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Ferrari Luce – Designed with Jony Ive

https://www.ferrari.com/en-EN/auto/ferrari-luce
32•jumploops•1h ago

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karakoram•1h ago
I don't like it at all. The curves, the silhouette, does not work at all, it does not "speak" to me as a Ferrari.

Again, a heritage brand ruined by an obnoxious, pesky iPad like display that has no business being in a Ferrari.

The front profile is hideous too.

analogpixel•50m ago
thanks for putting into words what I was thinking as I was scrolling down the page.
jasonwatkinspdx•49m ago
Yeah, if this was coming from say Honda at a sub $100k price I'd think something like "eh, not for me but it's neat Honda is willing to do something kinda fun and odd."

But starting at $600k for that?

It's clear they'd like to have a Lamborghini Urus like sales success that's not exactly a traditional style Ferrari but this thing seems like a total miss.

But Ferrari being who they are they'll do the same scummy crap of making dealers and customers buy the turd if they wanna get an allocation for the next highly collectable supercar.

za_creature•42m ago
Introducing the new

iFerrari XS

It's 140% better than the previous Ferrari Enzo

And 20% thinner

With a brand new Magnesium case

It's the fastest Ferrari we've ever built.

sgt•37m ago
Nothing like the dull, beige boxes with wheels of the competition.
osigurdson•41m ago
I thought the interior looked pretty nice - lots of retro physical switches, etc. The exterior doesn't look like a normal Ferrari but maybe that's on purpose. A "normal" Ferrari buyer would probably buy a normal Ferrari. Maybe this is more for someone who would have bought a Model S or X in the past but has a lot more money to shell out.
Fire-Dragon-DoL•23m ago
I love the EV idea, but the exterior design is terrible
KellyCriterion•1h ago
Attention: AUTO-playing videos+sound when visiting
babelfish•1h ago
Looks like the BMW i3 met a Magic Mouse
sgt•42m ago
Love it. Although I can't help to think you'll need to flip it around to charge.
jebarker•1h ago
Imagine being able to afford a Ferrari and then buying the one that looks like a fancy Prius
oytis•59m ago
> Sound waves are captured from electro-mechanical vibration in the axles that are equalised, amplified and delivered alongside visual feedback to inform the driver

In other words, they made an EV do wroom-wroom?

jauntywundrkind•58m ago
Four wheel steering, active suspension, low center of gravity, 1050 HP...

The display & controls do look very nice!

I love how they found a way to make the sound provide real feedback. I wonder if the cabin gets feedback faster than the speed of sound in air would travel, that would be neat. I'm skeptical they kept the loop fast enough to beat speed of sound in metal though (5000~6000 m/s for steel).

> The Luce’s sound system doesn’t generate artificial noise. Instead, a precision accelerometer mounted at the center of the rear axle captures the actual vibration of the rotating electric components. That signal is then filtered, equalized, and amplified — essentially working like an electric guitar’s amplifier. The result is a sound that’s rooted in the real physics of the machinery, not synthesized from a speaker library.

https://electrek.co/2026/05/25/ferrari-luce-first-electric-f...

KeplerBoy•54m ago
Interesting idea, but ultimately not going to happen (or matter). I doubt the latency in that DSP Pipeline is below a millisecond, heck given the state of non-critical automotive Software it might a second.
somebehemoth•53m ago
As a lifelong fan of Ferrari, I find both the interior and exterior hideous.
jakeinspace•58m ago
This sucks
KeplerBoy•58m ago
This style might have worked as an apple car. It sure as hell doesn't work as a Ferrari.
hnthrow0287345•58m ago
That's heinous. Their firm should stay away from sports car brands.
antinomicus•57m ago
What market exists that would buy this car??
reaperhulk•56m ago
Discussed 3 months ago as well: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46949642
shaokind•48m ago
Worth noting: it was only the interior that was revealed then (at that same link) [0].

[0]: https://web.archive.org/web/20260216163304/https://www.ferra...

dvt•55m ago
Somehow managed to make a Ferrari look as cheap as a Tesla (inside and out).
dingdingdang•51m ago
Worse in my opinion since the look is simply Tesla (whether one likes that or not), no one would have blinked an eyelid if Tesla released this car whereas Ferrari doing so comes off incoherent.
skyberrys•55m ago
At first I thought it was a Ferrari custom built for Jony Ive made just to his specifications. But once I saw the first image I could easily understand it was designed by him. It's a talent to be an industrial designer with such a clean recognizable style that it's like a signature, easily recognizable as to who it belongs to.
jasonwatkinspdx•45m ago
Yes, Ive's style is very recognizable as Dieter Rams design principles and language with brighter colors.
ZiiS•55m ago
If the brief was to make an ipad stuck to the dash of a Ferrari not ruin the rest of the car then that is certainly one way to do it.
johnfink8•54m ago
It looks like something a villainous billionaire would drive in a sci-fi dystopia. And not in a good way.
EugeneOZ•54m ago
Doesn't look like a sport car. From above it actually looks like a phone. The main thing is that the charging port isn’t on the bottom.
skeptrune•53m ago
I really appreciate how "Jony Ive" this looks. Feels like they absolutely nailed the style.

I personally feel like it looks like a disposable tech hardware product, but to each their own. I'm sure a lot of people will love it.

iknownthing•53m ago
Well that doesn't look like a Ferrari
wheelhead•52m ago
This is somehow even worse than the swatch/AP collab.
flokie•51m ago
love the interior, not sure how i feel about that front end however. "The lowest drag coefficient in Ferrari history" is not what i would have guessed just seeing the picture alone, so props to them on making this possible!
eps•42m ago
Kinda telling that the video doesn't show the front up to the very last moment.

I'm pretty sure they realize perfectly well how ugly it is.

carlos-menezes•51m ago
That's the least Ferrari looking Ferrari I have ever seen.
bix6•51m ago
Specs are insane but why does it look like a budget sedan with a cool paint job?

This sounds kind of fun. It’s curious they weren’t allowed to drive though..

> But I can say that the Torque Shift Engagement system — which gives the driver five power levels on the right paddle and five engine-braking levels on the left — is one of the most intriguing ideas I’ve seen in an electric car. It doesn’t simulate gear changes. It creates an entirely new torque language controlled by the driver, introducing an active decision-making element to trajectory management that sounds like it could restore the kind of driver engagement that many enthusiasts fear EVs have lost.

slinkydeveloper•50m ago
Wow they went all-in creating a car for silicon valley tech bros...

Even the color they chose for the reveal speaks to me like "rich luxury car without personality"

wat10000•50m ago
It looks like an Apple Magic Mouse with wheels. Hopefully it also has a charge port on the bottom.
throw310822•33m ago
And you need to turn it upside down to charge it?
ktallett•49m ago
It would be a great looking Hyundai but it is a dreadful looking Ferrari. The cost of such a car will be far higher than it deserves. Ferrari for me is synonymous with genuinely beautiful curvaceous cars that have a gorgeous, slightly old looking interior. This is not it, nor is it take Ferrari into the modern day.
coolgoose•49m ago
Is this a joke ? It looks beyond crap.
saaaaaam•49m ago
This would have been an AMAZING Volvo. Sadly, it’s a very disappointing Ferrari.
amoss•49m ago
That is the ugliest Ferrari I've ever seen.
gherkinnn•49m ago
How very unexciting. Works for laptops, Ive should stick to that.

Compare that to the next car on the list, now that's thrilling.

https://www.ferrari.com/en-EN/auto/849-testarossa

kvuj•16m ago
My god that V8 sounds terrible. From a company that made countless howling V12s, it's quite disappointing.

Emission regulations I'm guessing.

riccardomc•48m ago
mamma mia...
brrrrrm•46m ago
it has paddle shifters - what are those for?
tomaspiaggio12•46m ago
458/488 was peak ferrari IMO
KeplerBoy•44m ago
Interesting fact from the page: "The lowest drag coefficient in Ferrari history, achieved through aero-styling convergence, active air shutters, and ride-height logic that lowers the front by 10 mm even while cruising"

I guess not having large air intakes and generally a slightly larger frontal area helps with that (the coefficient of drag is always multiplied by the area, so this might not be the most aero Ferrari ever, that's a different claim).

sgt•43m ago
Cool, it has suicide doors like the BMW i3 (a legendary concept car that escaped into the wild, and caused BMW to lose a lot of money)
jasonwatkinspdx•35m ago
My friends had a first get i3. They didn't like the styling but it was super practical for them as a car.
OptionOfT•35m ago
Sad that the i3 concept didn't take off, I loved it, together with the i8 (if only that one had a larger engine...)

Interestingly enough the i3 and i8's carbon structure helped the G11 & G12 (short and long wheelbase BMW 7), the G14/G15/G16 (BMW 8 series) and the F91/F92/F93 (BMW M8) shed a lot of weight.

But for the newer version of the 7 series don't use that structure anymore, as the weight savings are nullified by the battery pack.

basseed•42m ago
I wonder if some of the design is related to the car that Apple was designing, if Apple released an EV this is pretty much what I would have expected it to look like
OptionOfT•41m ago
> The lights gently recede when switched off, perserving the purity of the form

Typo on the Ferrari website...

sinsterizme•41m ago
Wow, this looks atrocious. I was thinking this was perhaps a budget model by its appearance, but then I looked up the retail price…
kayo_20211030•39m ago
"Sir" Jony Ive? Sure fine, recognized by the crown and all that. It looks like a Kia. Don't get me wrong, I like Kia's. If Ive was a lollipop he'd lick himself. When you get to a point that you can no longer do seminal & groundbreaking work, and you continue to cling to what you used to be, just stop; even if only in respect to the good stuff you've done already.
6stringmerc•35m ago
Ahem, there is a new Rolling Stones album slated for release in 2026. I most definitely agree with you by the way.
kayo_20211030•28m ago
lol. Emotional Rescue was when I stopped listening, but I hope that Keith and Mick live forever, even as statistical outliers. I love folks that win the life lottery. It's a hope for all of us.
sgt•38m ago
"The lights gently recede when switched off, perserving the purity of the form."

This is totally impossible to read without hearing it in Ive's soothing voice.

ruckfool•37m ago
Looks like an expensive Prius .. :(
kulor•36m ago
Kudos to Ferrari trying to stay modern with a collab with one of the best industrial designers of the moment. But this feels antithetical to Ferrari, it's bland and utilitarian where they should be channeling flair and evocative designs.
6stringmerc•36m ago
Oh wow, it’s even worse than I imagined based on those early images of the PlaySkool cockpit renderings!

The body lines? What body lines? I’m a vocal critic of derivative design, but this space egg usually is little more than a Junior Study drawing at best. It’s so bland it might as well be still made of clay.

I’m not being unfairly harsh here, there’s a huge tradition of sorting a car’s emotional response - yes, Countach being a prime case study - but I get more “This is interesting” from the latest Prius than anything with this design, in parts or taken as a whole. I can’t be alone, and I suppose the reactions will be savage. I am kind of giddy thinking about what some of the more crude phrasings might be from the likes of Clarkson or Harris.

This is a design for the Super Yacht club. If it was a concept car for a Chinese knock off of a Honda, it would be rightly panned at first sight. Was it designed on a first generation Macintosh?

It has no character whatsoever. The interior looks like patio furniture intended for a retirement home. To call it a failure is not quite right, because sometimes things like the Pontiac Aztek have coherent thought and risks involved. This has none of those things. Mayo on white bread with a glass of room temperature tap water.

In a strange way I love it because it might as well be called the Ferrari Hubris. Just…wow…

hnlmorg•23m ago
I suspect this car is more aimed at people who want a Tesla with a sports car badge rather than people who want a sports car. And I think that’s why most on here don’t like it.

For the vast majority of people, a Ferrari is something aspirational. But for those who can afford one but would rather have “normal” car, this might appeal. It has the form of something practical while still signalling wealth.

Before now, that generally meant those equally-ugly but for different reasons 4-wheel drive and SUVs.

If you view this as (for example) something for rich mums to take their kids to school in, then it makes a lot more sense.

At least that’s the demographic I think they’re quietly going after.

ChrisArchitect•20m ago
More of a writeup about it: https://www.ferrari.com/en-EN/magazine/articles/ferrari-luce...
fragmede•17m ago
Why that B pillar if you're going to have suicide doors?
iainctduncan•14m ago
Nice to see that, after all these years, "car commercial techno" is still a thing.

Man, I miss the 90's. Best decade for electronic music ever.

bdangubic•11m ago
to this day, I play 90’s EDM almost exclusively while working
PedroBatista•7m ago
Someone inside Ferrari had the terrible idea of greenlighting this and even more terrible lack of courage to not cancel this mistake because it was the baby turd of Jony Ive and Marc Newson.

Fortunately everyone will laugh and cringe, the usual car "journalists" will bite their tongues because they don't want to lose access, time will pass and it will be forgotten because Ferrari can afford to make these mistakes ( for now.. )

Grazester•7m ago
Ferrari done lost their mind! If you told me this was a Kia I would have said it was ugly for a Kia.

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