2024 Maserati Grecale Folgore: Electric SUV here next year

The 2024 Maserati Grecale Folgore has been unveiled as the pure-electric version of the company’s new mid-size SUV.

Revealed overnight as part of the Grecale line-up, the electric Folgore – which means ‘lightning’ in Italian – will launch in Australia in late 2023, Maserati has confirmed.

While full specifications will be announced closer to the car’s arrival, the Italian brand has revealed the Grecale Folgore will be fitted with a 105kWh battery and a 400-volt system – which should be enough to give the SUV a driving range on par with its petrol-powered counterparts.

Though yet to be confirmed, twin electric motors mounted on each axle are expected to send around 400kW and 800Nm to all four wheels, making it the most powerful Grecale within the stable.

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There’s little to distinguish the Grecale Folgore from the petrol GT, Modena, and Trofeo versions, other than a partially-blocked concave grille, tri-spoke style wheels, fender badges, and an exclusive copper paint colour.

Maserati says it will use a variety of recycled materials throughout the cabin, including a nylon called Econyl, derived from fishing nets.

Aside from some colour and trim variations, the interior of the Grecale Folgore should be almost identical to the rest of the models shown, with a 12-inch digital instrument cluster for the driver, a 12.3-inch infotainment screen, an 8.8-inch display for extra controls, and another screen for second-row occupants.

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Above: Petrol model shown.

The Grecale Folgore will be one of the very first battery-powered Maserati models to hit the market when it arrives in late 2023, with the new-generation GranTurismo also launching with an all-electric Folgore variant around the same time.

Maserati announced earlier this month it would drop the internal-combustion engine from its vehicle portfolio by 2030, with every model to be offered with an electric powertrain by 2025.

The 2024 Maserati Grecale Folgore will launch in Australia in late 2023, with full pricing and features to be announced closer to its arrival.