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The ugliest Ferrari of all time? Mansory has its way with the Ferrari Purosangue SUV and it's worse than you imagine

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Mansory Pugnator (based on the Ferrari Purosangue)
Chris Thompson
Journalist
26 Sep 2024
2 min read

Sorry to make you look at this, really. 

It’s the Mansory Pugnator and it’s based on the Ferrari Purosangue SUV, though you genuinely might not know from looking at it.

Leaving taste and subtlety at the door, as is the Mansory way, the prancing pony from Maranello is now a little less ‘Lake Como’ and a little more ‘put me in a coma’.

“The Mansory Pugnator, which derives its name from the Latin ‘Pugnator: the competitor or contestant’, is yet another complete vehicle conversion that impressively and unrivalled demonstrates the entire technical expertise of Mansory,” the German conversion workshop says of its work on the Purosangue.

Mansory Pugnator (based on the Ferrari Purosangue)
Mansory Pugnator (based on the Ferrari Purosangue)

With a series of coloured carbon fibre body panels and add-ons, the shape of the Ferrari SUV has been so altered that we’re surprised Ferrari hasn’t submitted a cease and desist (as it is often wont to do when people start fiddling with their cars).

Mansory Pugnator (based on the Ferrari Purosangue)
Mansory Pugnator (based on the Ferrari Purosangue)

A new set of one-piece, ultra-light forged wheels in staggered 22-inch front and 23-inch rear sizes are arguably one of the most subtle things about this car.

Its interior is similarly loud. A slathering of white leather with no shortage of red accents and Mansory badging looks ripe for literally any amount of dirt to immediately stain.

Mansory Pugnator (based on the Ferrari Purosangue)
Mansory Pugnator (based on the Ferrari Purosangue)

It’s not all visual though, as Mansory usually also gets into the greasy bits and has a play around with some moving parts.

In this case, the outfit has upped the Ferrari Purosangue’s 6.5-litre naturally aspirated V12’s outputs from 533kW of power and 716Nm of torque to 563kW and 730Nm.

Mansory calls it a “vehicle whose owners can fully realise their individual ideas and wishes”.  We’re not sure we’d make this our wish if we had the funds to do so.

Chris Thompson
Journalist
Racing video games, car-spotting on road trips, and helping wash the family VL Calais Turbo as a kid were all early indicators that an interest in cars would stay present in Chris’ life, but loading up his 1990 VW Golf GTI Mk2 and moving from hometown Brisbane to work in automotive publishing in Melbourne ensured cars would be a constant. With a few years as MOTOR Magazine’s first digital journalist under his belt, followed by a stint as a staff journalist for Wheels Magazine, Chris’ career already speaks to a passion for anything with four wheels, especially the 1989 Mazda MX-5 he currently owns. From spending entire weeks dissecting the dynamic abilities of sports cars to weighing up the practical options for car buyers from all walks of life, Chris’ love for writing and talking about cars means if you’ve got a motoring question, he can give you an answer.
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