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Ferrari Luce 'Chassis 0' Sells for $40 Million and Sets New Auction Record

RM Sotheby’s waived its buyer’s premium so the full $40 million will fund the Ferrari Foundation, a result that signals strong collector demand despite earlier criticism of the model.

Overview

  • A bespoke Tailor Made Luce identified as “Chassis 0” sold for $40 million at RM Sotheby’s during Monterey Car Week, and the winning bidder was not publicly named.
  • The auction house waived the buyer’s premium so the entire hammer price will be donated to the Ferrari Foundation to fund education programmes.
  • Ferrari confirmed the car will return to Maranello for homologation and final assembly and is scheduled for delivery to the buyer in the first quarter of 2027.
  • The Luce is Ferrari’s first production electric model, listed from €550,000, and features four motors, about 1,050 cv, a 122 kWh battery and a claimed range near 530 km; its May unveiling drew sharp criticism and briefly hurt Ferrari’s share price.
  • The $40 million outcome shows one-off, highly personalized EVs can fetch extreme collector premiums and follows Ferrari statements and reporting that early Luce allocations sold quickly and lifted the company’s guidance.