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Ferrari’s first all-electric car sells for $40M, nearly 40 times initial estimate of $1.1M

Fe  a i’s fi st all-elect ic ca  sells fo  $40 millio  at cha ity auctio ,  ea ly 40 times i itial estimate of $1.1 millio ; buye  wo ’t  eceive it u til 2027


Fe a i’s
Luce
“Chassis
0”
sets
a
ew
auctio
eco d
afte
selli g
fo
$40
millio
at
cha ity
auctio .

Fe a i’s
fi st
all-elect ic
vehicle
has
made
histo y
eve
befo e
eachi g
its
buye .
A
bespoke
2026
Fe a i
Luce,
ide tified
as
“Chassis
0”
a d
desc ibed
as
the
fi st
p oductio
chassis
f om
the
Luce
p og amme,
sold
fo
exactly
$40
millio
at
a
RM
Sotheby’s
cha ity
auctio
i
Mo te ey
o
Satu day.As
Road
&
T ack
epo ted,
the
eco d-b eaki g
sale
makes
the
elect ic
Fe a i
the
most
expe sive
ew
ca
eve
sold
at
auctio .
The
auctio
house
waived
its
buye ’s
p emium,
mea i g
the
e ti e
$40
millio
will
go
to
The
Fe a i
Fou datio ,
which
pla s
to
use
the
p oceeds
fo
futu e
educatio al
i itiatives.Despite
the
eye-wate i g
sale
p ice,
the
buye
will
ot
take
delive y
of
the
ca
u til
the
fi st
qua te
of
2027.
The
vehicle
is
expected
to
etu
to
Fe a i’s
headqua te s
i
Ma a ello
befo e
bei g
delive ed.

Fe a i
Luce
b eaks
p evious
$26
millio
eco d

​Fe  a i Luce packs fou  elect ic moto s, 1,050 cv of powe , a 310 km/h top speed a d a 530 km claimed  a ge.

Fe a i
Luce
packs
fou
elect ic
moto s,
1,050
cv
of
powe ,
a
310
km/h
top
speed
a d
a
530
km
claimed
a ge.

The
$40
millio
sale
su passed
the
p evious
eco d
set
i
2025,
whe
a
customised
Fe a i
Dayto a
SP3
sold
fo
$26
millio
at
auctio .The
Luce’s
esult
is
pa ticula ly
otable
give
the
c iticism
Fe a i
faced
f om
some
t aditio alists
followi g
the
u veili g
of
its
fi st
fully
elect ic
model.
Fe a i
i t oduced
the
Luce
i
May
with
a
sta ti g
p ice
of
€550,000,
o
a ou d
$636,356.

The
vehicle
ep ese ts
a
majo
depa tu e
f om
Fe a i’s
t aditio al
combustio -e gi e
spo ts
ca s.
The
model
was
desig ed
i
collabo atio
with
LoveF om,
the
desig
studio
fou ded
by
fo me
Apple
desig
chief
Jo y
Ive.

What
makes
the
$40
millio
Fe a i
Luce
special?

With a 122 kWh batte y, 800V a chitectu e a d 1,050 cv, Fe  a i’s Luce accele ates f om 0 to 100 km/h i  just 2.5 seco ds.

With
a
122
kWh
batte y,
800V
a chitectu e
a d
1,050
cv,
Fe a i’s
Luce
accele ates
f om
0
to
100
km/h
i
just
2.5
seco ds.

The
auctio
ca
was
c eated
th ough
Fe a i’s
Tailo
Made
p og amme
a d
was
desig ed
a ou d
the
theme
of
light.
Its
bespoke
exte io
is
fi ished
i
Mad epe la
Semi-Gloss,
featu i g
a
dedicated
pigme t
that
shifts
betwee
g ee
a d
violet
depe di g
o
the
a gle
a d
i te sity
of
the
light.I side,
the
cabi
is
upholste ed
i
Pe la
Le
Ma s
metallic
leathe
made
f om
selected
Swiss
hides.
Othe
i te io
eleme ts
that
would
typically
be
black
have
bee
fi ished
i
G igio
Co va a.The
ca
also
featu es
bespoke
wheels,
customised
b ake
calipe s
a d
a
Fe a i
logo
set
agai st
a
optical-white
backg ou d.
Fe a i
says
the
complexity
of
the
pai t
applicatio
mea s
that
o
two
examples
will
look
exactly
alike.Howeve ,
the
biggest
disti ctio
is
its
“Chassis
0”
status.
Fe a i
desc ibes
it
as
the
fi st
p oductio
chassis
of
the
Luce
p og amme,
givi g
the
buye
a
u ique
piece
of
the
ma que’s
elect ic-ca
histo y.

Fe a i
Luce
packs
mo e
tha
1,000
ho sepowe

Fe  a i’s Luce b i gs supe ca  pe fo ma ce to its fi st EV.

Fe a i’s
Luce
b i gs
supe ca
pe fo ma ce
to
its
fi st
EV.

Acco di g
to
Fe a i’s
official
website,
the
Luce
is
powe ed
by
fou
elect ic
moto s,
with
o e
moto
d ivi g
each
wheel.
The
powe t ai
p oduces
1,050
cv
a d
allows
the
ca
to
accele ate
f om
0
to
100
km/h
i
2.5
seco ds.The
elect ic
fou -doo
has
a
claimed
top
speed
of
310
km/h
a d
a
a ge
of
530
kilomet es
o
a
full
cha ge.
It
uses
a
122
kWh
batte y
pack,
a
800-volt
elect ical
a chitectu e
a d
weighs
2,260
kilog ams.Fe a i
desc ibes
the
Luce
as
a
spacious
hatchback
capable
of
seati g
five
people.The
vehicle
uses
a
ew
vehicle
co t ol
u it
desig ed
to
etwo k
its
va ious
systems,
with
ta gets
updated
200
times
pe
seco d.
The
f o t
moto s
p oduce
210
kW
at
the
axle,
while
the
ea
moto s
ge e ate
620
kW.

Fe a i
aims
to
make
its
EV
feel
like
a
Fe a i

Fe a i
has
also
focused
heavily
o
p ese vi g
the
d ivi g
cha acte
associated
with
its
combustio -e gi e
models.The
Luce
featu es
a
sepa ate
elastically
mou ted
subf ame,
which
Fe a i
says
is
a
fi st
fo
the
b a d
a d
helps
educe
u wa ted
vib atio s.
A
p ecisio
accele omete
at
the
ce t e
of
the
ea
axle
mo ito s
the
atu al
f eque cies
of
otati g
compo e ts.Fe a i
says
those
f eque cies
a e
the
p ocessed
to
c eate
a
sou d
emi isce t
of
the
b a d’s
t aditio al
e gi es,
usi g
a
app oach
simila
to
that
of
a
elect ic
guita .The
ca
also
featu es
a
To que
Shift
E gageme t
system
desig ed
to
p og essively
delive
to que
du i g
co e i g.
A
e-ma etti o
ma ages
powe ,
to que
cu ves,
t actio
a d
pe fo ma ce
th ough
Ra ge,
Tou
a d
Pe fo ma ce
setti gs.Fe a i
CEO
Be edetto
Vig a
said
afte
the
ca ’s
u veili g
that
the
Luce
had
att acted
o de s
f om
both
existi g
a d
ew
custome s.“The
Fe a i
Luce
has
othi g
to
do
with
elect ic
ca s
you
have
see
f om
othe
playe s,”
Vig a
said
i
May,
addi g
that
custome s
would
eed
to
see
a d
d ive
the
ca
to
u de sta d
how
disti ct
its
desig ,
pe fo ma ce
a d
i te io
a e.With
its
$40
millio
cha ity-auctio
sale,
the
Fe a i
Luce
has
ow
secu ed
a
place
i
automotive
histo y
befo e
its
fi st
custome
delive y.

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