Ferrari unveils ‘Luce’, its first-ever electric car in historic reveal

“The Ferrari Luce marks the culmination of Maranello’s multi-energy strategy, announced at the 2022 Capital Markets Day and subsequently confirmed on various occasions,” the luxury carmaker said in a statement.

In line with its principle of technological neutrality, Ferrari said electrification is just one of the solutions available to expand its design potential in product architecture, performance, styling and driving experience, rather than replacing its existing internal combustion engines.

Staying true to tradition, Ferrari has engineered, developed and manufactured all key components in-house. From the electric motors to the battery pack, every element has been created in Maranello to ensure quality, control and exclusivity.

The project includes more than 60 new patents, underscoring Ferrari’s technical excellence and its long-term innovation vision.

Looking ahead, Ferrari said it will provide assistance for all electric components, including battery systems, in keeping with its Ferrari Forever philosophy.

The design of the Ferrari Luce was entrusted to LoveFrom, the design collective led by Jony Ive and Marc Newson.

The electric all-wheel-drive system is a first for Ferrari, enabling advanced torque vectoring for greater precision and responsiveness. New torque-shift engagement and extended regenerative braking deliver smooth progression and engine-braking characteristics expected of a high-performance sports car.

Ferrari said its torque management system addresses one of the key challenges of electric powertrains — the sudden surge of acceleration during take-off that can feel unsettling — by ensuring smoother, more progressive power delivery.

The powertrain features four permanent magnet synchronous motors with radial flux, derived from the Ferrari F80, delivering maximum speeds of 30,000 rpm at the front and 25,500 rpm at the rear.

Built on an 800-volt architecture, the system combines performance with efficiency, drawing heavily on motorsport-derived technology.

The high-voltage battery pack, designed, validated and built in Maranello, comprises 210 cells connected in series, delivering 122 kWh of capacity and supporting ultra-fast charging of up to 350 kW.

Power electronics include compact inverters and a DC/DC resonant converter for active suspension, achieving record-breaking efficiency of over 98%.

The Ferrari Luce’s battery pack, chassis and body are integrated into a single structural system optimised for both rigidity and efficiency.

Ferrari said the battery housing actively contributes to structural stiffness, improving bending rigidity by more than 25 per cent and torsional rigidity by 35 per cent compared with its previous four-door models.

The body-in-white and battery housing combination is also among the lightest in its class for a vehicle of this specification.

The car is further equipped with semi-virtual double wishbone suspension with a high-mounted upper arm, independent rear-wheel steering, optimised carbon-ceramic braking and friction-reduction technologies — all designed to maximise driving excitement and comfort.

Ferrari also highlighted its sustainability push, noting that the extensive use of recycled secondary-alloy aluminium has reduced CO₂-equivalent emissions during production by around 70 per cent of the vehicle’s overall weight.