Relentless Cars

Ferrari's first electric car has arrived.

1,035hp. Jony Ive interior. Rear-hinged doors. €550,000.

Also: it weighs more than a Rolls-Royce Phantom.

Ferrari has thoughts on this. So do we. Full story at the link. 🔗

Meet the Ferrari Luce: 1,035hp, Jony Ive inside, and the weight of a Rolls-Royce Phantom. - RevMag Ferrari unveiled the Luce in Rome on 25 May 2026 — its first fully electric car. 1,035hp, four motors, 122kWh battery, Jony Ive interior, rear-hinged doors, 2,260kg and a starting price of €550,000. Ferrari will never be the same again. Whether that is wonderful or terrible depends entirely on w...

Mercedes-AMG has killed the V8.

In its place: three electric motors, 1,153 horsepower, a 0-60 time of two seconds, and a computer programme that plays fake V8 sounds through the speakers — complete with simulated gear changes that jolt the car — because AMG apparently decided that admitting what the car actually is would be too much for everyone to handle.

The exhaust outlets are also fake. Purely decorative. Nothing exits through them.

The engineering is genuinely extraordinary. The denial is fascinating. We did not hold back.

Full story at the link. 🔗

Mercedes killed the V8. Then programmed a computer to pretend it hadn't. - RevMag The new Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door is electric, makes 1,153hp, does 0-60 in 2 seconds, and plays fake V8 sounds through the speakers with simulated gear changes. It is extraordinarily fast and profoundly confused about what it wants to be. Here is our honest take.