Could the Ferrari Purosangue be inspired by the new Ferrari Roma?

The Cavallino Rampante brand has spent several months working on an SUV that could put the Lamborghini Urus and the Aston Martin DBX on the ropes. The launch date of the future Ferrari Purosangue is scheduled for 2021.

The company’s first high-end vehicle in its 80-year history could use a modified version of the platform that debuted on the new Ferrari Roma, according to sources who spoke with CTO Michael Lieters at the presentation of the GT.

“Overall, we will have two architecture families: front-engine and rear-engine families,” he said. “Modularity is there, and especially in the front-engine architecture, we have to plan for many more models. We have a 2 + 2, we have a 4+, we are thinking about the Ferrari Purosangue and so on.”

The new architecture has been designed to work with V6, V8 and V12 engines, as well as electrified powertrains, and although the Ferrari Purosangue will probably not get the doce banger, it could launch with a plug-in hybrid.

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The future Ferrari Purosangue could be developed on the architecture of the Ferrari Roma

The Maranello brand has previously stated that its V12s are not going anywhere, at least for now, and the next model powered by such an engine is perhaps the new Ferrari hypercar. The company’s marketing director, Enrico Galliera, confirmed that work is already underway, stating that it will not launch before 2022.

The flagship model is believed to arrive with a lightweight construction and a focus on improved aerodynamics and superior handling. Electrifying the V12 engine is not on the agenda, according to Galliera, as it would add unnecessary weight.

Dubbed the “FUV” by Ferrari insiders, and set to be revealed in 2021, the Ferrari Purosangue will use an adapted version of a modular, multi-material, front-engine platform that will debut under the Ferrari Roma. Ferrari’s technology chief, Michael Lieters, explained the technology at the presentation of the new Ferrari Roma.

Galliera hinted that the next hypercar would not deliver a power output to beat the new 986 CV SF-90 plug-in hybrid. Instead, the Ferrari executive suggested that its philosophy will focus on lightness, controllability and aerodynamics. As such, it could shape up as a rival to the Aston Martin Valkyrie , which forgoes heavy hybrid technology.

Ferrari will continue developing its 6.5-litre naturally aspirated V12, and the brand’s engineers do not favour combining this with heavy battery technology. “To be honest, electrifying a V12 would most likely create, a heavy and large car. Therefore, electrification should ideally be combined with smaller engines,” said Galliera, who also confirmed that a fully electric Ferrari is not part of the product plan.

“The philosophy is to try to be prepared with different technologies so that they can be used with the necessary evolution,” he added. “That is why we have a wide range of engines: V12, V8 and, in the future, the V6.”