Maserati’s New GranTurismo Sports Car Takes to the Roman Streets As Electric Coupe Breaks Cover at Formula E

• Maserati's new GranTurismo will feature a fully electric version of the two-door coupe and it's set to debut later in 2022 we got a first look
• The other engine is a V6 petrol unit but the all-electric Folgore derivative will feature three motors: one on the front axle and two on the rear
• The all-wheel-drive model made its debut in prototype form at the Roma Formula E Grand Prix driven by Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares

For the first time, a prototype Maserati GranTurismo Folgore Full-Electric coupé is taking to the streets.

For the Rome E-Prix 2022, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares rode the prototype car to the Eternal City's Formula E circuit.

The new GranTurismo will be the first model in Maserati history to adopt 100% electric solutions. Made at the Mirafiori production hub, it will debut on the market in 2023, Motorpress reports. A true icon for the brand, it will offer the characteristic Maserati sound as well as cutting-edge technical solutions, superb performance, comfort and elegance, all typical of the Trident.

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Maserati is innovative by nature and is looking ahead to the future. Formula E was therefore a natural choice for the Trident brand, due to becoming the first Italian marque to compete in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, AutoSport reports.

Maserati will also become the first Italian luxury car marque to produce 100% electric models: the electric line-up will be completed by 2025 and the entire Maserati range will be Full-Electric by 2030.

This Maserati Fuoriserie "Mission from Mars" edition is quite literally out of this world

The Maserati Fuoriserie is a blank slate, and the brand is offering a wide range of designs and colours for it, Briefly News reports. The rest falls to the inspiration of individual customers (Martians too!), who are given the opportunity to take on the stance of a trendsetter and to express their personal creativity.

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The red dust of the planet Mars and its oxidised rocks cross-fertilise Grecale Mission from Mars: a special textured metallic is paint inspired by mineral dust and metal erosion is used on components inside and out.

The exteriors are painted in Galactic Orange, a Fuoriserie interpretation of the bodywork in a multi-layered colour. Its highly liquid base is reminiscent of molten metal, on top of an intense, futuristic and almost frosted orange-red resin.

Source: Briefly News