Ferrari has just released their first SUV, which is expected to be a huge competitor to Lamborghini's SUV, the Urus after it goes into production in early 2023. Let's dive into some technical specifications and find out how big of a threat the new Ferrari really is to the Lamborghini Urus, its main competitor, and others like the Aston Martin DBX and the Bentley Bentayga. We'll explore the stats of all of them and compare afterwards.

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First of all, what's its name, and when is it going on sale? It is called the Ferrari Purosangue (PUR-oh-SAN-gway), and its debut should be somewhere in late 2022. It will start going into production by early 2023 and is supposed to start at a price of around $400,000.

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The price is relatively expensive compared to others, as the Aston Martin DBX starts at around $188,000, the Bentley Bentayga at $193,000, and the Lamborghini Urus at around $230,000. Now that we know it's pretty expensive, let's see if it's actually worth the high price.

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The standard Purosangue comes with an incredibly powerful V12 engine which is stronger than most competitors. A hybrid V8 model will also later launch alongside two electric models which Ferrari have codenamed the F244 and F245. All of these variant models will be released anytime between 2024 and 2026. Now let's look at the engines and models of some other competitors. The Lamborghini Urus, unlike other standard Lamborghinis, has a 4.0 liter twin-turbo V8, while the Bentley Bentayga has various different models. One includes a 4.0 L twin-turbo V8 like the Urus, but another model has a more powerful 6.0 liter twin-turbo W12. Yet another is diesel powered, with the same engine as the standard model, and the last one is a plug-in hybrid with a 3.0 L turbo V6 and a 94 kW AC induction motor with a range of about 31 miles. Lastly, the Aston Martin DBX has a standard 4.0 liter twin-turbocharged V8. Overall, if you're interested in getting a powerful but sporty SUV, the Purosangue is the way to go with the most powerful engine. The Ferrari leads in the battle for horsepower with 715 hp (top speed of 193 mph) and the Urus follows with 641 hp (top speed of 189 mph), followed by the Bentayga with 626 hp (190 mph), and the DBX with 542 hp (193 mph). The Ferrari SUV will most likely lead that battle, as it is expected to produce over 800 hp (over 200 mph) with its powerful V12 engine.

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Now let's check out some of the body details. All three released sports SUVs are mid-size luxury crossovers, but Ferrari has not released the details about the Purosangue, only that it will be a mid-size SUV. No photos of the inside have been released, but the Purosangue is expected to have four seats, but the other three competitors have five. Also, unlike the other three, the Ferrari will be a 4-door car, while the others are 5-door. Yes, it's confusing, so let's explain. Firstly, what is a crossover? A crossover is different from a regular SUV because it is generally lighter because of the unibody construction. SUVs have body-on-frame construction and a separate truck chassis instead, making them heavier. A body-on-frame constructed car has a separate body of the car, frame of the car, and a truck chassis on the body as well. This makes the whole thing very heavy. Most large SUVs have this design, and it was very popular in the early days of car construction. In the 1960s, the unibody construction method was introduced, which is now mainly used in smaller cars such as sedans and coupes, but also in many of the newer, smaller SUVs like these. The unibody design is where the body, frame, and chassis are all one simple structure, resulting in a lighter, faster design. Lastly, how do you have a 5-door car? Well, in most sedans, and some SUVs, the trunk/boot of the car is counted as a separate storage compartment that cannot be accessed through the inside seats. A 5-door is when the trunk/boot can be accessed through the inside and is counted as part of the inside of the car. This results in the trunk/boot of the car being counted as a door. There can also be 3-door cars where the car has two side doors and trunk/boot, but these are rare. Anyway, the Purosangue is a 4-door, so its trunk/boot is a separate compartment, but the other three competitors are 5-doors. However, the other three are also luxury crossovers, which means they have a unibody design. Ferrari has not released whether it will have a body-on-frame design or unibody design.

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Now let's look at some pics of the real cars. Firstly, let's look at the upcoming star, the Ferrari Purosangue. Ferrari has only released one official picture of it (the first picture in the gallery), but there are multiple renderings of what it should look like, based on the official picture.