I’m about to place Maserati’s two newest droptop offerings — the GranCabrio Trofeo and GranCabrio Folgore electric convertible — to the test here in Northern Italy. Each of those cars approach high-speed droptop grand touring in extremely other ways despite their similar looks, but we’ll get into that in a moment. Regardless, before I start driving these two excellently well-proportioned Italian machines, I would like to know what you must learn about them.
What questions on the GranCabrio Trofeo and Folgore EV are keeping you up at night? What kinds of things on these two cars do you would like me to maintain an eye fixed out for as I drive them around Da Boot? Drop down below to the comments and let me know!
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I suppose we must always go over some boilerplate stuff for each cars, simply to get that out of the best way. First up, we’ve got the GranCabrio Trofeo. I actually just drove this automobile’s sibling, the GranTurismo Trofeo, and it was somewhat lovely and very fast. A full video review is coming soon. Powering the Trofeo is a twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter Nettuno V6 that pumps out 542 horsepower and 479 pound-feet of torque through an 8-speed ZF automatic transmission to all 4 wheels. That’s adequate to push the automobile from 0-to-60 mph in only 3.4 seconds, and it’ll go on to a 196-mph top speed, all while wrapping you in rich-smelling leather and Chrysler-sourced buttons. The coupe was a somewhat lovely automobile, and I think the convertible will just heighten the experience of the rowdy-sounding V6.
The GranCabrio Fologore, however, is a very different beast. Sure, it looks much like the interior combustion–powered automobile, but it surely gives up its V6 for 3 electric motors, one on the front and two within the back. Like all EVs, it’s super quick off the road because of the 818 horsepower (with overboost) and 996 lb-ft of torque the three motors create. Power is stored in a 92.5-kWh battery, with 83 kWh of that being usable, and it’s capable of DC fast charge with its 800V architecture. It’ll also reach a 180-mph top speed if you happen to’re brave enough to maintain your foot in it.
Anyway, each of those cars are sure to be a blast to drive, but before I hit the road, I would like to know what you must learn about them. Drop down below and share your thoughts and questions!
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