Ferrari Purosangue SUV To Arrive With Iconic V12 Engine In September

Ferrari will be limiting the number of Purosangue SUVs it will make every year in order to ensure its exclusivity. The prancing horse marque has stated that the yearly average contribution of the Purosangue SUV to the yearly shipments from Maranello will remain under 20 per cent.

Other brands like Lamborghini with the Urus and Aston Martin with the DBX have given up their sports car identity with their sojourn into the SUV world. However, Ferrari claims that the new Purosangue (Italian for thoroughbred) will be a true sports car like its siblings that bear the famous prancing horse badge. Speaking to reporters at the Ferrari' recent Capital Markets Day, the carmaker's CEO Benedetto Vigna said that he had driven the new Purosangue in the hills around Maranello and that the SUV drove like a true sports car.

Vigna also confirmed that the new SUV will be powered by Ferrari's iconic V12 engine stating that the company had tested several engine options for the upcoming Purosangue. Vigna claims that after testing several engine options it was clear to Ferrari that the V12 was the correct engine to bring the Purosangue to the market.

Ferrari released a video about the upcoming Purosangue's powerplant stating, "Born without compromise, our new thoroughbred's bloodline is unmistakably Ferrari at heart. It will be powered by a V12 engine. The V12 has always been an intrinsic part of Ferrari DNA. It is a celebration of our heritage, and a symbol of our relentless quest for new heights of performance and pure driving emotion."

Like Ferrari's other current V12 models, the Purosangue will feature the iconic powerplant underneath the bonnet at the front. Ferrari has confirmed that going forward it would be concentrating on two bespoke architectures.

The first, which will underpin the Purosangue and other front-mid engined GT style cars while the other will underpin its mid-engined supercars. Both architectures will support some form of electrification and are able to accommodate V12, V8 and V6 engines with transaxle dual-clutch gearboxes. Both of these architectures will support both rear and four-wheel drive along with 2, 2+2, and 4-seat cabins using variable wheelbase lengths.

Ferrari has also revealed its electrification plans at its Capital Markets event. As earlier stated by the company, the first Ferrari EV will arrive in 2025 with the carmaker targeting 2026 for 60 per cent electrification across its range.Ferrari plans lineup will sell only 20 per cent pure internal combustion engine powered cars by 2030, while the rest of its lineup will be split down the middle by hybrids and pure electric vehicles.

Thoughts On the Ferrari Purosangue

Ferrari plans for the Purosangue show us that the 'SUV' bearing the 'Prancing Horse' badge will be unlike any sports utility vehicle in the world today. The addition of the iconic V12 engine under the bonnet shows just how committed Ferrari is to make the Purosangue a thoroughbred worthy of the 'Prancing Horse' badge.