Our spies had yet another encounter with Ferrari’s Levante-based mule undergoing winter testing up in the mountains. Interestingly, the second prototype was not wearing the modified front end of the earlier mule with what looks like the Ferrari Roma’s headlamps, but the snout of the Levante. If anything, the Italians have us on our toes with what the Purosangue will look like. [Updated 4/3/2021]
Ferrari has been using modified bodies of the Maserati Levante to test their upcoming SUV, which is also their first, the Purosangue. And while that’s not exactly new, this test mule takes the modifications to a different level.
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Can you spot the differences between these two Ferrari Purosangue test mules?
That’s because it uses new lighting units up front that appear to have been lifted from the Ferrari Roma. They have a very similar shape to the ones used on the front-engined GT and a horizontal LED strip right in the middle. It is still too early to confirm whether they have anything in common with the final production parts, but it’s nonetheless interesting to see it like this.
The hood was readjusted to accommodate the headlights and so was the bumper. We can see other modifications too, such as the wider grille and smaller creases on each side. A small portion above the rear window wasn’t covered up by the camouflage and it reveals a light blue color. Ferrari also applied more stickers to the tailgate that better hide the rear lights, which otherwise seem to sport different graphics. The bumper, diffuser, quad exhaust pipes, and even the wheels soldier on.
Some sort of electrified powertrain, perhaps a V6 with self-charging or plug-in capabilities, will reportedly be introduced in the Purosangue. However, that might happen later on, as it could launch with the 3.9-liter twin-turbo V8 from the discontinued GTC4Lusso, in an upgraded form, perhaps making around 650 HP. And that wouldn’t be a coincidence, because the SUV is rumored to serve as the indirect successor of the GT.
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