- Final model won’t debut until 2026, but powertrain reveal is coming soon.
- Spy shots reveal a disguised test mule with breadvan-style proportions.
- Ferrari’s new EV is expected to be smaller than the current Purosangue.
Update: Our spies have been busy again, catching the new Ferrari EV prototype out in the wild. The camouflage is still working overtime, but these new angles add a little more intrigue to Maranello’s best-kept secret.
October 9 is shaping up to be an important date for Ferrari. That’s when Maranello is expected to preview the electric powertrain and possibly some sketches for its first-ever EV, although the car itself won’t be unveiled until next year. Dubbed the Elettrica in inner circles, the new model is believed to be a crossover of sorts that slots below the Purosangue in terms of size. That detail is still unconfirmed, and Ferrari’s test mules have only deepened the mystery.
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So far, prototypes have worn what looks like a Frankenstein blend of a Purosangue and Maserati Levante parts for the shell, making it impossible to pin down the final shape. Now, a new prototype has surfaced. This time, the heavily clad body looks completely different and gives the impression of a breadvan-style silhouette, or at least that’s what it wants us to think beneath all that heavy camouflage.
Breadvan is the name often given to the one-off Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB. Built to race at Le Mans, it featured a very unconventional body with a roofline that carried all the way to the very end of the car. The French press of the day called it the “La Camionnette” (little van), and English-speaking journalists translated it as the Bread Van.
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It’s not hard to see the resemblance in the spy shots. Just like that 250 GT SWB, this electric prototype shows a roof that runs flat to the rear bumper and a squared-off rear window with rounded corners. Before anyone gets too carried away, though, a closer look at the images reveals the trickery of the disguise, exposing an angled rear window hiding beneath the cladding.
This is the first time we’ve seen a Ferrari prototype with this particular shape and stance. Every previous sighting of Maranello’s upcoming EV has featured far more curvaceous bodywork, though always wrapped in deceiving test mule panels. With the powertrain reveal scheduled for next month, there’s a good chance Ferrari could slip in a teaser of the car itself, finally giving us a glimpse at its true silhouette
The Current Roadmap
Ferrari has certainly taken its sweet time bringing its EV to market. To the brand’s credit, the company said at the time that it would tell us about its first electric vehicle in 2025, and sure enough, we’re less than a month from that. We expect Ferrari to begin customer deliveries around a year from now. Below are some spy shots we brought you back in May of another Ferrari EV test mule.
Interestingly, while Ferrari has only confirmed development of a single EV, Reuters recently reported that this first model, said to be co-designed by former Apple design chief Jony Ive, is more of a statement piece than a volume seller. Positioned as a “symbolic milestone,” it is expected to cost over $500,000, be produced in very limited numbers, and come in a format larger than the typical Ferrari without straying into SUV territory.
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That same report suggests a second EV program, originally projected at 5,000 to 6,000 units over five years, has been delayed to 2028. If true, it suggests Maranello may be hedging its bets, slowing its EV rollout to test the waters of demand while also sending a message to investors that the company isn’t rushing headlong into a market shift that could unsettle long-term returns.
