Delta 4×4 preps Purosangue for Panamericana

While boasting four-wheel drive and a loftier ride height than the average Ferrari, it would be fair to say that the Purosangue isn’t a traditional off-roader. It’s formidably expensive, for one thing, though is also very much road-biased in its configuration – it hasn’t really been built for scaling mountains and fording streams. But one owner is going to have a go anyway. 

See this particular Purosangue is owned by a guy who goes by the name of @sammyautotester on social media. A brief scan of his Instagram shows he’s embarked on big adventures with Ferraris before, including thousands of kilometres around the Arctic in a Roma. When he’s not doing that, he’s doing 200mph-plus in his Superfast on the autobahn. So a big drive in a Purosangue – the Panamerican Highway, in fact – makes complete sense given Sammy’s previous exploits. 

It’s not clear yet how much of the 19,000-mile route the Purosangue will take on – Uruguay, Colombia and Chile are mentioned – but to best prepare the Ferrari for whatever it faces, the experts at Delta 4×4 have been tasked with kitting it out. 

The Forge Light Beadlock wheels have never been seen before, and are said to be designed ‘for demanding off-road adventures’. They’re 20-inch at each corner, so usefully smaller and less vulnerable than standard wheels that go up to 23-inch diameter, and the beadlock technology means the wheel stays on the tyre even when pressures are low. An off-road essential, basically. 

Speaking of tyres, the Purosangue now rides on BF Goodrich Trail Terrain rubber (hopefully with a few spares), which Delta says ‘blurs the lines between sports car performance and off-road capability.’ With just a 255-section rear (where a Purosangue leaves the factory on a 315), it’ll surely be a livelier thing to drive as well as capable of things no Purosangue previously has. 

The wheels cost €12,300 on their own; a big investment on rims, if small change by the standards of Purosangue options. The tyres will have been reasonably easy to source, priced at about £250 each in the UK. And if it seems like a fairly modest overhaul for proper off-roading, Sammy’s socials suggest this is merely step one. Imagine what might be coming next…