Ferrari's first full-electric car will likely be an SUV, and it could look like this

It’s been softening us up for years. First came LaFerrari, not hindered by electricity but energised by it, then the SF90 Stradale, 296 GTB and SF90 XX. Batteries and motors are part of the Maranello arsenal now, but a pure electric Ferrari... that’s different.

We know it’s coming in 2025, and we know now that it won't be the successor to the LaFerrari, because that's the new hybrid, V6-engined F80.

Render: Andrei Avarvarii for Top Gear

No, it'll be part of the main model range. Er, and there our facts end... until EV prototypes emerged earlier this year (complete with comical toilet-rolls-covered-in-foil exhaust pipes poking out the back) rolling around Maranello hiding under a butchered Maserati Levante body.

Our conclusion is this – based on the success of the £350k V12-powered Purosangue, the EV will also lean into the SUV form factor. Four doors, back seats, but a coupe style roofline. A bit like Lamborghini’s first EV we saw in concept form recently – the Lanzador – essentially a four door super GT on stilts.

Performance is anyone’s guess, but with EV bhp so easy to come by Ferrari could easily offer 1,000bhp and 4WD. We think it’ll show more restraint, and plump for a little less to avoid stepping on the toes of its supercar lineup. Another practical Ferrari then... so long as you can find somewhere to plug it in.