Maserati’s sexy 2023 GranTurismo is winter testing again, and this time it’s the Folgore electric version our spy photographers have caught in the open.
Previous prototype sightings have been of the gasoline powered cars, which are expected to use the same 3.0-liter twin-turbo V6 fitted to the MC20 supercar. In the mid-engined car it makes 621 hp (630 PS / 463 kW) and 538 lb-ft (730 Nm) of torque.
We also expect Maserati to offer a hybrid version, but the lack of the gas model’s quad tailpipes and fuel filler in the driver’s side rear quarter panel tell us this one is running exclusively on electric power. A flap below the driver’s side tailpipe, perhaps left undisguised on propose to draw our attention, would appear to be a charging port cover.
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Maserati has already admitted it’s working on an electric version of the next GranTursimo, dubbed Folgore, which is Italian for “Lightning”, a name being applied to all of Maser’s electrified models. A fall 2021 teaser video revealed that the next GranTurismo would be built around a carbon chassis tub, like a McLaren supercar, and would come with electric motors mounted both front and rear.
The GranTurismo Folgore will be Maserati’s first ever fully electric car, but the same technology will quickly find its way into the MC20 supercar. We can expect to see 800v electrical technology for rapid charging at up to 300 kW. Rapid acceleration is also a given with more than 600 hp hitting the road through all four wheels giving a likely zero to 60 mph time of 3 seconds or less.
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Maserati has previously said its “2022 EV” will be the “most powerful Maserati ever” with 650+ hp (659 PS) and a 0-62 mph (0-100 km/h) time of 2.5 seconds. It’s possible those numbers belong to the MC20 Folgore instead of the GranTurismo Folgore, but Maserati has confirmed that the GT will be the first to land in showrooms.
In common with our previous spy shots and Maserati’s own staged “spy shots”, the car pictured here is a coupe, but a GranCabrio convertible is also in development and likely to follow around six to 12 months after the tin-top car’s reveal this year.
