Ferrari unveils the Purosangue, however is it an SUV? (video)

If it appears to be like like a duck, quacks like a duck…

I assume that cliché doesn’t apply to the brand new Ferrari Purosangue. It’s the primary four-door Ferrari and options four-wheel drive, however the powers that be on the Prancing Horse don’t take into account it an SUV or crossover. Perhaps we’re splitting hairs when assigning the Purosangue to a selected automobile style, however a four-door automobile with four-wheel drive is synonymous with an SUV or crossover.

“To allow the corporate to realize the bold targets set for this venture and create a automobile worthy of a spot in its vary, a totally totally different format and progressive proportions in comparison with fashionable GT archetypes (so-called crossovers and SUVs) have been adopted,” per a Ferrari launch. “The Purosangue, alternatively, has a mid-front-mounted engine with the gearbox on the rear to create a sporty transaxle format. The Energy Switch Unit (PTU) is coupled in entrance of the engine to supply a novel 4×4 transmission. This delivers precisely the 49:51% weight distribution that Maranello’s engineers deem optimum for a mid-front-engined sports activities automobile.”

Like a correct Ferrari, the Purosangue encompasses a 6.5-liter V12 engine with a  13.6:1 compression that produces a factory-rated 715 bhp at 7,750 rpm and 528 lb-ft of torque at 6,250 rpm. The engine is paired with an eight-speed F1 DCT transmission. Efficiency is stout with a 0-62 mph dash in 3.3 seconds, and 0-125 mph in an 10.2 seconds.

However alas, Ferrari doesn’t need to be pigeonholed as an SUV producer. A fast look on the latest Ferrari doesn’t give me the SUV vibe as a lot because the Lamborghini Urus or the Porsche Cayenne but it surely’s nonetheless an SUV, or a minimum of a cool wanting crossover.

How do you inform Ferrari that it produced its first SUV?