Renowned car collector and television personality Jay Leno has given his verdict about the all-electric Ferrari Luce, which has created quite a controversy due to its appearance, as it looks nothing like a traditional Ferrari supercar or hypercar.Luce marked Ferrari's entry into an entirely new territory where high-revving V12s, fire-spitting twin or quad exhausts, and a nice internal combustion engine note are not allowed. Thus, the Maranello-based brand adopted a radical approach for its first EV, and quite obviously, many car enthusiasts and Ferrari purists were left upset, while some were furious.One of them was the former chairperson of Ferrari, Luca di Montezemolo, who was quite candid in revealing his displeasure about the Luce after it was unveiled. Italian news agency askanews quoted di Montezemolo as saying:AdvertisementAdvertisement"If I were to say what I really think, I'd be doing Ferrari a disservice. We risk destroying a legend, and I'm truly sorry about that. I hope they at least remove the prancing horse from that car."Not only that, Ferrari shares fell 8%, which translated to around $5.38 billion being wiped off overnight after it unveiled the Luce, a clear sign that the market didn't take the news too well.Ferrari Luce | Courtesy: Ferrari.comWhile there were far too many critics who called out the Luce, Leno had a more balanced opinion about the car, although he reportedly never owned a Ferrari despite having dozens of other supercars, likely due to the restrictions Ferrari imposes on its owners on how they speak about the car in public and its selective approach to allocating certain models.AdvertisementAdvertisementSpeaking about the Luce in an Instagram video posted by David Lee, Leno said:"Here's my thing. It looks like an electric car. It just doesn't look like a Ferrari. It's not that it is unattractive. Well.. if you're a Ferrari guy.. I saw the former president of Ferrari – 'take the badge off the front.'"It's like Corvette owners, when they [Chevy] dropped the round taillights, and they went, 'Oh, it's not a Corvette,' and all that."Considering several automotive manufacturers are switching to EVs and hybrids, while others are switching back from EVs to producing gas-powered vehicles, and in an environment where tariffs undergo frequent changes, the future seems quite uncertain at this point. Addressing the issue, Leno said:"If you're an automobile manufacturer, I don't know what you're doing. It is the most confusing era. Because the rules change. One day there's a 25% tariff, and the next day there is no tariff."
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