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The Pugnator is Mansory’s idea of a perfect Ferrari Purosangue

If you like lots and lots of carbon fiber

Mansory now has the latest Ferrari in its carbon fiber-bedazzled sights. PHOTO FROM MANSORY

We’re used to a lot from Mansory. G Wagons with suicide doors, a jazzed-up MC20, and even a carbon-fiber 911 Turbo.

But the latest creation from the marmite tuning house might just be taking the cake, jumping the shark or whatever the automotive equivalent of those sayings is. Meet the Pugnator. Yes, that’s its real name. It started life as a Ferrari Purosangue, and seven of these machines will soon roam the streets of various tax havens.

If cars could talk, we’re not sure if this Italian thoroughbred would proudly shout its appearance to the world or ask to be put out of its misery.

That's one way to make an opinion-splitting car even more controversial. PHOTOS FROM MANSORY

You don’t have to like what Kourosh Mansory does, but you have to respect his ability to make a very good living by catering to a very particular type of car buyer. The type who sees a supercar and thinks it needs more spoilers, more carbon fiber, and a lot more flamboyance. He pretty much has that niche cornered, and I have no doubt that he will shift the seven Pugnators that are to be produced.

Now, let’s have a look at this machine.

The stock Purosangue already has a lot of carbon fiber bits, so this might end up making it a bit heavier. PHOTOS FROM MANSORY

At the core of it is a Purosangue that now produces 755hp and 730Nm of torque, thanks to a new four-flow sports exhaust system. Naturally, the modified tailpipes come with an electronically controlled flap mechanism to switch between normal and trumpets-of-Jericho modes. That way, the 12 prancing horses under the new carbon fiber hood can announce their arrival with the appropriate soundtrack.

A newly designed front apron and larger air intakes promise to improve downforce and engine cooling, and give the car that typical Mansory frontal look. A special paint finish and plenty of through-colored carbon fiber bits make sure that this Ferrari always stands out from its siblings, as do features like the new rear spoiler, the widened wheel arches, and plenty of additional carbon parts all around.

It rolls along on new one-piece and ultralight FC.5 rims that measure 22 inches at the front and 23 inches at the rear.

Are Ferrari's lawyers getting ready for another legal battle? PHOTOS FROM MANSORY

Inside, the Mansory-typical everything-goes approach is in full effect, and as long as the customer pays for it, the team at the Bavarian firm will try and make it happen. The show car is fitted with a relatively tame white interior that features exterior-colored accents and, of course, more carbon fiber, but the sky is the limit here if a client has any other ideas.

As usual, there’s also no price listed for the Pugnator on Mansory’s website, but it’s safe to say that you can probably add another six-figure amount to the base price if you want to call this beast your own.

Mansory’s part prices are legendarily eye-watering, a fact that likely won’t matter very much to the kind of people who buy these cars. “Pugnator,” by the way, isn’t just a fantasy name, but it means “contestant” or “fighter” in Latin.



Frank Schuengel

Frank is a German e-commerce executive who loves his wife, a Filipina, so much he decided to base himself in Manila. He has interesting thoughts on Philippine motoring. He writes the aptly named ‘Frankly’ column.



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