{"version":"1.1.0","producer":"fm.getcarcurious","layer":"official","episode":{"title":"The Ferrari Luce Revealed! THIS CAR POD! EP113","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/the-ferrari-luce-revealed-this-car-pod-ep113","audioUrl":"https://pdst.fm/e/clrtpod.com/m/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/2D5E6/mgln.ai/e/1246/tracking.swap.fm/track/AoSMVIl7piQbthzJoBqJ/traffic.megaphone.fm/TBIEA3803095936.mp3","description":"Have a question you want answered on the podcast next week? Ask HERE https://crsnbds.com/PODQUESTIONS\n\nWelcome to THIS CAR POD! Doug DeMuro & Friends offers weekly expert insight and opinion on breaking automotive stories, the car market, and audience Q&A.\n\nThank you to our sponsors! \n\nQuo - Money is on the line. Always say hello with QUO. 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Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"},"annotations":[{"id":382589,"startTime":106.10620320005597,"endTime":220.10620320005597,"type":"car","title":"Ferrari Luce","url":"/cars/ferrari/ferrari-luce","image":"https://cdn.ferrari.com/cms/network/media/img/resize/6a14539107936f0021e85b31-ferrari_luce_front_3q_16x9_media?width=1300&height=730","quote":"So Ferrari on Monday, yesterday was refilling this, revealed the Luce... [111.0s] It is a five-seater four-door electric vehicle.","canonicalId":"car:ferrari:luce","priority":0.95,"confidence":0.95,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"The Ferrari Luce is Ferrari’s new four-door, five-seat electric vehicle, which is a major shift from the brand’s traditional two-door, driver-focused lineup. It’s positioned as an EV with very high output from multiple electric motors, aiming to combine Ferrari styling/branding with mainstream practicality.","simplifiedExplanation":"The Ferrari Luce is a new Ferrari that’s fully electric. 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