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Puglia, ITALY — At a recent press program in Puglia, Italy, Maserati unveiled the production edition of the all-electric Grecale Folgore. The svelte SUV will be entered into the U. S. lineup by 2025 as the company’s second electric vehicle, following the 2024 GranTurismo Folgore.
Like the GranTurismo, the Grecale’s chassis progression has included plans to electrify the model. But unlike the GT, the Grecale doesn’t have a dogbone-style battery or a triple-drive drive setup, instead sticking to the now-traditional basics of skateboarding. and dual 205-kilowatt motors that upgrade the impressive twin-turbocharged “Nettuno” V6 engine. Used in the lower Modena and Trofeo versions.
The combined total force tops out at 550 hp (410 kW) and 605 lb-ft (820 Nm) of torque, which is about 30 hp (22 kW) more than the previous Trofeo internal combustion version. Just a few years ago, those force figures for a gasoline or battery-electric transmission would have put the Grecale in the most sensible place in the SUV food chain. Add to that the responsive nature of instant torque, as well as all-wheel drive, and the 605 lb-ft is worth sounding. pretty impressive.
But in the modern era of electric vehicles, most of Grecale Folgore’s stats lag behind the rest of the market, at least on paper. The decision to use a 400V architecture involves a relatively large 105 kWh battery, which houses 33 giant modules of six prismatic cells. each, it can only reach a maximum rate of 150 kW when connected to a DC fast tester. Therefore, recharging the battery from 20% to 80% will take 29 minutes at peak productivity conditions. The integrated AC tester is capable of delivering up to 22kW, although this requires European three-phase electricity to take advantage of this.
No official EPA diversity score has yet been released, however, in European WLTP tests, the Grecale achieved diversity of up to 501 kilometers (311 miles) but, in its least effective configuration, only 426 kilometers (264 miles). In the brain, EPA estimates hover around 70% of WLTP figures.
However, this battery bolted to a monocoque chassis weighs 1,490 pounds (676 kg), contributing greatly to a total curb weight of about 5,500 pounds (2,494 kg), almost exactly 1,000 pounds (454 kg) stored compared to the ICE Trofeo and Modena. . The extra weight means that while it produces more growl than a Grecale Trofeo, the Folgore can only run for 4. 1 seconds at 100 km/h (62 mph).
Both engines produce considerable straight-line acceleration, but as you floor the “start” pedal in Sport mode, the expected degrees of EV jerk (the punching sensation that is also the scientific term for the rate of change in acceleration) never materialize as much as expected. For context, the Trofeo accelerates from 0 to 62 mph (0 to one hundred km/h) in 3. 8 seconds.
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