this regard, but Motor1 claims the model will be priced at €390,000 - or about $400,000 at the current exchange rate.

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