Ferrari Luce First Electric Car Arrives
Ferrari has never built a five-seat family car. It has never built an EV. On May 25, 2026, it did both at once. Ferrari presented its first fully electric car, the Luce, Italian for “light,” developed with the help of former Apple design chief Jony Ive and his collective LoveFrom. Ars Technica described it as the most controversial Ferrari ever. That is not a stretch.
The Luce is a four-door, five-seat grand tourer. It is the first five-seat Ferrari ever built and the second four-door after the Purosangue. Coach, or rear-hinged, rear doors are a Ferrari first. Four Halbach-array permanent-magnet synchronous motors derived from the F80 hypercar deliver 30,000 rpm front and 25,500 rpm rear on an 800-volt architecture. The numbers are serious. The headline 1,036 hp figure is launch-control-only. Daily Range Mode delivers 430 hp on rear-wheel drive. Tour Mode runs 617 hp. Performance Mode runs 986 hp. Ferrari says it sprints from 0 to 62 mph in 2.5 seconds and hits a top speed of 193 mph. The 122 kWh battery uses pouch cells co-developed with SK On at 305 Wh/kg specific energy. WLTP range is 530 km or 329 miles.
Ferrari Luce First Electric Car
It was designed in collaboration with Jony Ive and Marc Newson at LoveFrom over six to seven years. The interior features a 10-inch iPad-style infotainment screen and a 12.5-inch instrument cluster with a physical needle in the digital speedometer. Ferrari preserved physical buttons throughout. The driving tech is impressive. Side Slip Control X coordinates active suspension, torque vectoring, virtual differential management, and independent rear-wheel steering simultaneously.
The five-position Manettino now includes a new Dry position for everyday driving alongside Wet, Sport, Race, and ESC Off. However, the design reception split opinion at the Rome reveal. U.S. News was blunt: “It’s certainly radical, but in this case, probably not what people mean when they say ‘That’s rad, dude.'”
The Sound Problem Ferrari Tried to Solve
Ferrari built a car that cannot roar the way its customers expect. The Luce amplifies natural vibration sounds from its EV powertrain to maintain the visceral appeal of a traditional Ferrari. Whether that artificial enhancement satisfies decades of loyal drivers is the real test. Competitors, including Porsche and Lamborghini, are scaling back their EV ambitions, citing weak demand. Ferrari is making the bet anyway. Base price is €550,000. First deliveries in Europe begin in October 2026. US deliveries follow in Q2 2027. Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna told more than 200 journalists in Rome: “It’s the result of five years of work.” For the brand’s critics and loyalists alike, the verdict will take considerably longer.
