In the past two days, F1 has been in the limelight in Shanghai, bringing the equation back to the mainstream view of the public again.
However, FE Electric Formula, as a “brother race”, appears to be in decline.
Although FE is still the highest-level competition in the field of electric vehicles, showing the most cutting-edge electric drive technology, it has been difficult for FE to find contestants with topics after BBA withdrew.
At this time, Maserati became the “retrograde” and chose to join the field.
In 2023, Martha took part in the FE Formula Electric World Championship for the first time, and Maserati’s MSG team won the FE’s first Japanese race in Tokyo in 2024.
Of course Maserati’s goal is not just to win the championship and stand on the podium but to show the world her progress in electrification through FE.
How determined, Maserati’s new energy frequency in the last year is far higher than that of other ultra-luxury brands, and the most rare thing is that it does not use hybrid as a transition, but uses “100% electric drive” as the threshold: including the first pure electric GranTurismo sports car, pure electric SUV Grega, and the just released GranCabrio pure electric convertible sports car.
And Maserati, like other ultra-luxury brands, did not start in the distant 2030, but in 2025, which is within reach.
In other words, its models, including the MC20 Supercar, the new Quattroporte sports sedan and the new Levante SUV, will be electrified by next year at the latest.
By 2028, all Trident models will be electrified.
At the same time, Maserati will still adhere to 100% Italian design, development and production.
The new all-electric convertible GranCabrio Folgore also made its world debut in Rimini, the heart of Italy’s Automobile Valley.
GranCabrio Folgore also set a new moderate record with a top speed of 290km / h, making it the fastest electric convertible that can run on the road.
For this reason, the GranCabrio Folgore is driven by three motors (the first one and the second), the maximum output power can reach 616kW, the peak torque is 1350N ·m, and the acceleration time of 100 km is expected to be about 2.8s. Prior to this, Maserati had already released its first all-electric GranTurismo Folgore hardtop model.
In contrast, the GranCabrio Folgore, as a convertible with the same level of technology, will put more pressure on engineers to lose weight, resulting in an increase of only 80 kilograms in the GranCabrio Folgore version.
Well, what’s the price? Maserati specially developed new technologies for this purpose, experimenting with new materials, using lightweight materials such as aluminum and magnesium, and eventually more than 65% of the GranCabrio Folgore body was made of aluminum, the high-performance steel used in the most critical parts.
Great efforts have been made to study this car, of course, not just for this car, such as the lightweight soft canopy used this time, and Maserati’s electric sports car is expected to be gradually put into use.
Like the idea of Bentley electrification mentioned last time, retaining the advantages of the fuel car era is the bottom line for ultra-luxury brands to become new energized.
And performance is obviously as important as lightweight.
To change the position, the GranCabrio Folgore, like the previous hardtop sports car GranTurismo Folgore, is equipped with three permanent magnet motors.
The three motors are one in the front axle and two in the rear axle.
The two rear motors are completely separated and each wheel is accurately assigned torque vectors.
This set of power is based on 800V technology, which is the same as Porsche Taycan.
Maserati claims that many of the technologies come from the cutting-edge technology of FE, which is why Maserati participated in FE as mentioned at the beginning of our article.
The function of the three motors is to realize the torque vector control of the rear wheel.
The working principle of the system is similar to that of a complex electronically controlled differential, but the response speed of a single motor is faster.
At the same time, GranCabrio Folgore can realize RWD rear wheel drive or AWD all-wheel drive.
What’s amazing is that 100% of the available horsepower can be released in rear-wheel drive mode, which is equivalent to a single rear wheel that can release up to 400 horsepower output.
The concept of GT, which is the rear drive of high horsepower in Italy, still can not be lost in the new energy era.
As an open-top all-electric sports car, the GranCabrio Folgore must be fast, but it also needs to match the comfort and elegance of Maserati.
Therefore, the steering wheel on the steering wheel can choose the driving mode: including GT mode, sports mode, track mode and MAX RANGE long-range mode.
It is also worth mentioning that GranCabrio Folgore’s brakes are very strong.
As an electric vehicle, it can make full use of kinetic energy recovery, recover energy in the braking process, and achieve the peak charging rate of 400kW.
The mechanical part of the braking system is closely related to the flagship supercar MC20, which not only provides powerful brakes, but also improves the comfort of daily use.
After all, as a convertible, ensuring comfort may be more important than extreme performance.
GranCabrio Folgore is equipped with a 92.
5kWh battery pack, which uses silicon carbide inverter technology derived from FE’s electric equation, resulting in an increase in power density.
The maximum charging power can reach 270kW, the charge from 20% to 80% takes less than 20 minutes, and the mileage is almost 447km.
This battery is also placed in a special position, using a T-shaped battery pack, like the Lamborghini New Daniel, or Polar Star.
This design reduces the crotch point of the vehicle and ensures its mobility.
In the end, many people think that the biggest regret of the electrified era is the loss of the beautiful sound of fuel trucks.
However, Maserati in the fuel era is remembered by the wonderful sound of the fuel sports car.
So the question arises: when the pure electric GranCabrio Folgore opens its convertible, what other sound does it make besides the wind? Maserati has always guaranteed that pure electric models will not lose Martha’s sound, and the previously released GranTurismo Folgore all-electric hardtop sports car has the answer, using analog sound-the motor sound driven by the inverter is digitally shaped, referring to the traditional engine roar, to create the unique pure electric sound of Trident.
Martha’s engineers conducted extensive research on sound, and eventually the sound adjustment function was entrusted to complex signal processing software, operated by a synthesizer and combined with the traditional typical sound of Maserati V8.
Finally, it is released into space through internal and external loudspeakers.
Or it might be more comfortable to think of it this way: except for racing cars in the worldYou can get the original exhaust sound.
In theory, the exhaust sound of civil fuel sports cars, including Martha, Ferrari, or Mercedes-Benz AMG, are carefully adjusted by engineers.
Therefore, the world is still exploring what is the best voice in the electrification era.
Maserati has given its own answer on what is the best form of a pure electric convertible supercar.
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