Mansory's latest creation may be the ugliest car you've ever seen
Cybertruck-based 'Elongation'
, think again – the Pugnator Tricolore has just broken cover.
Based on the
Ferrari Purosangue SUV
, Mansory's latest creation builds on the
standard Pugnator revealed in September 2024
. This time, there's a second rear wing, a colossal diffuser, four central exhaust tips, and just about everything else you'd expect from a more-money-than-sense mod shop.
Mansory – thankfully – labels the Pugnator Tricolore a 'limited one-off'.
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The main differences from the Pugnator are the more extreme exterior pieces and its more unique tri-colour paint job representing the Italian flag.
That means you get 'through-coloured' forged carbon-fibre exterior elements, air vents on the bonnet and wheel arches, huge side skirts, and gaudy fender flares.
There's also the Pugnator's standard forged 22-inch front and 23-inch rear 'FC.5' wheels, while Ferrari's naturally aspirated 6.5-litre V12 engine gets a boost in outputs.
It produces 563kW of power and 730Nm, an increase of 30kW and 14Nm.
More of the Italian tri-colour carries through to the Pugnator's white interior, where you'll find red and green accents on the centre console and seatbelts in particular.
Interestingly, Mansory has kept red to the driver's side, and green to the passenger.
As with the standard car, you'll notice a plethora of luxury materials like leather, carbon fibre, quilted surfaces and floor mats, embroidered seatbelts, and aluminium pedals.
Mansory hasn't announced what the standard Pugnator conversion will cost, let alone how much the premium is for the limited Tricolore. For context, the Purosangue starts at $728,000 before on-road costs in Australia.
Mansory was founded in 1989 by Iranian tuner Kourosh Mansory. The company has since built a reputation on producing highly-modified versions of supercars, luxury SUVs, and motorcycles – including models like the
Mercedes-AMG G63
,
Ineos Grenadier
, and
Rolls-Royce Spectre
.
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