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Ferrari’s newly launched Purosangue is the marque’s first 4-door 4-seater. But don’t call it an SUV - it’s a “modern GT”. :smiley:

The Purosangue looks like an SUV, akin to other luxury sports SUVs from brands like Porsche and Maserati. But despite its size, shape and higher stance, the company insists that the Purosangue – which means “thoroughbred” in Italian – is a sports car, designed from the ground up as a true Ferrari.

The Purosangue may not have a traditional Ferrari shape, but it will sound like a Ferrari. The new model is powered by a 6.5-liter, 715-horsepower V-12 engine that is mounted behind the front axle, rather than over it as with most SUVs and crossovers.

Ferrari said the location of the engine – and of the Purosangue’s transaxle, mounted at the rear – distributes the vehicle’s weight almost evenly among the four wheels, improving its handling.

Will list at €390 000 - the second most expensive production Ferrari behind the €440 000 SF90. :astonished: The company plans to limit production of the Purosangue to no more than 20% of its total annual output, or only about 3,000 units per year.

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