Ferrari reveals 1000hp quad-motor Elettrica detail

We won't see the Ferrari EV in full until next year, but we do know how fast it'll be...

By Matt Bird / Thursday, 9 October 2025 / Loading comments

Ferrari has been building up to this moment for a while now. The 599 HY-KERS concept, harvesting kinetic energy to supply an electric motor, debuted at Geneva in 2010, and electrified Ferraris have followed slowly but surely ever since: LaFerrari, 296, SF90 and 849 Testarossa. All leading to this point, the Elettrica. While the full debut of the actual car is a few months away, Ferrari has used its capital markets day to share some key spec details. As expected, they make for remarkable reading.

This being a new Ferrari, there’s a lot to get your head around with the Elettrica - we’ll get to some of that soon. The important information is that this will be a Ferrari with more than 1,000hp at its most potent, with a top speed of more than 190mph and a 0-62mph time of 2.5 seconds. The battery is an in-house designed 122kWh (gross) lump, which can be charged at up to 350kW; it supplies a pair of e-axles (also designed and built by Ferrari), with a pair of motors on each - so a quad motor setup - and 93 per cent efficiency claimed. The front can provide up to 286hp, the rear 842hp, so it’s clearly going to be a very rear-biased Ferrari still. Weight is said to be around 2300kg, split 47:53 front to rear, and the range will be more than 329 miles. Easy to forget about the prosaic EV stuff when a company like Ferrari is embarking on its first electric car.

What that car will actually resemble isn’t quite clear yet. The Elettrica will obviously have to be quite big to contain a battery of such size, though whether it’ll be more Purosangue in style or a traditional two-door GT hasn’t been divulged. The Elettrica will be a four-seat Ferrari, albeit one with a ‘very short’ wheelbase; the driving position will place the driver up towards the front wheels ‘to offer the purest dynamic feedback while also facilitating accessibility and maximising comfort like on more GT-oriented models in the Ferrari range.’ The centre of gravity is claimed to be 80mm lower than in the equivalent ICE model.

Sound is, of course, a huge facet of any Ferrari experience, and perhaps never more so than with the battery-powered model. Instead of attempting to mimic a combustion layout, the Elettrica’s sound will ‘accentuate the unique characteristics of the electric powertrain.’ Sensors will pick up on powertrain vibrations, which will then be enhanced for an ‘authentic aural experience that reflects the dynamic driving experience and provides the driver with direct aural feedback.’ Nobody will forget full throttle for the first time in an Elettrica, that seems certain.

There’s always a host of fresh tech with a new Ferrari, and the Elettrica will be no different. Torque Shift Engagement offers up five power outputs via the right-hand paddle ‘to deliver progressively stronger acceleration over a very broad range of speeds.’ The left-hand paddle will imitate engine braking. There’s also a new Dry mode on the Manettino, between Wet and Sport, plus an eManettino for the electric architecture; that manages power level, the front e-axle’s involvement plus Range, Tour and Performance modes for the battery.

The active suspension will be familiar from the F80 and Purosangue, here with a Vehicle Control Unit update 200 times a second to make sure steering, suspension and assists are doing exactly as required. No mention has yet been made of the brakes, though the Elettrica is surely likely to use a very senior carbon ceramic setup given the power and weight.

There are some more traditional solutions to the challenges of electrification as well, including Ferrari’s first ever separate (as opposed to rigid) rear subframe. The aim is to minimise NVH from that potent motor out back, and retain comfort, while also delivering the sort of ride and handling expected of a super powerful Ferrari. New bushes again aim to dampen any fizz from the e-axle as well as road roar from any of the tyre choices made. Ferrari will offer five (!) for the Elettrica, all with a focus on low rolling resistance while maintaining grip: three summer compounds, a winter and a run flat.

It’s a fascinating prospect, the electric Ferrari, combining elements familiar from supercars we already know (the active suspension from the Purosangue, for example), with the new possibilities offered up by battery power. There’ll be plenty more to find out as the full 2026 reveal approaches, too, because Ferrari is never anything but comprehensive when it comes to tech details. Expect plenty of discussion, too; new technology, be it turbocharging or brake-by-wire, has always been embraced wholeheartedly by Ferrari in model development, so fully electric always seemed likely to happen at some point. But is internal combustion too integral to the Ferrari experience to abandon? One to talk about for now, and hopefully find out one way or the other in due course…