Ferrari has been quietly working under the wraps to design an electric sports car in collaboration with LoveFrom, led by Jony Ive and Marc Newson. After much speculation and a run of rumors for quite some time, the Maranello-based car maker has finally revealed Luce, its first-ever electric sports car, to the world, which, quite frankly, looks unlike the prancing horse we are accustomed to seeing. The four-door EV is all set to arrive in the USA by spring 2027 for around $430,000, and we hope the performance will mute critics like us, who have been used to the sculpted form of the Ferrari for decades.
Love it or hate it, the exterior and interior done by Jhony’s design house is a radical shift from what the Italian marque is known for. The car is shaped more like a performance SUV that can safely carry around five people inside. Yes, that’s right, as the Purosangue SUV held that honor before this reveal. Under the hood, the muted prancing horse is built around a completely new all-electric architecture.
Designer: Ferrari
Ferrari Luce gets its combined 1,050 horsepower thrust from the four independent electric motors that hurl it from a standstill to 200 km/h in mere 2.5 seconds. Top speed can go in excess of 310 km/h, which is right there in the Ferrari territory. The electric motors feeding four of the wheels independently derive their power from the 122kWh battery pack developed on the 800V architecture. Driving range on this performance vehicle is claimed to be 530km, but I’m sure in the high-octane driving modes, it’ll drop quite significantly. Ferrari has confirmed that the EV supports 350kW charging speed, with more than half the battery juiced up in just 20 minutes.
The all-electric architecture and the futuristic looks are not the only big changes. Luce comes loaded with technologies never before seen on a road-legal Ferrari. Things like active aerodynamic grilles, active suspension (used in the F80 hypercar), Torque Shift Engagement system to simulate progressive acceleration, and the four-wheel independent torque vectoring we talked about earlier. The Italian marque has also been able to achieve the lowest drag coefficient ever on a road car thanks to the aerodynamic all-aluminum bodywork and the adaptive ride height system, which lowers the front section by 10mm at high speeds.
Cabin on this one is far forward than any other Ferrari we’ve seen, and the center-opening side doors demonstrate what influence LoveFrom has had on the EV sports car. The futuristic front seems floating, while the rear has a more Ferrari sports car vibe to it. Nonetheless, the overall exterior design is “smooth, continuous, and uninterrupted.” The interior carries the same futuristic design inspiration with a Samsung Display developed OLED layered dashboard that employs Samsung’s HIAA tech, natively used in Galaxy phones. The layered layout of the instrument cluster is first ever seen on a production car, as the two OLED panels stacked on top of each other have mechanical hands sandwiched between them. There’s a central pivoting touchscreen with physical switches on the Luce, and another screen on the rear for the passengers. The aluminum steering wheel has a couple of manettino dials, an e-manettino dial to control the powertrain, and a standard five-position unit.
Ferrari Luce has a total curb weight of 4,982 pounds, measures 197.9 inches long, and 60.8 inches high. This gives the maker freedom to set the center of gravity quite low for superior handling and minimum body roll, as the weight distribution is done quite well for sharper handling characteristics. Being one of the biggest road-going Ferraris ever made, the performance EV rides on 23-inch front and 24-inch rear wheels to complement the proportions.
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