Ferrari on Tuesday revealed its new Purosangue, the 75-year-old sports activities automobile maker’s first-ever four-door manufacturing car.

The Purosangue seems like an SUV, akin to different luxurious sports activities SUVs from manufacturers like Porsche and Maserati. However regardless of its measurement, form and better stance, the corporate insists that the Purosangue – which suggests “thoroughbred” in Italian – is a sports activities automobile, designed from the bottom up as a real Ferrari.

The Purosangue might not have a standard Ferrari form, however it should sound like a Ferrari. The brand new mannequin is powered by a 6.5-liter, 715-horsepower V-12 engine that’s mounted behind the entrance axle, fairly than over it as with most SUVs and crossovers.

Ferrari mentioned the situation of the engine – and of the Purosangue’s transaxle, mounted on the rear – distributes the car’s weight nearly evenly among the many 4 wheels, enhancing its dealing with.

Whereas Ferrari is greatest recognized for its two-seat sports activities vehicles, the corporate has been constructing four-seaters for the reason that early Sixties, and all-wheel-drive fashions for the reason that FF coupe was launched in 2011. However even Ferrari admits the Purosangue strikes the storied model into new territory.

The Purosangue will begin at 390,000 euros ($389,000) in Italy, Ferrari mentioned, making it the corporate’s second most costly manufacturing mannequin behind the 440,000-euro SF90 hybrid sports activities automobile.

Deliveries will start within the second quarter of 2023 in Europe, within the third quarter in the USA, and by the tip of subsequent 12 months in different world markets, the automaker mentioned.

Regardless of its hefty beginning worth, the Purosangue is more likely to be well-liked with Ferrari’s prosperous shoppers.

Rival Porsche’s two SUVs, the Cayenne and Macan, collectively accounted for about 55% of Porsche’s manufacturing in 2021. However Ferrari will not let the Purosangue get fairly that well-liked: The corporate plans to restrict manufacturing of the Purosangue to not more than 20% of its complete annual output, or solely about 3,000 items per 12 months.