Ferrari's first EV is here: Luce debuts with 1050bhp and 530km range

Italian luxury carmaker Ferrari has officially unveiled the Ferrari Luce, marking the company’s first fully electric production model and arguably the most radical road car in the brand’s modern history. Revealed at the iconic Vela di Calatrava in Rome, the Luce signals Ferrari’s entry into the high-performance EV space while retaining the marque’s focus on driving engagement, engineering innovation and emotional appeal.

The Luce is not merely Ferrari’s answer to the growing EV segment; the brand describes it as an “entirely new Ferrari,” developed around a dedicated all-electric architecture that redefines what a Ferrari can be. It is also the first Ferrari to feature a proper five-seat layout and one of the most technologically advanced road cars ever produced in Maranello.

A clean-sheet Ferrari unlike anything before

Designed in collaboration with LoveFrom, the creative collective led by Sir Jony Ive and Marc Newson, the Luce adopts an unconventional design language that deliberately distances itself from Ferrari’s traditional mid-engined supercar proportions.

The exterior is defined by a smooth, shell-like glasshouse wrapped within a sculpted aluminium outer body. Ferrari says the design was conceived from a clean sheet specifically for electric propulsion, allowing entirely new packaging possibilities. The result is a fastback-style grand tourer with four doors, rear-hinged back doors and a significantly more spacious cabin than any Ferrari before it.

Key highlights include floating aerodynamic front and rear wings, transparent lighting elements and signature halo-style circular tail lamps inspired by the Ferrari 360 Modena and Ferrari 458 Italia. The Luce also rides on the largest wheels ever fitted to a production Ferrari, 23-inch units at the front and massive 24-inch wheels at the rear.

Ferrari claims the Luce achieves the lowest drag coefficient of any road-going Ferrari to date, thanks to extensive aerodynamic optimisation, active cooling systems and carefully managed airflow.

Retro-inspired cabin

Inside, the Luce introduces Ferrari’s first-ever five-seat cabin layout, enabled by the flat-floor EV platform and the absence of a traditional transmission tunnel. The interior takes a distinctly minimalist yet tactile approach, combining analogue-inspired design with advanced digital functionality.

The dashboard avoids the now-common trend of full-width screens. Instead, the cabin features a floating 10-inch central touchscreen mounted on an adjustable ball-and-socket mechanism, allowing it to be repositioned between driver and passenger.

Ahead of the driver sits a 12.5-inch OLED instrument cluster styled to resemble classic analogue dials. Ferrari says the display uses an advanced multi-layer Samsung OLED structure to recreate depth and clarity similar to traditional instruments.

The three-spoke steering wheel takes inspiration from Ferrari models of the 1950s and 1960s and features physical buttons, toggles and rotary controls rather than touch-sensitive surfaces. Ferrari has also retained the iconic Manettino drive mode selector while introducing a separate rotary controller for EV powertrain settings.

Materials throughout the cabin include recycled anodised aluminium, Corning Gorilla Glass and premium leather finishes. Other standout details include a glass-finished drive selector, a dedicated illuminated key slot and a 21-speaker, 3000W Ferrari Audio Signature sound system.

Practicality has also improved dramatically. The Luce offers a 597-litre boot and split-folding rear seats, making it the most versatile Ferrari yet.

Quad-motor setup produces 1050bhp

Powering the Luce is a quad-motor all-wheel-drive setup with one electric motor at each wheel. The system delivers a maximum output of 1050hp and 990Nm, making it the most powerful production EV Ferrari has ever created.

Ferrari claims a 0-100kmph sprint time of just 2.5 seconds, while 0-200kmph arrives in 6.8 seconds. Top speed is rated at over 310kmph.

The rear motors contribute the majority of the power output, while the front motors can disconnect when not required to improve efficiency. Ferrari has also introduced multiple drive modes, including Range, Tour and Performance settings.

Underpinning the Luce is a bespoke 800V electric platform featuring a 122kWh battery pack developed and assembled entirely in Maranello. The battery supports DC fast charging up to 350kW and offers a claimed driving range of more than 530km.

Despite weighing 2260kg, Ferrari says the Luce delivers sports-car-like agility thanks to its low centre of gravity, rear-biased weight distribution, active suspension and sophisticated torque vectoring systems.

Advanced dynamics and authentic EV sound

The Luce introduces several firsts for Ferrari, including four-wheel steering, independently controlled torque management at each wheel and a new Vehicle Control Unit that processes dynamic data 200 times per second.

Ferrari says every wheel features separate systems controlling traction, regeneration, steering angle and vertical suspension movement, allowing exceptionally precise control in all driving conditions.

The company has also focused heavily on delivering emotional engagement despite the absence of a combustion engine. Instead of simulating a traditional engine soundtrack, Ferrari developed a proprietary sound system that amplifies authentic vibrations and frequencies generated by the electric drivetrain itself.

Using accelerometers mounted around the powertrain, the system captures and processes natural mechanical sounds, delivering what Ferrari calls an “authentic and functional” audio experience both inside and outside the car.

Ferrari’s boldest gamble yet

The Luce represents a major turning point for Ferrari. At a time when enthusiasm around high-performance EVs has become increasingly mixed, Ferrari has chosen not to imitate traditional electric luxury cars but instead create something entirely different.

Rather than replacing combustion engines, Ferrari says the Luce expands the brand’s portfolio alongside existing V8, V12 and hybrid offerings. The company insists electrification is simply another avenue to enhance performance, design freedom and driving emotion.

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