It’s very possible, as you say, that the whole concept of a sports car is less interesting to the 50-and-under generations. Porsche reported Macan sales of ~24,000 last year, and 911/718 sales of ~14,000, so there is some evidence people are buying the badge. A Ferrari badge is more important to most buyers than Nurburgring lap times. And, if you need to haul plywood around the Nurburgring, fast… Sent from my iPad using FerrariChat.com mobile app
When will we even get to see this thing? The spy shots I've seen make it look almost identical to the Maserati SUV. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
You may want to check this thread: https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/suv-lamborghini-did-it-will-ferrari-be-the-next-one.565536/page-89 Marcel Massini
Totally agree with your sentiments. The beauty of a brand like Ferrari is their motives being based on passion rather than reason. I want a car made by people who just want to race. Not interested in focus-group castrated gruel. The more I think about it I can't see myself ever owning a Ferrari made after the 355. After that it's just a company.
I've always looked at "high performance" SUVs and shaken my head. I can see where it's entertaining to have a fast, large vehicle, but really, if you want to have fun driving, you want a nimble, low center of gravity vehicle and something that doesn't weigh 2.5 + tons. For a while I've said a fast, great handing SUV is like an accomplished fat ballerina. Certainly impressive and fun to watch, but at the end of the day, it's a fat ballerina.
thought experiment. Which is better? More sporty cars + SUV Less sporty cars (No SUV) I know which I would choose.
The popular psychology behind buying SUV's is that buyers feel safer in them plus they like the roominess also
Not sure it is a mutually exclusive situation. I really don't care if Ferrari makes an SUV. They've watched Lamborghini succeed with the Urus and I don't think it has really hurt the raging bull's image. As has been mentioned before, having a SUV is a bit of a cash cow and allows firms like Porsche to continue making almost an infinite number of 911 variations. SUVs will also be great platforms for electrification. Maybe by including electric SUVs in the their line ups, the exotic makers will get some green credits, be cut a bit of slack, and be allowed to keep making some carbon burning, sonic beasts.
Car has been leaked from the factory production line. I won't post the image here out of respect for Ferrari (just search purosangue leak on Google.) I hate it. Going to be a weird sensation when one pulls up next to me at a traffic light. I have small pee pee, but a big heart
I see alot of 296 and Roma in the rear. Kind of looks like it's frowning. I wonder what type of damage control Ferrari PR is doing right now. Looks like someone might have their job terminated. I have small pee pee, but a big heart
Looks fine to me. Pretty much what i expected. Theres not much you can do with the SUV platform using ICE tech. Very limiting as far as styling. I will say this is more to my tastes than the ADHD Urus or the bland Bentayga. This feels similar to the AM DX but a little more aggressive. If i had the money id buy one to daily.
All I care about is Ferrari racing it in the Paris Dakar rally instead of being an overpriced grocery getter.
Those were my first thoughts as well -- the tacked on wheel arches aren't helping. Macan has better contours, IMHO. But I'm not into SUVs, so not sure my HO matters... .
Meanwhile, here in Dubai: First, the lineup to be the first to get a new one at huge markup has formed. Second, the market will get saturated. Third, the fear of the expiry of the warranty period will make them fall dramatically in value just like other used, unattractive, expensive SUVs. Finally, you will be unable to give them away at any price, due to their unreliability following abuse at the hands of the third owner and resultant huge service bills. For comparison, original top spec Cayenne Turbos can now be bought locally by the bucket for under $5,000, but nobody is mad enough to buy a rough 'project' Cayenne Turbo. I wonder what will happen to the value of the Ferrari brand when you can buy a barely running, sun bleached Purosangue with a full set of blinking warning lights in 2030 for sub-$5000? At that point I may buy a cheap one to cut its roof off in order to haul my dirt bike, but I don't think the general public seeing my blighted Purosangue will do good things for the value of my BB or Testarossa.
IMO (mind you there are no hard facts on this at so everything in this thread isbasically speculative anyway) the picture is of a 95% complete car and some of the trim is not yet attached. Zooming in on the cut out where the hood meets the A pillar and the wing mirror it looks very untidy as if there is a trim piece needed to cover something up. Also the wheel arch I thought was initially cladding like the new Subaru WRX but again zooming in this also looks unfinished as if there is a trim piece or arch flair to be fitted. As for the wheels they do look small but they be could be temporary wheels to move the car around the (pre) production area. Knowing Ferrari though they could equally be the standard wheel no one likes so everyone will spec the expensive upgrade option wheels.
