The Grecale Folgore will arrive in showrooms in June
Maserati’s first pure-electric car goes on sale packing 550bhp and 311 miles of range
The Maserati Grecale Folgore has gone on sale priced from £109,905, and will arrive in dealerships in June as one of six new electric Maserati models due by 2025.
The brand’s first pure-electric car to go on sale, the Grecale Folgore will be sold alongside the standard, internal combustion Grecale, plus the electric versions of the reborn Granturismo and open-top Grancabrio.
All-electric versions of the Maserati MC20 supercar, Quattroporte sports saloon and larger Levante SUV will join it before 2025. The Grecale has been developed to take on the Porsche Macan EV and the Audi Q6 E-tron when it goes on sale next summer.
Maserati says the Grecale Folgore packs 550bhp and 590lb ft for a 0-62mph time of 4.1sec, making it faster than the Audi E-tron S, which cracks 0-62mph 0.4sec slower.
Its motors are powered by a 105kWh battery, which supplies up to 311 miles of range and can be charged from 20-80% in just under half an hour. The driver can choose between four driving modes: Max Range, GT, Sport, and Offroad. As standard, all cars come with air suspension.
The ICE Grecale, meanwhile, gets a choice of a mild-hybrid four-cylinder or a pure-petrol V6 engine. The Grecale Folgore is largely identical to the combustion car inside and out, save for the option of an exclusive Rame Folgore paint finish which changes colour according to the angle of light and the use of recycled fishing nets throughout the interior.
From 2025 onwards, Maserati will launch only pure-electric cars, joining the other European premium brands under the Stellantis umbrella: DS, Lancia, and Alfa Romeo.
It is unclear whether Maserati’s re-engineering of the Giorgio platform to accommodate an electric drivetrain holds any implications for the future of the similarly-sized Alfa Romeo Stelvio, which rides on the same platform.
The architecture was originally developed by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) before the company merged with PSA to create Stellantis.
It cost around £800 million to develop, but so far has only been deployed on the Alfa Romeo Giulia and Stelvio, and has not been listed by Stellantis as one of the platforms it will use as it launches a wave of bespoke electric vehicles over the coming years.
