The GranCabrio Folgore marks the beginning of the electric vehicle line by Maserati. According to the automaker, Folgore’s powertrain was created using technologies from Formula E, such as silicon carbide inverters, for improved energy flow and increased efficiency.
The vehicle’s three 300-kw permanent magnet motors, one in the front and one at the back, are powered by 800-volt batteries to provide up to 1,200 horsepower and an incredible 1,350 Nm of torque over all four wheels. There is one motor located at the front axle and two at the rear axle.
Utilising technology created especially for the project, the car’s body is mostly composed of lightweight materials like magnesium and aluminium, with high-performance steel used for the most important parts. Maserati claims that almost 65% of the vehicle is composed of aluminium. It is the fastest electric convertible on the road, with a sprint time of 2.8 seconds from zero to one hundred kilometres per hour and a peak speed of 290 km/h.
The driver can use the Vehicle Domain Operate Module (VDCM) to operate each motor separately from the others. As a result, the GranCabrio Folgore may be operated as an AWD or RWD vehicle.
The configuration enables 100% of the available power to be distributed in terms of torque. When necessary, it can deliver up to 400 horsepower to only one rear tyre.
Furthermore, the GranCabrio Folgore system’s characteristics enable regen levels of up to 0.65 g, which recover energy while braking and give ideal circumstances up to a 400 kW peak charging rate.
The battery can continually give about 750 horsepower to the wheels thanks to its nominal capacity of 92.5 kWh and discharge capacity of 610 kW, both of which are created at the Mirafiori Battery Hub assembly factory in Turin.
The car comes with an asymmetric wheel configuration, larger at the rear (21″ 295/30) than at the front (20″ 265/35). Torque vectoring and traction control are provided and the driver can programme the chassis settings for extreme drift manoeuvres. Other mod-cons include digital displays, high-end multimedia systems, many connected features and luxurious seating for four adults.
Although the car is all-electric, it’s virtually soundless on the move. However, the company has factored in a sound tuning function that via sophisticated signal processing software, audio synthesisers and high-quality speakers on the inside and out recreates the exact V8 aural exhaust note.