FERRARI REVEALS RADICAL TECH BEHIND ITS FIRST EV

New 1000bhp Elettrica will arrive next year with “unique driving thrills”

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Ferrari's first electric car will be launched next year with around 1000bhp and rapid acceleration from four motors, new chassis technology and, it is claimed, handling to match the F80 – but bosses say it won’t be a supercar.

The four-door four-seater – which will be the Maranello firm’s seventh standalone model line – is described instead as more of a GT car, positioning it as an indirect successor to the likes of the old V12-engined FF and GTC4 Lusso.

The long-awaited EV – codenamed Elettrica – is being revealed in three different stages, beginning here, with the technical details of the entirely bespoke chassis, radical quad-motor powertrain and huge 122kWh battery. Then in early 2026 Ferrari will reveal the car’s official name and interior, before the final unveiling in the middle of the year.

“When you have a lot of innovation, like in the case of the Elettrica, you have to show step by step what is in the car,” said CEO Benedetto Vigna.

The new car has been designed in partnership with iPhone designer Jony Ive’s agency, LoveFrom. Camouflaged prototypes have given away few details, but it is clear that it will ride higher than a traditional four-door GT and have a rakish, aero-optimized silhouette. No dimensions have been disclosed, either, but previous mules were based on the Maserati Levante, which suggests that it will be around five metres long – similar to the V12-engined Purosangue.

Vigna acknowledged that the market for premium and sporting electric cars is turbulent. But he said now is the right time for Ferrari to launch its first EV – even as rivals including Aston Martin, Bentley and Lamborghini delay their own – because the brand needs to move fast to embrace and develop new technologies, which, he said, is a mandate that was established by company founder Enzo Ferrari in 1947.