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First Production Ferrari Luce Goes for $40 Million

Even though its reveal shocked audiences around the world on Memorial Day, the Ferrari Luce electric vehicle still generates attention for its looks, price, and sales figures. That continued this weekend with the first example selling for way more than its roughly $640,000 starting price. Way, way more. As part of Monterey Car Week, the first production Ferrari Luce, identified as “Chassis Number 0” according to RM Sotheby’s, was sold on Saturday, and the winning bid was $40 million. Lot #345 at the Monterey Car Auction is a Ferrari Tailor Made model painted in an “exclusive Madreperla Semi-Gloss finish.” It has a black canopy roof, and an interior with “Le Mans metallic leather in Perla” made from “carefully selected Swiss hides.” And what essentially amounts to a black-and-white color scheme might better suit the Luce’s proportions than the red and light blue from the original press photos, but opinions might still be divided. Proceeds from the sale of the first Luce will go to The Ferrari Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, with the mission to raise awareness of transverse myelitis, a form of inflammation that can damage the spinal cord. All summer, the Jony Ive-designed Ferrari Lu

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Exclusive model of Ferrari’s first electric car, Luce, sells for record $40 million | CNN Business

A bespoke model of Ferrari’s first-ever fully electric car, the Luce, has sold for $40 million, breaking the record for the most expensive new car ever sold at auction. The high bid for the tailor-made Ferrari Luce “Chassis 0” comes just…

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Exclusive model of Ferrari’s first electric car, Luce, sells for record $40 million | CNN Business

A bespoke model of Ferrari’s first-ever fully electric car, the Luce, has sold for $40 million, breaking the record for the most expensive new car ever sold at auction. The high bid for the tailor-made Ferrari Luce…

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Ferrari's first ever electric car sold for record $40m at auction

Ferrari's first ever electric car has fetched $40m (£29.5m) in a charity sale, setting a record for a new vehicle sold at auction. The sale of the Ferrari Luce - brainchild of the British iPhone designer Sir Jony Ive -…

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First Production Ferrari Luce Goes for $40 Million

Even though its reveal shocked audiences around the world on Memorial Day, the Ferrari Luce electric vehicle still generates attention for its looks, price, and sales figures. That continued this weekend with the first…

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A bespoke model of Ferrari’s first-ever fully electric car, the Luce, has sold for $40 million, breaking the record for the most expensive new car ever sold at auction. The high bid for the tailor-made Ferrari Luce “Chassis 0” comes just…

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Ferrari's first ever electric car has fetched $40m (£29.5m) in a charity sale, setting a record for a new vehicle sold at auction. The sale of the Ferrari Luce - brainchild of the British iPhone designer Sir Jony Ive - raised more than 35…

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Even though its reveal shocked audiences around the world on Memorial Day, the Ferrari Luce electric vehicle still generates attention for its looks, price, and sales figures. That continued this weekend with the first example selling for…

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