Purosangue: The ‘crazible’ Ferrari

An aftermarket exhaust for mine (sport-cats, not straight piped) will be perfect because when I drive it I’ll want maximum V-12 enjoyment. I live in suburban/rural US, so plenty of space to have a louder than normal sports car. It’ll also be my only V-12 (my other F-car will be my SF90), so switching “to the 812” when I want to experience more audio won’t be an option for me. As far as “ruining” the car, exhausts are easily swapped back to stock at any time. No “ruining” whatsoever.

 

Maybe not as strong as ‘didn’t like’ but I didn’t really miss it when it had gone. It always felt like it was slightly more cumbersome and not as rewarding as the 812 and the only reason to use it instead of an 812 was because you needed the space. A beefy, man’s car but not as ‘electric’ as the Superfast. The Purosangue seems to respond better than the Lusso and be more fun to drive (it’s subjective, I know). Hope you enjoy yours!

 

It is a V12 Ferrari and much of the appeal is the sound. Muting the car doesn't make sense. My Urus sounds incredible stock but I added sport cats and now its even better. Same for my G63. Although SUV's they are still sporty and aggressive. I also disagree with Ferrari detuning the car to this extent. It is a heavy vehicle and could use all of the power they can give.

I am not just going to accept whatever they do as being the most optimal for all of their customers. There is a reason the aftermarket exhaust business does so well.

 

If Ferrari didn't mute the car this wouldn't be necessary. A smile exhaust button or different option would have been great.

 

I love the idea of a exhaust... or maybe this one

 

The 812 is much more explosive. The Lusso is smooth and tuned to really be a GT. Sometimes where they've calibrated the car lines up so nicely with our preferences, and sometimes, not so much.

 

Well, I don't work for Ferrari. I'm still looking forward to ours. Just got the allocation up and will be spec'ing this week. My plan is to make it mostly a DD and probably replace the TurboS for that role. Hoping I can get discrete paint and shield delete past my spousal committee!

 

You can have mine if it ever ships.

 

Haha!

Submitted a spec today. Won’t be completely locked for a while. Bianca Italia with Iroko Interior. No shields.

 

Mine is also Bianca Italia but with shields and blue media interior and lots of carbon. I did learn yesterday that it is on the water as of 2 weeks ago so I am thinking another couple of weeks.

Interestingly the dealer is still uncertain as to how Ferrari will handle the tariffs. Apparently there is some ambivalence with what they are going to do. I am betting the dealers have told Ferrari that people are backing out so we shall see.

 

I’m looking forward to hearing how this all goes for you. Please post pictures if you accept the delivery.

Currently, I have spec’d zero exterior carbon. Not sure I will change that or not.

 

I saw one without the carbon and it looked really cheap to me. Mostly around the wheels is where is doesn't look good. You might want to see one in person first.

 

I suspected as much…. Thank you for confirming. I have only seen one PS in person and that was over a year ago. In your opinion, do carbon wheel arches need the complimentary under door sill? And of course the rear diffuser and front spoiler? I think exterior carbon is very car/color dependent.

 

I did it all because I wasn't sure how it would look with just some ext components. For the lighter colors I think its a must.

 

that’s what I was afraid of!

our 812 has zero carbon anywhere. The C12 in production has all exterior carbon because I could not find a stopping point. Guess the PS will be the same. :/

thanks again for the input!

 

Another option is to have the exterior parts painted. I think you can do body color, black glossy or canna di Fucile glossy. Like the CF, the CdF will read as grey, but it will be a little lighter looking than the carbon. And the price difference isn't that big, so if you love the CF, thats the thing to do. I think sometimes doing painted will look good too so its worth noting.

 

I had not really considered that. My understanding was that gloss black paint is same cost as CF. I have a belief that may not be accurate that CF will hold up to diffuser (and probably wheel arches) better than a gloss paint. I'll make inquiries to the dealer.

Also, I'm going to have to ask about the apparent CF interior trim and see if there are options not shown on the configurator. Not a huge fan of CF on the interior - it is ok on a sports car, but not necessarily on this car. I'm going more for a clean and elegant look.

 

I don’t want to pay for carbon bits on mine. What is the alternative for the wheel arches etc?

 

CF and painted parts are both clear coated, it's the clear coat that takes the damage first. In either case you will probably PPF these parts.

The alternatives to CF is either the standard plastic, which they rather charmingly- although accurately- call "polycarbonate" or have these polycarbonate pieces painted.

I dont remember the exact costs but a long time go the painted bits were considerably less expensive than the CF. I think the price difference between the two isnt that big these days, so Id base the decision on aesthetics.

 

Having these painted vs carbon fibre for these parts in Australia was about $37k less.. wich is what I opted for

 

I’ll report back when I hear from my dealer this week. For $37k, I’ll do glossy black paint. Should look good - better than flat - but perhaps less flashy than carbon?

 

the price was very close and crazy high for gloss black compared to CF.....decided to get it standard and paint it gloss black aftermarket.