Italian luxury sports car maker Ferrari seems to be already testing its first-ever electric vehicle offering on public roads in Italy, offering us a glimpse of the highly awaited Prancing Horse EV.
Details emerge on the highly awaited Ferrari EV
Automotive photographer Derek Cornelissen recently shared images of what appears to be an early prototype for the first Ferrari electric car on popular social media platform Instagram.
Cornelissen apparently captured the images of a “test mule” near Ferrari’s home base in Maranello, Italy.
The spied EV features the body of a Maserati Levante SUV, which was developed when Ferrari still owned the Maserati brand. It also seems to sport the headlights of a Ferrari Roma sports car.
The biggest hint that the spied EV is Ferrari’s debut EV is the integration of four seemingly fake exhaust tips hanging from the rear bumper and the high-voltage stickers across the body across the body.
The spy photos also revealed distinctive wheels wrapped in Pirelli P Zero E tyres, which are developed for electric vehicles. It gives another notable clue about the vehicle’s propulsion system.
While Ferrari has yet to announce the final body shape office inaugural EV model, the Maserati Levante body shown in the spy photos suggests that it will be the second high-riding, four-door offering of the iconic brand instead of a sleek sports coupe.
Electrification plans
While Ferrari has already denied reports that its first electric car will cost $500,000, it reiterated that the model will produce an “authentic” noise.
It may also not be Ferrari’s fastest or quickest-accelerating car, deviating from common strategies of other automakers when releasing their electric vehicles.
“We have never been following speed as a key reason for [marketing] our cars. The 0-100km/h, 0-200km/h, after you do [these] a couple of times … you got this gut into your mouth [feeling], you’re fed up with it. We want to have a fast, agile, fun car to drive.”
Emanuele Carando, Ferrari’s head of product marketing
Ferrari has also launched a new $214 million (€200 million) factory in Maranello for the production of its next-gen models, including the electric Ferrari.
Ferrari seeks to have its electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles account for 60% of its overall sales by 2026. The first all-electric is set to debut by the end of 2024, ahead of its market launch in 2025.
