The Story
We drive a prototype of Ferrari’s first EV, the 1,035-hp Luce, to see if its wild design and electric power still deliver true Maranello feel.
This is the future. All we wanted to know for now is if it still feels like a proper Ferrari. “Is it a true Ferrari?. We’ll find out when we drive it.” That’s how we signed off our First Look review of the polarizing 2027 Ferrari Luce EV, the most radical and opinion-splitting car ever to carry the fabled prancing horse logo. And now here we are at the Stellantis Proving…
“Nobody told us we had to do an electric Ferrari,” Ferrari development test driver Raffaele de Simone said as he showed us around the heavily camo’d Luce prototype. But for Ferrari chairman John Elkann, the new Luce is a loud statement of intent; it’s a car that readies Ferrari for any eventuality in a rapidly evolving automotive landscape where the battle lines between…
There’s no question the Luce’s polarizing exterior design, the work of LoveFrom, the San Francisco–based company founded by former Apple design boss Jony Ive and well-known industrial designer Marc Newson, stands in stark contrast to the rest of Ferrari’s lineup, let alone a back catalog that includes cars like the Dino and Daytona, the F40 and 550 Maranello, and 458 Italia.…
The Luce exists, according to Ferrari product development chief Gianmaria Fulgenzi, because the company’s research determined an electric-powered sports car or grand tourer could offer no performance advantage, particularly in terms of driving dynamics, over a comparable internal combustion engine or hybrid powertrain vehicle. “But compared with the Purosangue [SUV], there is…
The numbers back him up. Ferrari claims the Luce will sprint to 60 mph in less than 2.5 seconds and to 124 mph in 6.8 seconds on the way to its 193-mph top speed. It’s eight-tenths of a second quicker to 60 mph and a staggering 3.8 seconds quicker to 124 mph than Ferrari’s pseudo-SUV and has the same top speed. In terms of outright performance, the Luce is closer to an 849…
Why It Matters
This is the future.
CarMotion Daily’s Take
“Nobody told us we had to do an electric Ferrari,” Ferrari development test driver Raffaele de Simone said as he showed us around the heavily camo’d Luce prototype. Watch this space over the coming weeks.
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