Maserati is re-creating the roar of the V8 as the soundtrack of its new electric cars

Electric cars currently they have to solve many problems to strengthen themselves. Of these, the most important is the price which is considered too high by many. Another problem is that related to freedom which according to some is not enough to ensure stability. Finally, charging times are also considered by many to be one of the main reasons not to buy an electric car. If these problems are solved, other issues will also have to be addressed. One of these concerns the sound of the engine. Maserati is addressing this and has decided to recreate the sound of its V8 engine for its future electric vehicles.

Maserati analyzed the sound of its V8 engine and found a way to recreate it in its electric cars.

“A solid Maserati driving experience is important, very important,” says Davide Danesin, head of engineering. “We put a lot of development effort into developing the right audio experience.” This development process saw the engineers of Three car manufacturers analyze the electricity flowing through the inverter in Maserati electric models. This, Danesin says, gave the company’s engineers a good idea of ​​how the car was doing at any given moment, whether it was accelerating, stopping or waiting to be stopped at traffic lights.

However, the sound played in the outside world was not just the amplified noise of the electric car, as Danesin says that “this electric sound is not very pleasant to listen to” due to its high frequency. So instead, the company looked for something a little smaller for its sound: the V8 found in cars like Ghibli trophy.

“We took some of the cues from our V8 and basically defined the Maserati sound fingerprint,” says Danesin. “And we applied this fingerprint to the inverter module. Then we produced a new sound, which is the Folgore sound for all our cars.” That inspection signature is reproduced in three Maserati electric models, which include GranCabrio Folgore, GranTurismo Folgore and Grecale Folgore. Every note of the engine produced is played through up to 21 speakers from Italian hi-fi brand Sonos Faber, while passengers in the car and those off the road are treated to synthesized sound.