and upcoming GranCabrio convertible are a big deal for Maserati. They’re the brand’s first ever EVs, and they’re launching into a market that currently offers almost no opposition.
But for those of us who’d still prefer a charismatic combustion engine in our two-door luxury cars over a smother and faster, but less soulful pair of electric motors,The engine is a version of the 3.0-liter unit fitted to Maserati’s MC20 sports car, modified with wet sump lubrication, cylinder deactivation technology and an eight-speed ZF auto instead of a paddle-shift transmission for use in the front-engined machines.
We expect power outputs to match those of the recently revealed GranTurismo, which would mean 483 hp and 443 lb-ft in the regular Modena model and 542 hp and 479 lb-ft of torque in the Trofeo version, which will also come standard with an electronically adjustable LSD. The coupes get to 62 mph in 3.9 and 3.
But we can see why plenty of buyers might walk right past the two V6 options when the GranCabrio goes on sale later this year, and choose the Folgore electric model. We already know that the coupe EV’s bi-motor setup churns out a stonking 751 hp and 996 lb-ft of torque and have no reason to think any horses will go missing or be added to the stable when the powertrain is transplanted into the convertible., the Trofeo, roughly $207,000, and the Folgore is likely to start at around $215,000.