√Ferrari Purosangue model costs as much as a real Toyota Corolla

Almost as exclusive and as highly-detailed as the real deal, a new scale model of the Ferrari Purosangue SUV comes with a huge price-tag.

Italian supercar-maker Ferrari’s first SUV is expensive in its own right, but a high-end 1:8 scale model also has an eye-watering price of close to $30,000 if buyers tick every option.

Measuring roughly 60cm in length, the 1:8 scale model is hand-built and assembled in Amalgam’s small workshop in Bristol, England.

The company says each Ferrari Purosangue model takes more than 300 hours to create – and thousands of CNC-machined metal components, castings, and photo-etchings are the model’s building blocks.

Just 199 examples are planned to be made, with the model now available to pre-order.

Photos show an incredible amount of detail applied to the scale model which has a base price of $US15,995 ($AU23,424). This version comes with red bodywork and a black interior. Well-heeled collectors can choose their own paint colour, wheel design, and interior specification with the $US20,795 ($AU30,452) ‘Bespoke’ edition.

The real Ferrari Purosangue, which costs $728,000 before on-road costs in Australia, is the first SUV from the Italian supercar manufacturer and is powered by a 6.5-litre V12 engine (533kW/716Nm) paired to an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission and all-wheel-drive.

British company Amalgam has a long relationship with Ferrari.

Ferrari supplied its own original computer-generated designs of the Purosangue for Amalgam to use, in addition to paint codes, trim finishes, and material specifications. The company says more than 3000 hours went into the development of this Ferrari Purosangue scale model.

Amalgam is widely regarded as one of the most detailed scale model car manufacturers, and often completes one-off special editions for its clients. The company has an agreement with Ferrari to create bespoke scale models for Ferrari customers while they’re waiting for their real Ferrari to be manufactured in Maranello, Italy.

Ferrari has capped production of the real Purosangue to 20 per cent of its annual output (which is about 15,000 overall) – meaning about 3000 Purosangues will be built each year.

With Australian Ferrari Purosangue customers facing a three-year wait for their cars, Amalgam’s version may the closest they can get to real deal right now.

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