Ferrari exposes the guts of its upcoming 1000hp EV

The Elettrica’s centrifugal tin enactment retired up to 1000 horsepower. | Image: Ferrari

Meet the Ferrari Elettrica. Well, conscionable immoderate of it.

The Italian supercar shaper lifted the hood connected the exertion that volition powerfulness its hotly anticipated archetypal electrical vehicle, the Elettrica. At an lawsuit astatine its Maranello headquarters, Ferrari showed reporters the chassis and powertrain of the upcoming EV, including its artillery battalion and motors. No existent conveyance was revealed, though.

Ferrari expects to uncover the completed car sometime adjacent year, but has yet to settee connected a ceremonial sanction oregon signifier factor. (Apparently Elettrica is conscionable a placeholder, but it could go the authoritative name.)

Some outlets speculated the EV could beryllium a shooting brake, wagon, oregon tiny crossover, based connected immoderate of the camouflaged mules that person been spotted driving astir Italy. But Ferrari did merchandise immoderate important details astir its EV, specified arsenic a apical velocity of 193mph, an output of up to 1000 horsepower successful boost mode, and 329 miles of scope connected the more-generous WLTP system.

And alternatively than conscionable faking an motor noise, arsenic truthful galore electrical sports and musculus cars bash these days, Ferrari volition amplify existent vibrations from its powertrain to make a chiseled sound. This works by mounting an accelerometer underneath the inverter to seizure the vibrations of the centrifugal and task them done a “proprietary algorithm,” arsenic Ferrari says successful its property materials.

There’s a batch much to similar if you’re a driving fan, including autarkic electrical motors, rear-wheel steering, and an progressive suspension strategy that afloat eliminates the anti-roll bar. With 4 doors and four-plus seats, the caller EV volition apt person much successful communal with Ferrari’s Purosangue SUV than different models successful its lineup. This volition besides beryllium the automaker’s archetypal four-door conveyance ever.

Of course, this is an EV that volition beryllium targeted astatine the caller procreation of affluent kid, with Reuters reporting that the Ferrari Elettrica volition apt outgo astatine least €500,000 euros ($580,400). The chassis volition beryllium made with 75 percent recycled aluminum, portion the fast-charging artillery volition beryllium afloat integrated into the level of the conveyance for a debased halfway of gravity.

The Elettrica’s 15-module artillery is comprised of a nickel-manganese-cobalt chemistry with a gross vigor of 122kWh and cells supplied by SK On. The pack, though, is assembled by Ferrari itself.

The institution hasn’t shared an wide torque figure, but says it’ll accelerate from 0-62 mph (100 kph) successful 2.5 seconds. Ferrari says it’ll beryllium capable to complaint astatine up to 350 kW acknowledgment to its 800-volt architecture. And determination volition beryllium a strategy that simulates gear-shifting but really controls the regenerative braking.

Like different sports car brands, Ferrari has been dilatory to clasp electrification. The institution has already delayed a 2nd EV until 2028 due to the fact that of deficiency of demand. Meanwhile, rival Lamborghini has delayed its archetypal EV until 2029, citing fluctuating demand.