- Ferrari’s CEO confirms it is going to proceed producing gas-powered vehicles.
- It needs to supply prospects a variety of powertrain decisions, together with hybrid and totally electrical.
- The CEO stated the expertise doesn’t matter as long as individuals can fall in love with the automotive.
Final week, Ferrari unveiled the Luce, its first electrical automotive—and it has been fairly controversial. A former Ferrari boss stated the car risked “destroying a legend,” whereas present CEO Benedetto Vigna has needed to defend the mannequin. Now, he’s reassuring Ferrari followers that the automaker will proceed to make combustion-powered automobiles.
In an interview with Australia’s Drive, Vigna confirmed Ferrari will provide three powertrain varieties throughout its portfolio. He stated:
‘We’ve got IC [internal combustion], we’ve got the hybrid, and we’ve got the electrical. Full cease. Then the consumer can choose up no matter they need.’
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Vigna added that it has potential shoppers informing Ferrari that they’d turn into prospects provided that the automaker provided an electrical car, and it has obliged. He stated, “In case you look ahead to the consumer to ask for that, it’s too late.”
The Luce has 4 electrical motors producing as much as 1,050 horsepower. The automotive can hit 62 miles per hour in 2.5 seconds and attain 124 mph in simply 6.8 seconds. The highest velocity is 192 mph, and in that regard, this performs like a Ferrari ought to—it simply would not appear like one.
“I believe that it doesn’t matter which expertise you utilize, so long as you ship one thing that the persons are in love with,” Vigna stated.
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Motor1’s Take: Ferrari is sort of adamant that the Luce is not the only way forward for the model. It is only one mannequin in a portfolio of supercars that features a wide range of powertrain decisions. If you do not need the Luce, do not buy it. It is so simple as that.
