The Purosangue Thread

Now, disregard cars altogether, please. I will talk beers only. I love my beers and have tasted some crazy brews in international festivals. The craziest of them all was a Canadian one, which was about 50% ABV, fermented and mixed with whisky. I regularly have the French Belzebuth, which is 13% ABV, stronger than most wines. I guess you are talking about the American Budweiser, which is marketed as "Bud" in Europe and frankly it is a light beer by our standards. You have to taste the original Budweiser (the Budweisers are a family of beer makers from Czechia, some of whom emigrated to the US). The original European Budweiser has nothing to do with the American one, it is much richer and more bitter. I myself am a lover of Belgian Ale, thus a Duvel or a Leffe is always my poison of choice.

 

If you love beer you should be drinking New Zealand made beers they make sure of the very best beer in the world.

 

Didn't know NZ made great beers. Love everything about NZ which is the perfect country IMO in terms of climate, scenery and not overpopulated like here in severely over crowded UK.

 

Don't under sell the UK everywhere has it problem even NZ, specially with the dictator whos currently running the country into the ground.
I'm actual leave in a few day to spend a month in the UK. I'm really looking forward to it.

 

Oh that’s depressing. Sounds like California…


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As I’ve said before we should all move to the mythical island of ICEland. No batteries (ok a performance hybrid will be allowed, and special dispensation for the likes of Rimac/Battista)
Long undulating roads uncluttered by Priuses etc. Stoplights are always a Tree and always precede a quarter mile straight with no intersections. Gasoline is plentiful and cheap. There are plentiful tracks for enthusiasts of all levels and face masks are only made of Nomex. Every home has a six car garage minimum with a built in lift and every car manufacturer provides excellent service and warranties which cover racing. The leaders are elected based on their car collection which is handicapped based on income level so average people can compete with the billionaires , and track experience.
Dictators, communists and wimpy drivers are banished via slow paddle boat to the country of their choice.


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Sign me up!!

 

I want to go there!!


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That island fits perfectly with my concept of an ideal world...

 

This is the Purosangue we've been waiting for. An evolution of the Lusso that maintains its Ferrari style but is even more powerful.


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Has this been officially released ??

 

Just a render, quite close one, but still just a render.
The hood is missing air intakes on the corners and few other details...

 

And no cars with less than 800 hp allowed......

Marcel Massini

 

I agree with this rule, BUT, with an exemption for classic cars of course !

 

Absolutely. In order to comply with your own rules, you have to give me the keys of your tdf

 

No it hasn't. This render is based on the image released by Ferrari las March.

 

According to a recent article in a Italian publication:

"The latest rumors coming from Maranello speak of the desire to offer a twelve-cylinder naturally aspirated engine that should exceed 800 HP. The engine of the F140 family will be combined with all-wheel drive and the 8-speed double clutch gearbox, a choice that the Prancing Horse has already recently proposed on other models with similar traction. An important aspect will be that of the design, with the style of the first SUV of the Cavallino that will be particularly distinctive, with the silhouette of the model that will return a sports car despite having an SUV layout. A sort of raised sedan, therefore, as has also been seen in the spy photos circulated online. The front shown in the teaser revealed an expressive mask, with an optical signature that will also integrate aerodynamic solutions similar to those seen on the 296 GTB. The sloping roofline should convey a coupe-like setting that will wink at purists. The cockpit should be characterized by a complete digitalization, with the dashboard borrowed from the latest models and a software evolution always carried out at home. Opening the rear doors into the wind should instead ensure easier access to the rear"

 

This would rule out the TDF!


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It is well known that it is underpowered and a bit lame......

Marcel Massini

 

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Ok I’m returning mine ….
I’d like to trade my TDF to the factory for an 812C in order to be compliant with the rules.
Actually Marcel, would you?


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Best beer in the world is “Old Krafty Hen”- even better than “old speckled hen “- my 4th favourite …. This is official - in my kitchen anyway …..

 

You can see that they both belong to the same family.




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According to Quattroruote:

''The Purosangue will be the largest Ferrari ever: length over five meters, wheelbase over three and weight in the area of two tons. Which is not surprising: the GTC4 was close to 1,800 kg, despite being shorter, lower and having two fewer doors. Stylistic expedients to lighten the car will serve the same purpose: bonnet, fenders, headlight housings and wheel arches will be studded with air intakes and vents, not to mention the aerobridge (reminiscent of that of the F12berlinetta) and a very protruding spoiler above the rear window. But the rumors of the eve, speak of other unique solutions. Like the bonnet with opening into the wind and rear doors - it is assumed - with wardrobe opening. Special effects that will continue in the cockpit: four single seats, driving position inspired by the principles "eyes on the road, hands on the steering wheel" taken to their extreme consequences on the SF90 Stradale, and the idea of the passenger screen with performance information of the vehicle cloned here with two other monitors for those sitting in the back. Like the bonnet with opening into the wind and rear doors - it is assumed - with wardrobe opening.
The driving dynamics also promise a characterization of a vehicle with a low center of gravity. Built on the new modular aluminum architecture announced by Maranello in 2018, the F175 project stands out from Rome (the first to adopt it) and from the future V12 (heir to the 812 Superfast) for numerous components, from the structural parts of the space frame (uprights and airframe safety), which have specific dimensions and torsional rigidity for the different forces and masses involved, up to the suspensions (apparently adjustable in height), and to the presence of the rear steering axle, already adopted by the GTC4 Lusso.
Prices and engines: it will be at the top. But let's get to the latest developments on the engine front: the plug-in hybrid seems to have definitely disappeared from the equation and the range could be all concentrated on the V12. The unit, in the central front position, will be the 6.5 of the F140 family, apparently proposed in an unprecedented power step (820 HP), halfway between the 810s of the Monza and the 830s of the 812 Competizione. Connecting it to the wheels is the eight-speed dual-clutch gearbox adopted by all the latest Ferraris, in a transaxle housing for better weight balance and combined with all-wheel drive, probably the only one available in the range.
Top price list. The choice to bet everything on the V12 will also affect the positioning. Which will be very high: the rumors anticipate a price list between 336 thousand euros of the 812 GTS and 430 thousand of the SF90. We are therefore talking about a competitor of Rolls-Royce Cullinan (368 thousand euros) and not of Urus (229 thousand). Information that we should be able to verify in a few months, if it is true that the launch is scheduled for the fall.
And the developments ... And then? And then he who knows. Ferrari is said to be already working on a 100% electric variant, ready by 2025, and on a couple of other battery-powered SUVs (codenamed F244 and F245), which will exploit the same architecture and which they could debut around 2025-26''.

 

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