After the Valkyrie comes the Ferrari Pusosangue first drive, which isn't a utility sport vehicle in case you were wondering. We sent JethroBovingdon to go and have a skid about to find out exactly what it is 📸 downshep
’s. A crank-driven Power Transfer Unit , comprising a two-speed gearbox plus reverse and parallel wet-clutches, drives the front wheels, and Ferrari can manipulate those clutches for torque vectoring. Despite a hefty 2033kg dry weight the Purosangue covers 0-62mph in 3.3 seconds and will run to over 193mph. The unusual 4RM-S Evo four-wheel-drive system allows the V12 to sit entirely behind the front axle and creates a 49:51 weight distribution.
There’s so much more technology here. From the latest Side Slip Control 8.0, Grip Estimation 2.0 , ABSevo, which better distributes braking force and was first seen on the 296 GTB, plus a four-wheel-steering system that can control the angle of each rear wheel independently and was introduced on the. Perhaps the biggest revolution concerns the Ferrari Active Suspension Technology, which utilises a new Multimatic system that does away with anti-roll bars completely.
Press the manettino and you can tweak the suspension independently of the drive mode, with Soft and Mid settings available with the lower drive modes but a choice of Soft, Mid and Hard in Sport mode. For me the ride and the tuning of the new dampers was a real surprise. I feared the sheer versatility and control they offered would lead Ferrari to eliminate roll completely and create an impressive but unnatural platform. Instead the Purosangue’s main trick is how it flows.
The rear-steer does create, at times, an overtly contrived agility where the rear seems to always want to take on some yaw to give an impression of razor-sharp reactions, but overall it’s got balance, response and allows you to get into a real rhythm. Only the smell of hard-worked brakes cracks the illusion. Lots of people have made fast SUVs but I’m not sure anyone has built one that feels so inherently balanced.
Overall the Purosangue is a deeply impressive and intriguing car. I’m just not sure what it’s really for. It’s not practical enough to be a true
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