Ferrari Unveils Handling Speciale for Purosangue

Ferrari has unveiled the Handling Speciale package for its Purosangue, the company's first four-door, four-seater vehicle, designed to enhance the model's handling and responsiveness without sacrificing daily usability.

The package recalibrates the Purosangue's active suspension system, which employs electric motors at each wheel to adjust dampers during cornering. Ferrari states this tuning reduces body movements by 10 percent, resulting in quicker reactions to driver inputs, a flatter cornering stance and a more controlled feel on winding roads. The vehicle, which weighs more than 4,400 pounds, maintains its all-wheel-drive setup powered by an unchanged 6.5-liter naturally aspirated V12 engine producing 715 horsepower and 528 pound-feet of torque.

Transmission adjustments complement the suspension changes. The eight-speed dual-clutch unit, configured as a rear-mounted transaxle for balanced weight distribution, features revised software for faster and more assertive gear shifts, particularly in Race and ESC Off modes via the Manettino dial. In manual mode, shifts become more pronounced above 5,500 rpm. Ferrari also reports increased V12 engine noise in the cabin during startup...