There doesn’t seem to be a ton of demand for electric supercars, but Ferrari is still forging ahead. The car, which is simply called the Electtrica for now, will make its full debut sometime next year. In the meantime, Ferrari is revealing preliminary specs on this new model—and from a technical perspective, it sounds fascinating. The Electtrica will be a grand tourer in the mould of the old GTC4Lusso, but it will still have a forward driving position and a relatively short wheelbase of 116.5 inches, more like its mid-engine supercar counterparts. Ferrari developed both the 800-volt battery and motors in-house, and they’ll be built at the Maranello factory as well. In Boost mode, the Electtrica will make over 986 horsepower from four electric motors, and its 122.0-kilowatt-hour (gross) battery will offer 329 miles of WLTP range. (Expect 300 or less in EPA testing in the US.) Claimed 0-100 kilometers/hour (62 miles per hour) time is 2.5 seconds, and top speed is 192 mph. With this car, Ferrari will continue down its development path of using sophisticated hardware and software for total control over vehicle dynamics. Those four motors allow for precise definition of handling balance, as does a version of the active suspension system used on the Purosangue and F80. Photos by: Ferrari I’ve gone in-depth on Ferrari Active Suspension Technology (FAST) before, but in short, it’s based around Multimatic dampers that have a ball screw driven by a 48-volt motor attached to the damper piston. The upshot is a system that can put its own supplemental force into the car, giving total control over how the body moves. It provides astounding control of ride and handling. Add in independent rear-wheel steering, where each wheel can move opposite one another, and you get total control over how each wheel moves in all directions. The results should be mind-blowing, as we’ve come to expect from Ferrari. The two rear motors are good for 416 horsepower each, and they spin up to 25,000 RPM, which is higher than you’ll see in pretty much any other EV. At the front, the two motors are the same used in the F80, and they make 141 hp each while spinning up to a maximum of 30,000 RPM. So, the power will be heavily rear-biased when all four motors are working, and the front can decouple completely. The battery consists of 14 modules of 15 cells each, and it’s integrated directly into the car’s chassis. Ferrari arranged most of the modules behind the driver and under the rear seats to help contribute to a 47-percent front, 53-percent rear weight distribution. The company says the car should weigh around 5,070 pounds, which is a lot, but it’s also about the same as the Purosangue. And, the active chassis systems should do a lot to mask that mass. While we recently uncovered a Ferrari patent for a system that would replicate the sound and feel of the brand’s internal-combustion engines in an EV, the Electtrica will do something different. Ferrari uses an accelerometer at the rear axle to pick up the sounds of the drivetrain, which it then amplifies in the cabin. So there’s nothing “fake,” just a louder version of the sounds the car already makes. The Electtrica will also use a fake shifting system, of sorts, but it’s different from the systems we’ve seen already, which mimic a conventional engine and transmission. Ferrari says the car has five different power/torque maps that simulate different gears, and which you can cycle through with the upshift paddle on the steering column. The downshift paddle, meanwhile, controls a simulated engine braking effect, mimicking the sensation of going down the gears as you brake for a corner. We’re still missing a lot of details on the car, like what it’ll look like and what it’ll cost. Ferrari will roll out more information before a full launch sometime in the first half of 2026. You might not like the idea of an electric Ferrari, but don’t think for a second that this car isn’t important. Ferrari is clearly serious about EVs, and from a technical perspective, this should set the pace for lots of others to follow. We can’t wait to see more. Gallery: Ferrari Elettrica Tech Workshop
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