Official: Maserati GranCabrio Folgore delivers 830 horsepower… open air (2024)

The wind of innovation blows through the Maserati range, and that wind also brings the required electricity. Between each new model that the Italians present, they immediately launch an electric version on the market and we have already seen the Grecale Folgore, next to the more powerful GranTurismo Folgore. The latter in particular promised an interesting driving experience, but it could always be more interesting.

Exit Neptune, enter electrons

This is the Maserati GranCabrio Folgore and if you paid attention during Maserati’s latest reveal, you already know exactly what to expect. For example, we saw a regular GranCabrio a few months ago and it cleverly chopped off the GranTurismo’s roof panel to turn it into a luxury four-seat convertible. The convertible did it at that time with a 3.0-liter V6 engine under the hood and that was not the only one, because it shared the Nettuno block with the supercar brother Maserati MC20 … And yet that GranCabrio on gasoline has not yet been found a top model of the column.

That’s Folgore’s electric version because it goes a step further. It will have the exact same drivetrain as the GranTurismo Folgore we saw before, so count on no less than three electric motors – one at the front and two at the rear axle. Together they provide more than 750 hp and 1,350 Nm of torque to the four wheels, but the drivetrain allows a short increase to 830 hp. This takes you to 100 km/h in just 2.8 seconds, while 200 km/h is reached in 9.1 seconds, and later your Maserati can go on to a top speed of 290 km/h if you like… In the open air!

Long breath

Just like the GranTurismo, this GranCabrio Folgore must also be an EV with a long life. For example, the Italians put the same battery pack of 92.5 kWh under the floor, of which you can use 83 kWh efficiently. In theory, your electronic converter should have a range of 449 km, and if you can’t, you can refuel with electricity for a short time on the road. Maserati talks about a fast charging capacity of 270 kW, which gives you a range of 100 kilometers in five minutes and can go from 20 to 80 percent of charge in 18 minutes.

However, combine all that electronics with a complex roof mechanism that transforms your Maserati from closed to open in 14 seconds, and you end up with one hell of a car. For example, the closed GranTurismo already weighs 2.2 tons, but this GranCabrio goes even further, with a curb weight of 2,340 kg. However, in order to keep this within limits, Maserati has installed a transmission and air suspension, while for sports driving you can enjoy smart. torque vectoring thanks to electric motors and of course strong Brembo braking. We still don’t know what you should pay for it.