There doesn’t seem to be much demand for electric supercars, however Ferrari Still moving forward. The car, called Electtrica for now, will make its full debut sometime next year. Meanwhile, Ferrari is revealing the initial specifications of this new model, and from a technical perspective, it looks great.
The Electtrica will be a grand tourer in the same vein as the old GTC4Lusso, but it will still have a forward-facing driving position and a relatively short 116.5-inch wheelbase, like its mid-engined supercar counterparts. Ferrari developed the 800-volt battery and motors in-house, and they will be manufactured at the Maranello plant as well.
In Boost mode, the Electtrica will generate more than 986 horsepower from four electric motors, and its 122.0 kWh (gross) battery will provide 329 miles of WLTP range. (Expect 300 or less in US EPA testing.) The 0-100 km/h (62 mph) time is 2.5 seconds, and top speed is 192 mph.
With this car, Ferrari will continue its development journey of using advanced hardware and software to fully control the car’s dynamics. These four motors allow precise definition of the handling balance, as is the case with the version of the active suspension used in the Purosangue and F80.
I’ve delved into Ferrari Active Suspension Technology (FAST) before, but in short, it relies on multiple dampers that have a 48-volt motor-driven ball screw attached to the damper piston. The result is a system that can put its extra power into the car, giving complete control over how the body moves. Provides amazing ride control and handling.
Add to that the independent steering of the rear wheels, where each wheel can move opposite each other, and you have complete control over how each wheel moves in all directions. The results should be amazing, as we have come to expect from Ferrari.
The two rear motors are good for 416 horsepower each, revving at up to 25,000 rpm, which is higher than you’ll see in almost any other electric car. Up front, the two engines are the same ones used in the F80, each generating 141 horsepower while spinning at a maximum of 30,000 rpm. Therefore, the power will be heavily rear-biased when all four motors are running, and the front motor can be completely disconnected.
The battery consists of 14 modules, each containing 15 cells, which are integrated directly into the vehicle body. Ferrari arranged most of the units behind the driver and under the rear seats to help contribute to a weight distribution of 47% at the front and 53% at the rear. The company says the car should weigh about 5,070 pounds, which is a lot, but also about the same as the Purosangue. Active chassis systems should do a lot to hide that mass.
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While we recently discovered a Ferrari patent for a system that would do just that Replicate the sound and feel of the brand’s internal combustion engines in an electric vehicleElecttrica will do something different. Ferrari uses an accelerometer at the rear axle to pick up drivetrain sounds, then amplifies them in the cabin. So there is nothing “fake”, just a louder version of the sounds the car actually makes.
The Electtrica will also use a fake transmission system of sorts, but it’s different from the systems we’ve already seen, which mimic a traditional engine and transmission. Ferrari says the car has five different power/torque maps that simulate different gears, which you can navigate using the upshift paddle on the steering column. Meanwhile, a downshift paddle simulates the effect of engine braking, simulating the sensation of downshifting while braking into a corner.
We’re still missing a lot of details about the car, like what it will look like and how much it will cost. Ferrari will release more information before the full launch sometime in the first half of 2026.
You may not like the idea of an electric Ferrari, but don’t think for a moment that this car isn’t important. Ferrari is clearly serious about electric vehicles, and from a technology perspective, that should set the pace for a lot of other companies to follow. We can’t wait to see more.
