2025 Maserati GranCabrio Folgore revealed with 1350Nm

The new Maserati GranCabrio is the latest Trident model to receive the Italian brand’s battery-electric Folgore makeover and it will bring some stratospheric performance numbers.

Making its world debut at a live event in Italy overnight, the 2025 Maserati GranCabrio Folgore predictably looks like a convertible version of the GranTurismo Folgore, with which it shares its platform, running gear, interior and overarching design.

That means a zero-emissions, high-performance luxury drop-top with an overall length of nearly five metres, a perfect 50/50 front/rear weight distribution and peak outputs of 610kW/1350Nm courtesy of a tri-motor powertrain.

The three drive motors draw current from a 92.5kWh battery pack that provides up to 447km of range and can be charged at up to 270kW when using DC power, which is claimed to take the unit from 20-80 per cent in 18 minutes.

Zero-100km/h acceleration is dispatched in a claimed 2.8 seconds and 0-200km/h in 9.1sec as it pushes towards a V-max of 290km/h.

All of these key performance metrics are down on the equivalent GranTurismo (2.7s, 8.8s, 325km/h) due to the extra weight associated with the convertible body (+80kg) and the obvious changes to the roof area, which impact aerodynamics and mechanical tolerances among other things.

But the GranCabrio Folgore is by no means slow and its roof – a fabric unit as per the internal-combustion model – can be lowered at up to 50km/h in a claimed 18 seconds (with the windows up) and raised in 20.

As per the petrol GranCabrio, the Folgore remains a genuine four-seater and features an innovative storage solution that extends the boot into the roof compartment when the soft-top is up, expanding the available space from 114 litres to 151.

The convertible roof brings a few other extras like a neck warmer and wind stopper intended to allow for roof-down motoring regardless of the ambient temperature or speed.

Inside the cabin you’ll find all the same hardware and gadgetry as the GranTurismo Folgore, including a 12.2-inch digital instrument cluster, configurable head-up display, Maserati digital clock, ambient lighting, a 12.3-inch infotainment interface, separate 8.8-inch climate-control touch-screen and ECONYL eco-friendly upholstery.

The whole package rides on air springs and adaptive dampers as standard, with the front-end suspended by double wishbones and the rear by a multi-link arrangement.

Six-piston front and four-piston rear brake callipers from Brembo clamp ventilated 380x34mm and 350x28mm discs respectively, hauling the 2340kg cabrio up from 100km/h in roughly 37 metres, says Maserati.

The GranCabrio is the third dedicated Folgore model behind its GranTurismo twin and the Grecale mid-size SUV, and it’s expected to be followed by the long-awaited MC20 electric supercar, which is now looking set to materialise next year.

Local pricing and availability are yet to be announced (as with the GranTurismo Folgore due here early in 2025), but you can expect an asking price of over half a million dollars since the petrol GranCabrio Trofeo starts at $475,000 plus on-road costs.

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