The Ferrari Purosangue has been road-tested and opined about endlessly since its arrival. But one thing the automotive world had never actually seen — until now — was the four-door Ferrari strapped to a dyno and pushed to its absolute limit. That changes thanks to a recent session at Biesse Racing Bergamo in Italy.
A Purosangue fitted with a Turbo catback exhaust was rolled onto the rollers and allowed to scream all the way to its redline. The results are striking.
The V12-powered SUV laid down 720 horsepower and 540 lb-ft of torque at the wheels. Factor in a conservative drivetrain loss of around 10 percent, and the engine may be producing close to 800 horsepower at the crank.
Ferrari officially rates the Purosangue’s 6.5-liter naturally-aspirated V12 at 725 hp and 528 lb-ft of torque at the flywheel. The dyno numbers don’t definitively prove Ferrari has been underselling the car, but they do paint the picture of an engine with serious reserves of performance.
The usual caveats apply. Dyno results are notoriously variable, influenced by calibration, temperature, altitude, and a host of other conditions that can swing figures in either direction. The aftermarket exhaust also means this isn’t a stock test, which complicates direct comparisons to the factory specification.
What the dyno pull does confirm is that this engine demands to be worked hard. Peak power doesn’t arrive until 7,630 rpm, and peak torque doesn’t show up until 6,068 rpm. At a relaxed 4,000 rpm, the V12 is producing just 370 hp and less than 221 lb-ft of torque — this is not an engine that coddles you with lazy low-end grunt.
That philosophy stands in sharp contrast to virtually every other performance SUV on the market. Rivals like the Lamborghini Urus rely on force-fed turbocharged V8s that deliver enormous torque from barely off idle. Ferrari, characteristically, ignored that template entirely.
The Purosangue starts at around $430,000 in the United States, though the options list can push the final figure considerably higher. In some cases, a fully optioned car approaches or surpasses the cost of two Urus models. At that price point, the expectation isn’t just performance — it’s an experience that justifies every cent.
The fact that this is the first time a Purosangue has publicly appeared on a dyno also speaks to how differently Ferrari’s clientele tends to interact with their vehicles. These are not cars that typically end up in modification shops chasing power figures. They go to concours events, private roads, and track days organized by the factory itself.
That one finally made it onto rollers, and that it performed like this, only reinforces what driving impressions have already told us. Underneath the four doors and the practical ambitions, the Purosangue is fundamentally a Ferrari — and the V12 at its heart makes sure you never forget it.
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