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Exploring New Zealand in the Ferrari Purosangue – car pictures of the week

In evo issue 324, we traverse the breathtaking landscape of New Zealand's south island  in the Ferrari Purosangue – these are our highlights

There’s nothing quite like a road trip, and while mainland Europe is evo’s go-to destination, Stuart Gallagher ventures a little further afield in evo issue 324. Traversing the globe to find some of the finest driving roads we’ve seen to date, exploring New Zealand’s spectacular south island from Christchurch to Queenstown in Ferrari’s V12 engined Purosangue. To read the feature in full, pick up your copy in store or online via the evo shop

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Delayed Eurotunnel crossings and Belgium’s tiresome road network can be a frustration, but these niggles pale into significance next to our journey for this drive. Travelling for over 25 hours and for a total of 11,784 miles, we take in some of New Zealand’s finest scenery in the Purosangue, coming across some breathtaking roads in the process.

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Not only does much of New Zealand look like an oil painting, its roads combine the very best elements of our favourite roads to make it nothing short of a driver’s paradise. On our two day drive south from Christchurch with an overnight stop at the stunning Mount Cook National Park, we covered over 1000km in Ferrari’s V12 SUV.

Dramatic elevation change and winding mountain passes put the 528lb ft V12 to good use, but the changeable surfaces also prove an excellent test for the Purosangue’s cutting-edge Multimatic-developed suspension system. As impressive as it all sounds on paper, we find out if this tech can help it replicate the thrills of Maranello’s more conventional, low-slung models of old.

As distinctive as New Zealand’s landscape is, there are times where it feels as if we’ve stumbled upon Italy, Scotland and even America on our travels. Despite the surroundings, the Purosangue attracts its fair share of attention from onlookers, and looks suitably exotic parked among normal traffic thanks to its striking, compact design.

The Purosangue’s 715bhp 6.5-litre naturally-aspirated V12 proves a fantastic way to combat such extreme jet lag, but is it worth the journey? Pick up your copy of issue 324 in store or online now to find out.

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