Maserati hopes that its electric GranTurismo Folgore will convince customers to choose an EV over internal combustion, because it's the same as the Trofeo, only faster.
These figures compare favorably with the GranTurismo Trofeo with its V6 Nettuno internal combustion engine. The latter only has 542hp and 649Nm of torque, meaning it can reach 62mph in 3.5 seconds with a top speed of 199mph. The Trofeo does have a longer range of over 400 miles and can be refueled more quickly. It’s also 495kg lighter , so will be a more agile drive. But neither car is exactly light. This is a grand tourer, after all, not a track day special.
. In fact, it shares a platform with the Trofeo, which might make you wonder if it’s a compromised electric car. It doesn’t use the typical “skateboard” design for starters, where the batteries sit in a flat block below the interior cabin floor. But Bernadini argues that its approach, with the batteries down the middle of the car gathers battery mass closer to the roll axes, improving vehicle agility during a change of direction.
“We also wanted to make it unique,” continues Capaldi. “The challenge was creating this doubt. So we asked the engineering and the design teams to make on one side a car that looks exactly the same and drives the same, but on the other side delivers something unique for the Folgore with the suspension settings, the balance and the three motors.
Maserati has already had to convince its traditional owners that the switch from V8 to V6 was worth making. The compay also, obviously, wants to gain new customers. But Capaldi doesn’t necessarily want either to choose the Folgore over the ICE Trofeo. “But our aim is at least to make them try,” says Capaldi. “That’s the real challenge. Normally, a sports car means the sound of a V8, V10 or V12 engine. But once you try the Folgore, it's very difficult to come back.
Maserati has future plans for an electric MC20, and also wants to create an electric roadster. But for now, the GranTurismo Folgore is the company’s flagship EV. With the level of performance, luxury and looks it provides, it’s a classic GT with the potential to drive long distances at speed, which just happens to be an EV. It could be what lovers of Italian grand tourers need to make the switch to electric.
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