The V12 can’t be rudimentary based on my limited experience with its predecessors but I guess you can get desensitised (I haven’t and love these Ferrari NAs)!
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There is nothing, absolutely nothing to justify its price tag. This is pure Stilantis price gouging at its best. Good on them..get that money..
Try to learn how to spell Stellantis frist. Then try understanding that Stellantis hs nothing to do with Ferrari anymore.
A huge pie on my face for telling the man off about spelling, whilst I misspelled two words myself (first and has), due to hastiness.
Do you think there is less production cost and development in a Purosangue compared with an 812? They may be expensive but given it has a 6.5l V12 engine, a unique body format, 4RM, two transmissions and all the Ferrari software plus a sumptuous leather interior with four seats instead of two, Did you expect a £200k car when the 812 was around £350k-£400k spec’d up five years ago? There will be less production and development cost in an 812. And please don’t say £200k is where the market is because they’re all sold out.
Weird thing is their SUV will be equipped with a glorious NA V12 engine while their future halo car will certainly have a V6TT .. Wokeism again ?
Question on the rear doors of the Purosangue: I've seen that they are electrically operated when opening - does that mean that if you are in a tight parking spot, e.g. parked next to another car or a wall, it will just open until it clangs against the other object? Would seem a pretty fundamental operating flaw if that's the case.
Well questioned, AFAIK your usual electrically opened trunk (doors for the matter) doesn't stop until it makes contact, no idea if any top end manufacturers ever put any effort to solve this.
Dear pk328, the electrically opening function does only work when a person is opening the door via the outside "button". So the person outside can control the door and stop it in narrow space areas. Opening the door as a passenger from inside is mechanical only. But closing from inside is electrically via a button in the B-column.
I think one distinction is that many Ferrari products are either demonstrably superior or extremely distinctive. I would say it is unlikely this will be demonstrably better than an Urus Perf or Cayenne TGT (first time cars rarely are) so that leaves distinctive. There is nothing distinctive re this car, except a V12 engine which is less suitable than a high torque TT V8. The only reason a V12 was chosen is so the car is taken “seriously”. IMHO. I think residuals will be super weak after the UK after a honeymoon period, esp with the buy back agreements. For me £275k loaded feels right.
they have certainly done a great marketing job, turning the "50% in 2 years" depreciating Lusso into a locked out sales success. The suspension is the main difference underneath, and then it's the lure of the "SUV". No doubt it will be a great car, so is the Lusso, but it does show that perception is reality!
There will be lots of views but I think the PS will be demonstrably superior. It looks much better than a Urus, has a very sophisticated suspension system, Ferrari’s excellent chassis development and software solutions, plus a V12 engine. It’s not the first car because the format is familiar from the FF and Lusso. I’ve owned both and their drivetrain in the PS body promises to be ideal. Who knows about depreciation but I think the car will be brilliant and rarer than competitors, albeit more expensive. I think sometimes even fchat should acknowledge something for what it is - of course we can debate whether they should have done it (no problem with it from my perspective but fair enough if others think differently) - but as a FUV/SUV it’s a great job they look to have done here. I don’t think we’ll see 50% depreciation after two years but I guess that will depend on production volumes v demand.
