Early Ferrari Luce first-drive reviews are in.
The looks may be controversial, but testers say this thing drives amazingly well.
They talked up its ride quality, body control, cornering, and unique paddle setup.
Every company's dream is to break the internet with a product launch—but sometimes that can be a bad thing. When Ferrari revealed its first-ever electric car, the Luce, it was met with more criticism than I've seen from a car reveal in ages. Forget that it was the first electric Ferrari, which some enthusiasts had an issue with on its own. The Ferrari Luce took the most heat for its design, which admittedly doesn't look very Ferrari-like. However, now that the media embargo has lifted on initial test drives of a late-stage prototype, the reviews are in and they're pretty spectacular.
The Luce may not look like a proper Ferrari but it apparently drives like one. Despite the mind-bending performance figures of most modern Ferraris, the brand has almost been more about sensations and thrills than outright performance. Cars from Maranello always have razor-sharp steering, slide-happy handling dynamics, and sonorous soundtracks. The new Luce might be an electric sedan, the furthest thing from a traditional Ferrari, but it still has all of those things. Yes, even the soundtrack.
