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Traveling at 290 km/h, without the slightest engine noise and with the wind in your hair. Impossible? No, if you are behind the wheel of a Maserati GranCabrio Folgore on an unlimited German motorway. Third Folgore model after Grecale and Gra,Turismo, the open-air supercar continues the “new era” of the brand founded in Bologna in 1914 by Alfieri Maserati which will lead to a completely lithium-ion range by the end of the decade.
Aesthetically, the Folgore version is recognizable for a series of details starting from the wording on the sides but above all it is appreciated for a style characterized by the large front “bonnet”. The electric soft top opens in 14 seconds, closes in 16 and can be operated at up to 50 km/h. The power socket is located on the rear bumper.
On board we find what has already been seen on the GranTurismo, with the 12.3-inch display in the center of the dashboard from which to manage the Mia (Maserati Intelligent Assistant) multimedia system based on Android Auto and equipped with Wireless Carplay and Android Auto connections. Moving on to the instruments, the 12.2″ digital dashboard can be customized using four different configurations: Classic, Evolved, Relaxed and Corsa. The features include a reconfigurable head-up display and a clock in the center of the dashboard that can also be activated with the voice command “Hey Maserati” to manage the voice assistant. Under audio equipment there are two configurations designed by Sonus faber: the Premium audio system (standard) with 815 watts of power and the High Premium audio system (optional) with 16 speakers for a total of 1060 watts.
Built on an 800 volt architecture, it features three engines for a total installed power of over 1200 horsepower which becomes 760 horsepower that can actually be discharged to the ground and capable of ensuring a maximum speed of 290 km/h and acceleration from 0 to 100 km/ h covered in just 2.8 seconds. The engines, one front and two rear, reach higher power density levels (9.2 kW/kg) and are driven by silicon carbide inverters – SiC (Silicon Carbide) technology, derived from the car competing in the Formula E championship Each engine can be controlled independently of the others via the Vdcm (Vehicle Domain Control Module). All this allows the GranCabrio to be transformed into a fully rear-wheel drive or four-wheel drive car. It can also put up to 400 horsepower on a single rear wheel. As for the battery, produced in the Mirafiori Battery Hub factory in Turin, it has a nominal capacity of 92.5 kWh and guarantees autonomy between 419 and 447 with WLTP approval.
Four driving modes: Max range, GT, Sport and Corsa. In Corsa mode, torque vectoring maximizes performance when entering, navigating and exiting corners. The suspension increases the level of damping and the car takes on a ride height to maximize vertical downforce. Despite the absence of pistons under the bonnet, the sound (connected to the output of the electric motors) promises to bring the mind back to the traditional V8s built in Modena.