Tim Oldland

People seem to think I’m only pro-EV, this is absolutely not the case. The future will need a multi-fuel approach to succeed: Daily personal transport and ‘last mile deliveries - BEV Commercial LGV/HGV/Agri - Hydrogen Classics/supercars/sports cars - synthetic fuels 👍

@iDrSunny @hjwakerley I don’t think you can say ‘you could buy… X’ relating to special cars. This is 4x a Taycan Turbo GT or 4x the new AMG GT 4dr. Which shows how insane the pricing is.

@hjwakerley Ferrari has always moved design language on and maybe they are ahead of the game here but I am trying to understand the pricing positioning. You could get a 458 Speciale for that (a true collector one)

The Luce will be £465,000. You could buy an F12 and a 458 for that.

@TGE_LDNM Bingo.

@Timoldland Wouldn’t dream of buying. I love electric cars but I also love Ferrari. Combining the two in a very fast Honda E type vibe is a no from me.

It’s not a Ferrari really is it, but I actually don’t hate the Luce. Should I buy one? Lol

@SawyerMerritt @rhensing I think you’re wrong about the i3. That’s a great looking car.

Why are so many legacy car companies unveiling such ugly EV designs in recent months.....

Orange isn’t making it better Ferrari. WTAF!

@HolmesTW Yep. Only way they’ll sell.

@Timoldland If you want to buy a real Ferrari you’ll have to buy one of these first, I reckon.

Well here it is - the Ferrari Luce. Their first EV. And…. erm. Well. Yes. It looks like that. 😐 Over 1000hp, 2260kg, 122kWh battery and 329 miles range.

@joeypp_ Yep, from the press release.

@Timoldland Those are real photos?

@HR__111 Whoa!

@Timoldland GM Hy Wire anyone?

@David_J_Price Not specious at all. A 4dr EV saloon with the same size battery. You can’t get closer.

@Timoldland A specious comparison, with the greatest of respect, Tim. People associate Ferraris with F1 racers, or lithe, nimble GT cars and carbon fibre-clad road rockets. A massive blob of a car that weighs more than a fully loaded Transit is a little off piste for them, I'd venture.

@hiltonholloway 300kg less than a Merc EQS with the same size battery. Still ain’t pretty though 😂

@Timoldland That's impressive.

2.2 tonnes. Outstanding

@David_J_Price Sane weight as the Purosangue and people don’t complain that weighs too much. And I think Ferrari should be commended for the weight given the huge battery. It’s 300kg less than the Merc EQS with the same size battery.

@Timoldland Regardless of power output, it's still a heck of a lot of weight to haul around bends and drag to a halt. The laws of physics dictate that it will be nowhere near as nimble as an F355, let alone an F40.

@DJRM_SAYS I’ve no idea. Especially not at €500,000

@Timoldland Serious question, who is the market for this car?

@KORGAONKAR They did, and yellow.

@Timoldland all they had to do was launch it in red. this doesn't look nearly as bad

@hiltonholloway Also, same weight as the Purosangue.

@Timoldland Ah. Ok.

@David_J_Price I know it’s a lot, but that’s amazingly light for something with a 122kWh battery. Also that’s the same weight as the Purosangue.

@Timoldland 2,260kg! That's 2 Ferraris of a generation ago. How can that handle?

@TufferB And half a million quid 😂

@Timoldland 🤣. What a dog.

@LAsseMandal The Taycan has always been a pretty car.

@Timoldland Suddenly a Taycan is an absolute beauty.

@AndrewxMontague Si

@Timoldland Pronounced “Loo-chay” I presume?

Oh and… £440,000 base price 😂