Everything we know about Ferrari's first electric car

The package has a gross capacity of 122 kWh, with a power density of 195 Wh/kg. The specific energy density is 280 Wh/L, with a power density of 1.9 kW/L. Peak power for the package, which runs on 800 V, is 1,113 hp (830 kW). That should translate to a 0-100 km/h time of 2.5 seconds and a top speed of more than 310 km/h, Ferrari told us. It will feature DC fast charging at speeds of up to 350kW, which should add 70kWh in 20 minutes, we're told. Like the hardware, Ferrari designed the battery monitoring system and cell supervision software entirely in-house.

It must feel like a Ferrari

Longitudinal acceleration. Lateral acceleration. Brakes. Sound. To change gear. Those are the five elements Ferrari considers necessary to give a car 'driving sensation', and this EV will be no different. Longitudinal acceleration has largely already been addressed. Controlling the car's lateral acceleration and cornering ability is partly the job of a new third-generation active suspension system.

Where other OEMs might have gone for air springs or magnetorheological dampers, here you'll find coilover coil-valve dampers, which use a ball screw controlled by a 48V electric motor to control ride height and rebound. The setup is a refinement of that of the Purosangue SUV and F80 hypercar, but with a higher pitch on the ball screw that better controls vertical movements.

In addition, the vehicle's dynamic controller (which operates at 100 Hz) and inverters allow Ferrari to precisely control the amount of power and torque sent to each wheel, as well as the suspension behavior of each corner. And there's independent rear-wheel steering up to 2.15 degrees; The system can counter-steer relative to the front wheels to increase maneuverability, steer together with the front wheels at higher speed for directional stability, steer only one wheel if necessary or increase toe-in when driving straight ahead.