Ferrari Purosangue Review

Every rival in this space uses a turbocharged V8 and hides its mass behind torque. Ferrari did the opposite and fitted the 6.5 litre naturally aspirated V12 from the front-engined coupes, making 715 horsepower at 7,750rpm, driving through a transaxle at the rear for balance. The suspension is the other headline, an electrically actuated system with a motor at each corner that controls body movement directly and removes the need for anti-roll bars entirely, which is why a two and a quarter tonne car does not lean.

The rear-hinged doors are theatre and the four individual seats are properly usable. The shape is the weak point, awkward from some angles in a way Ferraris rarely are. Fuel consumption from a large naturally aspirated V12 is exactly as bad as you expect. Waiting lists have kept used values above list, which is unusual for anything this practical. A genuinely strange and very good car.