Ferrari's First EV Is a 772kW Sedan — Here's What WA Buyers Need to Know

Ferrari has finally pulled the covers off its first fully-electric car, and it's not a supercar in the traditional sense. The 2027 Ferrari Luce is a five-door, five-seat luxury saloon with 772kW, a 2.5-second 0–100km/h time, and a claimed WLTP range of up to 530km. For WA buyers who've been watching the EV space with a healthy dose of scepticism, this one's worth paying attention to — even if it's well out of reach for most of us.

What Is the Ferrari Luce, Exactly?

The Luce is unlike anything Ferrari has built before. Its exterior was designed not by Ferrari's in-house team in Maranello, but by LoveFrom — the industrial design supergroup led by Sir Jony Ive (the man behind the iPhone) and Australian-born Marc Newson, who previously served as creative director at Qantas. The result is a low-slung, aerodynamic shell that Ferrari describes as a near-seamless low-drag body — no dramatic wings, no retractable spoilers, just floating aluminium panels doing the aerodynamic work quietly.

It measures 5026mm long and 1999mm wide, making it slightly longer but narrower than the Ferrari Purosangue. The battery sits in the floor, dropping the centre of gravity 95mm lower than the Purosangue — which matters when you're pushing 310km/h in performance mode.

Under the skin: a 122kWh gross battery, 800-volt architecture, 350kW maximum charging speed (with ports on both sides, handy), and 12 electric motors — three per wheel. Four deliver drive, the others handle suspension damping and steering control. Wheel torque is a mind-bending 11,500Nm. Kerb weight sits at 2260kg, which is actually comparable to a BMW i4 M50 and lighter than a Porsche Taycan.

Range, Performance, and WA Realities

For anyone doing long runs — think Perth to Geraldton, or down the South West to Margaret River and back — 530km of WLTP range is a serious number. Real-world range will naturally be lower, particularly if you're running the Luce in its top performance mode, which lifts the speed limiter from 260km/h to 310km/h. Regional WA's expanding fast-charging network still has gaps, so the dual-side charging ports and 350kW capability are practical details that matter if you're venturing beyond the metro area.

In Perth's stop-start traffic, the Luce's Range mode decouples the front motors for added efficiency, which makes sense for daily driving. The paddle-operated torque adjustment — five increments, no fake gear shifts — lets drivers dial in exactly how much performance they want, whether that's crawling through the Kwinana Freeway at peak hour or making the most of an open stretch of highway heading south.

Launch mode is activated by a roof-mounted handle — yes, really — which floods the cabin in orange light and walks the driver through achieving that 2.5-second run to 100km/h, or a 6.8-second blast to 200km/h.

The Interior Is the Real Story

If the exterior is polarising, the cabin is where the LoveFrom influence is most apparent and most impressive. The instrument cluster uses layered Samsung OLED displays behind glass, housed in an aluminium surround that looks like it belongs in an Apple Store. A mechanical needle sits at the centre of the speedometer and can rotate a full 360 degrees. Drive modes change the colour palette across the displays.

The central touchscreen swivels toward driver or passenger, physical toggles handle climate control, and there's a glass dial for volume. Rear passengers — all three of them, a Ferrari first — get their own climate and speed display. The key itself is a weighted rectangular object that clicks into a magnetic dock to start the car. It's theatre, but considered theatre.

Ferrari hasn't confirmed pricing for Australia, but expect it to land above the Purosangue — which already sits well into the $600,000-plus territory before on-roads and WA registration costs. Production is slated for 2027.

For most WA buyers, the Luce is a window into where performance cars are heading. For a few, it'll be a purchase decision.