Production-spec Maserati GranTurismo Folgore revealed

The upcoming 2023 Maserati GranTurismo Folgore has essentially been outed in an official new YouTube video showcasing the all-electric coupe in California.

Presented in a fetching burnt orange paint job and fitted with all of its production-ready badging, this is the first time we’ve seen a completely undisguised GranTurismo Folgore and the only indication of its prototype status appears to be the tricolore trident decals on its bonnet and doors.

The official Maserati video shows off the new-generation grand touring coupe from virtually every exterior angle but stops short of revealing the interior design beyond the occupant-filled seats; a direct shot of the cockpit is included but largely blurred out with the word ‘CONFIDENTIAL’ stamped across the footage.

The video itself centres around Maserati design boss Klaus Busse and chief communications officer Maria Conti talking comedian Sebastian Maniscalco around the Folgore and flaunting some of its core attributes; most of which have been unconfirmed or unseen before now.

Busse takes great pride in ambushing Maniscalco with the car’s roll-on performance after the comedian said he typically associates EVs with being boring – a statement he immediately retracts.

Conti then informs Maniscalco of the new GranTurismo’s 2.7-second 0-100km/h time, 200mph-plus (322km/h+) top speed and 800V charging capabilities; the latter resulting in 160km of range being added after just 10 minutes of charging.

This is also the first time we can hear the production version of Maserati’s synthetic EV powertrain sound, which we have to admit sounds a whole lot cooler than Dodge’s ‘Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust’.

The GranTurismo has always been vast for a coupe – the old model’s wheelbase was longer than a Range Rover’s – and as we’ve seen already from the plentiful spy shots and previous teasers, the same is largely true of its replacement.

Just how much room is on offer inside the cabin hasn’t been seen until now, and it’s clear the Folgore as well as the new combustion-powered GranTurismo will be a true 2+2 because Conti spends most of her time in the back and never looks especially cramped… but we doubt you’d want to cross the Nullarbor back there.

The individual rear buckets are separated by the extended centre console which stretches back from the base of the dashboard, while the whole interior on this particular vehicle dons a two-tone white and navy-blue colour scheme.

“We want anyone to feel, in a Maserati, that you’re almost wearing it, like a well-fitted suit,” Busse explains.

“You really want to feel the connection to the car and therefore to the environment and to the road.”

The video ends with the reaffirmation of the new GranTurismo’s 2023 ‘global premiere’, when the new Maserati performance flagship’s battery capacity, power output, cabin design, driving range and equipment list will all be revealed.

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