{"id":816757,"date":"2026-08-17T17:06:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T17:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/816757\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T17:06:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T17:06:15","slug":"ferraris-first-luce-ev-sells-for-40m-at-california-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/816757\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferrari&#8217;s first Luce EV sells for $40M at California auction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lamborghini President and CEO Stephan Winkelmann joins Fox Business correspondent Kelly Saberi at Monterey Car Week in California to showcase the luxury automaker&#8217;s new Revuelto hybrid supercar.<\/p>\n<p>Ferrari\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/fox-news-auto\/ferrari-reveals-first-fully-electric-car-eye-popping-price-tag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">first fully electric vehicle<\/a> sold for a staggering $40 million at auction in Monterey, California.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 Ferrari Luce &#8220;Tailor Made,&#8221; identified as &#8220;Chassis 0,&#8221; is the first production chassis from the Italian luxury automaker\u2019s new electric vehicle program, according to RM Sotheby\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>The one-of-a-kind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/fox-news-ferrari\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Ferrari<\/a> was sold during RM Sotheby\u2019s Monterey auction, with all proceeds benefiting educational initiatives through the Ferrari Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity. The buyer\u2019s premium was waived for the sale.<\/p>\n<p>The Luce marks a major milestone for Ferrari as the company enters the fully electric vehicle market. Ferrari has described the model as the first fully electric car in the Prancing Horse\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/industrials\/ford-boosts-us-lincoln-production-phases-out-imports-china\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">FORD BOOSTS US LINCOLN PRODUCTION AS IT PHASES OUT IMPORTS FROM CHINA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ferrari-1.jpg\" alt=\"Ferrari Luce\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>The Luce is Ferrari&#8217;s first all-electric vehicle (Ferrari)<\/p>\n<p>The $40 million example was configured through Ferrari\u2019s Tailor Made personalization program and features several details developed specifically for the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Its exterior is finished in Madreperla Semi-Gloss paint, which Ferrari says produces iridescent reflections that shift from green to violet depending on the angle and intensity of the light.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ferrari-2.jpg\" alt=\"Ferrari Luce\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Ferrari&#8217;s Luce electric vehicle reportedly has a hefty price tag (Ferrari)<\/p>\n<p>Inside, the Luce features Perla-colored Le Mans metallic leather made from specially selected Swiss hides, along with Grigio Corvara secondary elements instead of traditional black trim.<\/p>\n<p>Ticker Security Last Change Change % <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/quote?stockTicker=RACE\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RACE<\/a> FERRARI NV 419.13 +4.27<br \/>\n        +1.03%<\/p>\n<p>Ferrari also equipped the car with dedicated wheels, bespoke brake calipers and special Ferrari badging set against an optical white background. A plaque identifies the vehicle as &#8220;Chassis 0,&#8221; distinguishing it as the first production chassis in the Luce program.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ferrari-3.jpg\" alt=\"Ferrari Luce\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>The Ferrari Luce has a 2.5 second 0-100 km\/h time, according to the company (Ferrari)<\/p>\n<p>The winning bidder will not take immediate possession. Following the auction, the car is expected to return to Ferrari\u2019s headquarters in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/europe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Maranello, Italy<\/a>, with final delivery currently scheduled for the first quarter of 2027.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/apps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The vehicle was built to U.S. specifications. If it was purchased by a buyer outside the U.S., that buyer will be responsible for export, import and federalization requirements, according to the auction listing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lamborghini President and CEO Stephan Winkelmann joins Fox Business correspondent Kelly Saberi at Monterey Car Week in California&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":816758,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[28],"class_list":["post-816757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/816757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=816757"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/816757\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/816758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=816757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=816757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=816757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}