Spotted: Ferrari EV testing begins

Ferrari announced that it will not release its first electric car before 2025. Now, Ferrari has begun preparations to test their EV mule. Spotter Derek Cornelissen posted spy shots of the Ferrari EV test mule, wandering around Maranello, on his Instagram and it reveals some very interesting details. 

High-Voltage Stickers Indicate EV Test Mule

At first glance, the car looks quite similar to the Maserati Levante. Beneath the camo, we can spot similar tail lights. Also, the rear shots reveal fake exhausts. The quad exhaust pipes look very… comical. 

You might ask how we came to know it's an EV test mule. Peep the yellow high-voltage stickers and you’ll get the answer. At the front, the mule has headlights similar to the Ferrari Roma. The ground clearance isn’t that much by baby SUV standards but then, who would even go off-roading in a Ferrari SUV? Take the Purosangue for example, we’ve hardly heard any owner taking it off the beaten track.

Speculations on Ferrari EV Being an SUV

Take these spy shots with a pinch of salt though as they do not confirm if Ferrari’s new EV will be an SUV. It could be the case that Ferrari is using the SUV silhouette just to test its EV powertrain. 

The new Ferrari EV will be built at the new factory inaugurated in the Italian carmaker’s home - Maranello. Once the shape and size of the EV is decided, Ferrari will further be rigorously testing the vehicle before it hits the showrooms. It was also promised back in 2019 that the Ferrari EV would make an authentic noise. That’s something we’re very keen to see.

Ferrari’s head honcho Benedetto Vigna told Autocar that EV will be fun to drive. He further elaborated: “When we do electric cars, we will produce them in the right way. Consider that we have prototypes already on the road that have done several thousand kilometres, and we have in our company very qualified clients: test drivers. The first clients of our cars are the test drivers. They drive a lot of cars, and they can easily make a comparison between one and another, so for us, this is an important metric that we are referring to.”

Ferrari’s Commitment to V12 Engines

Ferrari won’t be doing away with V12s though as the firm plans to keep the gasoline engines alive until it is not a regulatory requirement to completely phase it out. However, by 2030, Ferrari does want pure petrol-powered cars to account for only 20% of its sales.