If you’ve always wanted a family SUV with an Italian V12 up front and the aesthetic cleanliness of a Dodge Viper ACR that crashed into an AutoZone full of stick-on fender flares, then you absolutely want the new 755-horsepower Mansory Pugnator. There isn’t a single thing that is subtle, restrained, or classy about this beastly machine, but somehow it manages to look better than the godawful “pure blood” Ferrari it’s based on. Only seven of these things will be built, so you’re all but guaranteed to never see another one.
How much does this level of exclusivity cost? Well, the Ferrari’s base price is a massive $423,686, and you can expect this much Mansory tack will cost you at least another quarter mil. They haven’t released pricing yet, but I’m sure it can get as expensive as you want it to. Spec out something wacky and custom, they’ll probably build it for you.
Inside you’re treated to wide swathes of perforated white leather with red accents and plenty of Mansory logos to remind you how much you spent. Ferrari didn’t do a great job of designing this interior in the first place, but this is certainly an improvement. I don’t think I could handle the seats in regular driving, but they sure look aggressive and sporty, exactly the kind of thing you want in a family SUV.
The Pugnator features “marbled carbon” on almost every inch of the exterior, including wider fender flares and a double-decker wing. Has any of this been tested in a wind tunnel? Who knows! It’ll definitely make your already abysmal fuel economy even worse, and if luxury isn’t stopping at a grimy gas station more often than you need to, I don’t know what is.
Mansory also bolted on a set of ten-spoke lightweight wheels of its own design, which are a dramatic improvement over the standard wheels. I do think it’s well past time to stop putting black wheels on cars, however, as they just get lost in the wheel well and make the car look like its hiding something. These would look far better fully color matched to the car, or perhaps bronze.
Does the car have more power? Well of course. Mansory bolted on a lightweight sports exhaust and tuned the ECU to accommodate the higher flow. Instead of the Purosangue’s puny 715 horsepower and 528 lb-ft of torque, you’ll be whisked away by a powerful and impressive 755 hp and 538 lb-ft.
Look, you’d have to be silly to spend a half million on Ferrari’s first SUV, something the company said it would never build as recently as 2017. If you’re already going to be silly, why not go full bore silly and drop around a million for the better-looking Mansory version? Stealth wealth is for boring people anyway.
