Maserati has teased its next-generation GranTurismo Folgore electric GT on social media, ahead of an anticipated reveal later this year.
Posted to the company’s Instagram, the close-up teaser image shows more details of the upcoming EV sports car, with a new face that’s in line with the company’s latest models – including the MC20 supercar and the Grecale SUV.
What appears to be a now undisguised production body is wrapped in a distinctive rose gold livery, with the Maserati trident positioned prominently on the long bonnet which also features a power bulge and aero vanes.
According to the caption, the Maserati GranTurismo Folgore will be touring California with “an audacious Italian-American entertainer”. While the brand hasn’t revealed who the supporting act is, top of the profile’s following list is Sebastian Maniscalco, an American comedian and actor of Italian heritage.
Expect a series of social media posts in the coming weeks and months, as the GranTurismo Folgore embarks on its drip-feed roadshow reveal. While the car has been teased a number of times over the past 12 months, it appears this rose gold vehicle will show off the final production design.
The GranTurismo Folgore – folgore is Italian for lightning bolt – will be the headline act of the next-generation GranTurismo line-up, tipped to feature a tri-motor electric drivetrain producing up to 895kW of power.
Maserati will draw upon its upcoming Formula E venture (starting in 2023) with an 800V charging architecture for its high-performance electric drivetrain, which will likely feature in the upcoming EV version of the MC20 as well.
GranTurismo Folgore prototype
Beyond the electric halo, the new GranTurismo will also offer combustion-engined variants, understood to be powered by a version of the brand’s new Nettuno – Italian for Neptune – 3.0-litre twin-turbo petrol V6, which already powers the MC20 supercar and the Grecale Trofeo.
In the Grecale, the twin-turbo V6 produces a healthy 390kW of power and 620Nm of torque, while in the MC20 flagship outputs are bumped up to a massive 470kW and 730Nm.
Expect the GranTurismo’s tune to be somewhere in between, well up on the previous generation’s 338kW/520Nm 4.7-litre V8 in its most powerful ‘MC’ guise. The drop-top GranCabrio is also confirmed for the new-generation range.
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