2026 Ferrari Luce: 1000bhp super-EV gets iPhone-style interior
Ferrari’s first-ever fully-electric car will be unveiled later this year, but we now know what the inside looks like...
Former Ferrari F1 driver Sebastian Vettel and the upcoming Ferrari Luce have a few things in common: they both know a thing or two about going fast – and now they advocate for more sustainable ways of living.
Indeed, Ferrari is looking to go green with a brand new all-electric model – now revealed to be named the Luce – due to arrive in 2026. And, with it being Ferrari's first ever fully electric car, it's being revealed rather dramatically in three stages.
Known up until now as the Elettrica, the first details of the Luce were revealed late last year, with information about the battery and technical underpinnings. On Monday (9 February) Ferrari not only named its new EV for the first time, but also revealed its radical new interior.
Both the interior and exterior of the Luce have been developed by design firm LoveFrom, which was part-founded by former Apple design chief Jony Ive. Ive played a key role in the styling of products such as the iPhone, iPad, MacBook and Apple Watch, as well as the user interface of Apple's iOS operating system.
The interior features a 12.5in digital instrument cluster behind the wheel, which displays three individual dials created by two wafer-thin Samsung OLED screens stacked on top of one another, topped with convex glass to give it a three-dimensional analogue feel.
Alongside it is a 10in central infotainment touchscreen, which bears striking resemblance to an iPad – and it's mounted on a ball-and-socket joint, so you can move it closer to either the driver or passenger using a grab bar at the bottom. The screens use anodised aluminium and strengthened glass from specialist firm Corning – the same materials used in Apple products. There's also a touchscreen for rear passengers.
Despite the Apple influence, there are plenty of physical controls across the steering wheel and dashboard of the Luce. Ive told our sister title Autocar he wanted to steer clear of moving everything onto a touchscreen because it forces the driver to look away from the road.
Buttons and paddles on the steering wheel can change driving modes and torque settings, while a host of switches at the bottom of the touchscreen control climate and media.
The centre console is made up of a combination of leather and glass. It features two storage cubbies, cupholders, physical buttons for boot operation and central locking, and switches for all four windows. The L-shaped gear shifter is also made of glass.
Powered by a huge 122kWh battery, the Luce will sit on 800-volt technology, allowing it to charge at super-fast speeds of up to 350kW. That will put it among the fastest-charging cars on the market. Despite its giant battery, the Luce is predicted to achieve a range upwards of 329 miles, which is quite a long way off some of the furthest-travelling electric cars we've seen. For example, the new Mercedes CLA manages an official 484 miles from a smaller battery.
That battery will sit alongside a radical four-motor setup, with two motors at the front and two at the rear. The rear motors produce a combined 831bhp – added to the 282bhp from the front motors, the total output should come to more than 1000bhp. That monstrous power will allow the Luce to shoot from 0-62mph in 2.5sec, matching the Audi E-tron GT RS Performance and making it one of the fastest-accelerating cars on the market.
It'll also have torque vectoring capabilities, which will allow power to be sent to each motor individually to maximise agility. For boosted efficiency, the front motors can be disconnected completely for rear-wheel drive. Behind the steering wheel will sit shift paddles, which will allow the driver to cycle through five levels of torque and power delivery.
Ferrari will also attempt to open the Luce up to an audience that loves the sound of its high-powered combustion engines by integrating the sounds from the car's electric motors into the driving experience. Sensors will pick up the vibrations from the motors and amplify them into the interior, likely through the speakers. However, according to Ferrari, the additional noise won't be generated under conditions where it's not "functionally useful" – for example, while cruising on the motorway.
Despite its thundering projected power, the Luce won't be positioned as a supercar, but rather as a grand tourer. Early test cars were spotted using modified Maserati Levante bodywork. That car, pictured above, is an SUV, which means the Luce will likely sit slightly higher than your average GT. That being said, we'll have to wait until May to see what the new Luce looks like with the covers off.
Ferrari boss Benedetto Vigna has made a point to reassure Ferrari fans that its first electric car will still deliver the driving thrills the Italian brand is known for. The introduction of electric power will not affect Ferrari’s offering of traditional petrol cars and more recent hybrid models, but according to Vigna, the sales split between the models will be determined by customer demand, rather than production and sales targets. He told our sister title, Autocar, that Ferrari will aim for a fifth of their sales to be electric by 2030.
The Luce will be produced in the new ‘e-building’ at Ferrari’s campus in Maranello, Italy, which currently houses the production of the Ferrari Purosangue.
No pricing information has been revealed yet, but a report from Reuters in June last year suggested that the Luce could start at more than 500,000 euros – around £430,000. That would make it significantly more expensive than the Purosangue, which starts at around £313,000. And that doesn’t include any optional extras, which can easily increase the price by more than £60,000.
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