Yahoo Autos Ferrari Has Some Things to Say About its Purosangue SUV Going Off-Road
Ferrari's first-ever SUV, the Purosangue, is set to be released sometime this summer. Being a sport utility vehicle, one might expect the Purosangue to have some off-road prowess. A gesture towards it, at least. Ferrari's new CEO thinks otherwise.
During the company's big business presentation on Thursday CEO Benedetta Vigna, who was appointed the role earlier in June, was asked whether or not the Purosangue will be able to go off-road. Rally fans will not be pleased with his response.
"When you think about a utility vehicle, you think about something that is big," Vigna said, according to Financial Times reporter Peter Campbell on Twitter. "[The Purosangue is a] sports car... when you go in it, drive it, you will see it is even more true."
Judging by the spy shots we've seen so far, we're inclined to believe the Purosangue will be a purely on-road vehicle, with no gravel, dirt, or mud intentions. The screengrab shown above, captured in Italy just outside Ferrari's headquarters, shows a low-slung, wide prototype with big, sticky tires—this is a sports car that is big, not an off-roader.
The Purosangue's design approach, along with its naturally-aspirated V-12 engine, present a stark contrast to its closest competitor, the Lamborghini Urus. The super-SUV has been marketed with plenty of off-road intention, and features a twin-turbo V-8 rather than the company's V-10 or V-12 offerings. Maybe nobody is going wheeling in a Urus so much as pulling up to flipper properties in the Bird Streets on this season of Selling Sunset, but the bones are there. After all, the Urus is based on the Audi Q8. It'll be interesting to see how the no-pretentions Ferrari and some-pretentions Lambo stack up not only behind the wheel, but in sales numbers.
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