After a half-decade of soul searching, Maserati has a good idea of who it is. Finally. Not since the 80s has the automaker's vehicle priorities been so well defined.
It's about power. About design. About attitude.
Maserati once again knows who it is, and the new GranCabrio capitalizes on that. The automaker says that the pillars of the car's engineering and design are open-top elegance, performance, cutting-edge technology and iconic design. It hits those on the head.
A model in its own right, the 2025 Maserati GranCabrio Folgore builds on the foundation of the gas-powered version of the car. Or is it the other way around? In the model, unlike most vehicles that come out with multiple powertrain options, it's a classic chicken or the egg scenario. That's not a bad thing, in fact, it's quite good, helping the GranCabrio stand on its own as a model with powertrain options rather than having to choose "an electric vehicle" or "a Maserati".
If you want to choose "a Maserati" you can go with the gasoline-powered GranCabrio Trofeo, which follows in the long line of performance models with a new, twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V6 engine. The models were designed in parallel with the GranTurismo and the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
This purposeful decision was made by Maserati head designer Klaus Busse, who simply didn't see the need to make grand changes, he told during a walk-around explanation of the model. Though GranCabrio is sporty, it is clearly not a sports car, design-.
