Apple’s former head of design pens interior of Ferrari’s first electric vehicle
Words: Andrew Sluys
In an interesting move, Ferrari has unveiled the interior of the brand’s first all-electric vehicle ahead of showing off the exterior.
Dubbed the Luce, not much information is known about this Ferrari, except for the fact it will have four doors and four seats.
Performance-wise, rumours have it tipped to be making north of 730kW from four electric motors, and will be able to hit 100km/h from a standing start in 2.5-seconds.
Though “luce” translates to light in Italian, this isn’t referencing the weight of the EV at just under 2.3-tonnes, it’s more of a nod to electric power being the guiding light or something of the sort.
We can expect Ferrari to reveal the entire vehicle in May, but until then, the Italian brand has given us a decent glimpse at the interior.
If it has a tech-heavy look about it, this is no coincidence, as it was done by Jony Ive, who was responsible for designing the iPhone and the iPad, plus many more Apple products.
Like Apple products, simplicity seems to be the theme of the Luce’s interior componentry, with clean lines and subtle colours.
The steering wheel is a simple three spoke unit, which is said to be inspired by the old Italian racing wheels with thin spokes.
The indicators are controlled via the arrow buttons on each horizontal spoke, which seems to be a great use of space.
There are a couple of pods attached to the spokes, which control the usual functions such as cruise control and driving modes.
This sits in front of what looks to be a black panel with three simple gauges, which will likely be customisable to suit driver’s needs.
Ferrari claims this panel is a screen itself, with three holes punched out of it for the gauges. This was reportedly done to increase contrast.
The centre screen looks a lot like an Apple Watch, and features a similar display. Its biggest party trick is the swivel mount that can be adjusted using the large handle beneath it.
It’s a similar story for the centre console, which surrounds a gear selector that looks like something taken off a driving simulator.
