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While new Ferrari models have always been a big deal, the Luce EV seems to have stirred more controversy than usual with its styling.
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Ferrari has ripped the covers off its first electric vehicle (EV), the Luce – and, according to many on social media, they may have been better off keeping the silk on.
We're not here to say whether the Luce looks good or not – beauty is always in the eye of the beholder – but Ferrari has always allowed a high degree of customisation, so we want to see if we can spec a version that looks better.
If we were dropping a million dollars on this high-end, high-performing Italian super EV, here is exactly what we'd want it to look like.
Let's be real, the Ferrari Luce isn't made for you and I, the car enthusiast – it's made to be seen in and seen with. And if I'm going to drop a cool million dollars on it, I'm going to make damn sure people will look.
To that end, I've opted for a white (Bianco Artico) exterior colour to show off minimalist, almost industrial lines of the Luce, which contrasts nicely with all the carbon-fibre bits on the wheel arches, diffuser, side skirts, and front splitter.
Naturally, as an EV, I'd go for the aerodisc wheels for maximum efficiency, but spruced up with yellow accenting, callipers and the Giallo Modena centre caps.
To match that, you have to have the yellow front fender shields, while a debossed Ferrari logo and sunroof complete the exterior look.
Inside, it's all about opulence and Instagram thanks to the orange (Arancio Mikonos) leather seats with white contrast stitching, as well as the brown (Beige Tradizione) leather trim and carpets.
To break things up a bit, the dashboard is finished in a different shade of brown (Cuoio), while the steering wheel and centre console are finished in a cream (Crema) leather.
Is it a bit over the top and ostentatious? Maybe. But it's also a Ferrari built for the modern smartphone- and social-media-loving era, so why not lean into that?
Alex Misoyannis, Deputy News Editor
My biggest problem with the Luce's styling is not the rather un-Ferrari sheetmetal, but the wheels.
Ferrari only offers a choice of a pizza-tray aero cap akin to a Tesla Cybercab, or a super-sized alloy that looks like it's come off a modified VL Commodore. Neither of these suits the car, nor looks particularly appealing, in my opinion.
That's why I would ask the dealer for a set of 12Cilindri alloys (let's ignore the fact they're too small to fit the standard 23-inch front/24-inch rear diameter...) for my spec, finished in Verde British Racing green – a non-traditional Ferrari colour for the least traditional Ferrari of all.
Is this cheating at this challenge? Possibly. Does it make the car look significantly more attractive? Absolutely.
I've copied one of the launch specs for the interior: beige seats, and brown across the rest of the cabin, bar a few details like the black seatbelts. It's quite a 1970s-esque palette for a futuristic car, but I reckon it fits the vibe of the steering wheel and metallic controls quite well.
Jordan Hickey, News Journalist
I'm still not sure how I feel about the Luce.
In a very anti-Ferrari fashion, I have deliberately kept my configuration sedate – as if it were a Rolls-Royce or a Bentley – rather than going for a bright red or yellow, like I would for the 12Cilindri or Purosangue.
The W.B. Grigio Alloy exterior colour honours the industrial design influence and makes Ferrari's first electric car look more palatable, in my eyes. I've gone full ham on carbon-fibre exterior trim, too.
A splash of the still-sedate Bordeaux red leather across the interior – and an anodised aluminium dashboard panel – breaks up the white-and-black theme with ventilated and massaging Alcantara seats and matching seat belts, plus an umbrella, a luggage net, and a fire extinguisher.
It looks like the ultimate sports-luxury electric sedan, but a Ferrari? Hmm.
Samantha Stevens, Senior Reviews Journalist
Black.
Black titanium wheels with carbon centre caps, and carbon-fibre details on the splitter, wheel arches and rear diffuser.
Grigio Silver on the calipers.
A panoramic roof to get out of the black a bit! Laserised prancing horse on the door rather than the yellow badge to black it out further. Privacy glass so people can't see me.
A black leather interior, with lighter silver stitching and an aluminium lower dash to bring it up a touch.
Now I can deal with the design.
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Tung Nguyen has been in the automotive journalism industry for over a decade, cutting his teeth at various publications before finding himself at Drive in 2024. With experience in news, feature, review, and advice writing, as well as video presentation skills, Tung is a do-it-all content creator. Tung’s love of cars first started as a child watching Transformers on Saturday mornings, as well as countless hours on PlayStation’s Gran Turismo, meaning his dream car is a Nissan GT-R, with a Liberty Walk widebody kit, of course.
