Montezemolo Says Ferrari's 1st EV Risks Destroying a Legend

6 articles · Updated · Motor1 · May 27

Luca di Montezemolo, Ferrari chairman from 1991 to 2014, said the newly unveiled Luce could "destroy a legend" and said he hopes the Prancing Horse is removed from it.
The 78-year-old also mocked the design, saying it is "a car that at least the Chinese won’t copy," underscoring how sharply he rejects Ferrari’s first production EV.
His remarks land at a pivotal moment for Maranello: the Luce marks Ferrari’s first combustion-free road car and a major styling break from the rest of the lineup.
Ferrari is still leaning hard into its identity on the model, offering the EV with traditional badging and optional side emblems, even as debate shifts to whether wealthy buyers will embrace it.

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