I like it. It definitely doesn’t look like what (or even anything) Ferrari usually produces. It looks more of an Apple product, but it looks clean, and I imagine it will look good in solid pastel tones, not sure about metallics. Those 5-spoke wheels don’t suit the car though.
I like some of the choices they’ve made with the interior (the steering wheel and those bezels around the “gauges” in particular), and it’s a pretty novel idea to have the paddles reassigned to the function they serve on the Luce too. A 5-way torque-delivery aggressiveness seems too much to handle on the right paddle alone though, can the distance of travel be sufficient for such a thing?
Also,
Motor1
Instead of using fake engine noises or sampled audio, the car uses an accelerometer to capture real vibrations from the electric motors and rear chassis. An algorithm filters out unpleasant frequencies and amplifies only the more “musical” sounds. The effect can be heard both inside and outside the car.
Forget about dumping AI and Playstations into cars, this might possibly be the best use of computer technology to make EVs more engaging to drive.
Apropos of which,
I’ve seen front fascias of cars resembling human faces, but to see the rear fascia resembling that of a humanoid robot is truly groundbreaking.
Anyway, I really hope that the car doesn’t look like a staggering monolith just like most other EVs I’m seeing on the road, and I even more earnestly hope that the Luce will flourish in global markets such that Ferrari will continue developing EVs as part of their range of offering, but not become a runaway sales success such that Ferrari will continue developing pure gasoline-powered sports cars. The trend of EV adoption is pretty much inexorable in many parts of the world already, and it’s dreadful to see the luxury performance segment become dominated by Chinese brands too.
There is a certain Ferrari aesthetic that has been present in every Ferrari I can think of, from the most extreme FXX whatever to the most relaxed cruiser 412, and that is a sense of delicate or even feminine athleticism. Even the Parseltongue has it.
The base 599? The word “delicate” doesn’t seem fit to describe the athleticism of it, I’d say it’s more of a primitive type. I do get what you’re saying about Ferrari models’ athleticism though, but I think it’s more to do with Ferraris almost always being front/mid-engined, rear-driven supercars. You need your product to look the part for your image-conscious customers to even put it into their consideration.
