“Every new Ferrari must be a sculpture in motion, combining science and art, technology and design into something new and carrying the Ferrari myth into the future”, as Flavio Manzoni, Chief Design Officer at Ferrari, once put it. This claim must apply all the more to a completely new Ferrari that has no model in the company’s long history. One such vehicle is the Ferrari Purosangue, the first four-door four-seater from Maranello. The challenge for the design team was to create a Ferrari that, despite its significantly larger volume, embodies all the characteristics of a genuine sports car, both technically and aesthetically. From a technical point of view, this was realised above all by a sports car-typical transaxle layout of the V12 mid-front-mounted engine and rear-mounted gearbox, as well as by the general division of the body into two levels: a more technical underbody and a sinous, imposing upper body. The division is also reflected stylistically in the fact that the upper volume appears to hover above the wheelarches. This creates an impression of general lightness despite the size of the vehicle and its pronounced volumes. The Purosangue was conceived as an aerodynamically shaped sculpture, which manifests itself in details such as the Aerobridge, a distinctive air-channel that extends through the wing from the bonnet to the flanks and helps define the dynamic horizontal design language. The concept of lightness and compactness has also been applied to the carbon-fibre roof and is accentuated by the rear wings, which lend the car’s silhouette its unique proportions. On the inside, the Purosangue offers ample space and comfort for up to four occupants access is via doors that open in opposite directions. The jury found: “This first four-door car from Ferrari inspires with its innovative architecture, powerfully elegant proportions, harmonious surface design and interesting material combinations – on the inside, the implementation of details and the choice of materials are also exquisite. The Ferrari Purosangue is indeed a unique car, opening up a category of its own while being clearly recognisable as a Ferrari.”
