Ferrari To Add A New Purosangue Version Later This Year

Ferrari plans to introduce a new version of the Purosangue model later this year. According to reports, it will retain the naturally aspirated V12 engine, although it’s unclear if more power is on the way. In its current form, this 6.5 liter engine has 715 hp. However, the twelve-cylinder engine can release even more power.

According to Bloomberg, the new version will go into production during the second half of the year. That would make the SUV one of five novelties that Ferrari has confirmed it will introduce this year.

Details are scarce, but company sources cited by the news agency claim the big engine remains. Ferrari is apparently tweaking the Purosangue to improve handling.

The company declined to comment on future models when Bloomberg asked if the SUV would get an upgrade.

If the V12 remains intact, Ferrari could develop an optional Assetto Fiorano package following the recipe used on the company’s other supercars. The kit usually reduces weight by using more carbon fiber. Named after the company’s track in Italy, the package also features revised suspension and aerodynamics.

Even if Ferrari wants to expand the Purosangue line, it is sticking to its promise to limit annual production. Since the model’s launch nearly four years ago, production has been limited to 20 percent of the company’s total annual output.

A new version would not be a surprise. Ferrari expects that 40 per cent of its models will still be powered by internal combustion engines by 2030. Plug-in hybrids are estimated to have an identical share by the end of the decade, leaving electric vehicles with the remaining 20 percent. In just four years, the company intends to introduce up to 20 new models.

Traditionalists will be happy to hear that the twelve-cylinder engine will live on, as Ferrari has found a way to bring it in line with Euro 7 standards. Last year, Chief Research and Development Officer Ernesto Lasalandra hinted at further development of the V12, as well as the smaller V6 and V8 engines: “We continue to develop our V6, V8 and V12 engines to continuously improve their performance and efficiency, while complying with new global regulations. We will continue to offer petrol engines in our product portfolio and bring engine innovation by continuously increasing specific power.”

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