Where does the Luce EV rank in the league of the ugliest Ferraris ever?
Ferrari’s first electric car is a shockingly bold design. Will it age beautifully, or remain an acquired taste like these unloved Prancing Horses?
Some of the greatest car designs ever – the Citroen DS, the Mini, the Lamborghini Miura, even the first Ford Focus – were so radical when new, they were scoffed at. Only years later did they get judged as genius.
But we now live in a world of instant responses and polarised opinion. Love or hate. Thumbs up or down. A fire emoji, or a poo. Car designs and the internet’s thirst for controversy are a potent mix.
So the new Ferrari Luce EV is… going to take some getting used to. Okay, a lot. Even more than other recent marmalade-droppers, the Jaguar Type 00 and the Bentley EXP 15. And that Mercedes-AMG GT 4dr thing with too many rear lights.
A good time then, to reflect on other unloved designs from Ferrari’s storied past. For every qualified success like the perfect 458 Italia, dainty F355 or gorgeous 275 GTS, there’s often another Ferrari disparaged for looking like a horse’s breakfast, not a prancing stallion.
We’ve rounded up the most controversial Ferrari designs of all time (in no particular order). Are some ageing better than others - and is the Luce destined to be the most hated of all time?