Luce Official - 2026 Ferrari Luce

[aleks_16]

In apple rethoric: "„One more thing...“. But the Buttons inside look good.

 

[martinbo]

In the words of the incomparable Sean Lock: "That's a challenging wank."

My initial impression is one of complete and utter bewilderment. This is mainly due to the exterior design which simply portrays precious little Ferrari DNA. Polarising as they may be for some, at least there's no denying the identity and heritage present in the 12Cilindri, 849 and F80. These cars look like Ferraris. They vividly draw upon distinct Ferrari elements - whether historical styling cues or motorsport depiction - and their on-road presence leaves no room for confusion with any other brand. And, unequivocally, they look Italian.

The biggest problem for me is that the Luce doesn't even look Italian - let alone look like a Ferrari. I can get behind that interior - more about that later - but the exterior styling is a text book exercise in berefting a car of all its Ferrari-ness and turning it into an appliance. In one fell swoop the designers have achieved the impossible: to make a Ferrari that elicits no reaction other than disappointment.

The flying bridge front-end has some visual intrigue but the first jarring element - and it's very jarring - is the vertical placement of the windscreen wipers along the A-pillars. Windscreen wipers are the ugliest pieces of a car's exterior design. They are purely a result of function dictating form so the best option is to tuck them away as much as possible. Centre-placed single wipers come a close second last in terms of aesthetic appeal but, in the quest for aerodynamic function over form, this end result is horrible. The gently-ebbing sine wave crease that flows through the bodywork and along the front bridge is a pleasant touch. The choice of gender-reveal blue as a primary launch colour does no favours either.

As for the interior, I'm not as affronted - I can predict how the enjoyable the interior controls will be to use from an ergonomics perspective. The cosmetics might not appeal to most but for me I can see how the visual and tactile experience will complement the overall driving experience. For a sporty driving experience, in a world of overloaded infotainment systems - here's something that's more "info" and less "tainment".
That steering wheel is just lovely too.

All in all, a sad day for Ferrari fans.

 

[montana]

I am speechless, and not only that, I don't even know whether to laugh or cry!

I laughed first, then I cried.

 

[klier]

The flying bridge front-end has some visual intrigue but the first jarring element - and it's very jarring - is the vertical placement of the windscreen wipers along the A-pillars. Windscreen wipers are the ugliest pieces of a car's exterior design. They are purely a result of function dictating form so the best option is to tuck them away as much as possible. Centre-placed single wipers come a close second last in terms of aesthetic appeal but, in the quest for aerodynamic function over form, this end result is horrible. The gently-ebbing sine wave crease that flows through the bodywork and along the front bridge is a pleasant touch. The choice of gender-reveal blue as a primary launch colour does no favours either.

Agreed. These wind screen wipers are totally wild. All done for the sake of being able to drive the car two extra miles. Which is understandable, because the EV tech is simply miserable. An iX3 drives like 2.5 times further, which is an insane gap.

 

[martinbo]

An iX3 drives like 2.5 times further, which is an insane gap

Isn't it only 1.5 times further?

 

[klier]

Isn't it only 1.5 times further?

Yes. Typo excuse me.. But you can leave the "only" out lol

 

[Matski]

Hmmm.

As someone that doesn't really carry any affection for Ferrari, I'm not that upset by this. Certainly would agree that the price tag is totally unjustifiable though, and it's tough to imagine this appealing to most Ferrari fans.

On the plus side, I'm not a fan of when sports car manufacturers just stretch their typical look over something that is not-sportscar shaped... so I like that Ferrari tried to create something different. A fat, bloated, stretch 296 would not have been any better IMHO.

 

[klier]

A fat, bloated, stretch 296 would not have been any better IMHO.

We're at that point where literally everything's better than what we got. But I do see your point and I agree. Too bad they failed the assignment.

 

[martinbo]

But I do see your point and I agree.

I do too.
And I'm also not expecting a stretched 296 or 4 door GT4C Lusso either. But, this... nah, it's just deflating.

Too bad they failed the assignment.

Miserably.

 

[Matski]

20,000 posts @martinbo, and that milestone was achieved by locking the first Luce thread!

 

[martinbo]

that milestone was achieved by locking the first Luce thread!

Yip, that was the least I could do.

Thanks mate.

 

[leylandi]

Ferrari shares fell by 6%.

 

[martinbo]

Ferrari shares fell by 6%.

Can you imagine the mood in the Maranello boardroom? Not much and a bit more

 

[Yanes]

I think I now why they didn't have a single example with the roof bridge thing painted in body color during the presentation and press photos...

Also the inability of product designers (when attempting to design a car) to make the rear not look like a huge diaper still baffles me.

and the rear also makes it look like it has another car inside that is trying to come out, pushes the tail lights more towards the center, which makes it look less wide and heavier overall... its just a mess... the front is kinda cool though imo

 

[Matski]

and the rear also makes it look like it has another car inside that is trying to come out,

The upper section being a wing isn't quite pronounced enough - it mostly looks like one piece which makes it look bulkier than it might actually be. I suspect this will be one of those cars that looks quite a bit better in person than it does in pictures.

 

[martinbo]

I think I now why they didn't have a single example with the roof bridge thing painted in body color during the presentation and press photos...

Do you know if the painted roof spar is available as an option? I don't think it is?

and the rear also makes it look like it has another car inside that is trying to come out

Yip, that's a 360 CS being reversed out.

the front is kinda cool though imo

It has some measure of visual intrigue, yes, but it's also a polarising design.

 

[Yanes]

Do you know if the painted roof spar is available as an option? I don't think it is?

I took the screenshot directly from the Ferrari configurator, so yes its an official option

 

[Centurion]

I think I now why they didn't have a single example with the roof bridge thing painted in body color during the presentation and press photos...

Also the inability of product designers (when attempting to design a car) to make the rear not look like a huge diaper still baffles me.

and the rear also makes it look like it has another car inside that is trying to come out, pushes the tail lights more towards the center, which makes it look less wide and heavier overall... its just a mess... the front is kinda cool though imo

Geez. That makes it look fisher price.

 

[martinbo]

I took the screenshot directly from the Ferrari configurator, so yes its an official option

Great info - thank you.
And good grief... that makes it look even worse!

 

[Matski]

Ferrari shares fell by 6%.

In fairness...

This happened when they told investors earnings were expected to be 1-2% lower...

15% one day loss, 22% within the week.

6% for one duff car maybe isn't so bad.