New model begins testing in production-ready form as firm primes first EV for 2026 launch
Ferrari has begun testing what appears to be a near-production version of its long-awaited debut EV ahead of revealing the car’s first details at its Capital Markets Day next week.
Mystery has long surrounded the model, which was last week pictured by Autocar’s spy snappers outside the marque’s headquarters in Maranello.
The car is seen sporting a very heavy camouflage, a tactic Ferrari deployed when testing the new 849 Testarossa, the 1035bhp supercar revealed last month which replaces the SF90 Stradale.
While prototypes of the EV have been spotted before, they all – like test mules of the Purosangue crossover – used old Maserati Levante bodies, meaning this car, despite its heavy cloak, is likely our first proper look at Ferrari’s first non-ICE model. An unveiling is not pencilled until next spring.
These pictures suggest the EV will be similar in size to the Purosangue but with a lower-slung, and more aerodynamically friendly shape. It appears to have enough room for rear doors, suggesting it will be able to house at least four passengers.
At the rear, a high roof-mounted spoiler lip can be seen over the rear axle, and it appears to sport bloated wheel arches – which both add to the suggesting its shape could be similar to the Purosangue, but these could also be clever cladding tricks by Ferrari to disguise the car’s real look.
The sports car maker will reveal the car’s first details on 8 October as part of a three-step unveiling. This will start with the EV’s “technological heart”, confirmed CEO Benedetto Vigna, which would suggest information around the car’s underpinnings and powertrain.
Ferrari will then unveil the “look and feel of the interior” early next year, followed by the complete unveiling in the spring, said Vigna.
While official details on the EV are slim, Vigna previously told Autocar that it will be made “in the right way” to ensure buyers can “have a lot of fun”. Reports suggest that the new EV will be priced from $500,000 (£395,000). Deliveries are still expected to begin at the end of 2026.
The Ferrari EV will be produced in the firm’s new E-building in Maranello. The facility contains an advanced new production line and will eventually house production of all of Ferrari’s EV powertrains, including high-voltage batteries, electric motors and axles.
