Maserati GranCabrio Folgore Tignanello will be a one-off droptop EV
The limited-edition Maserati GranCabrio Folgore Tignanello Edition honours Tignanello, one of the most significant red wines of the last several years, as well as Maserati's exclusive Fuoriserie program and the company's long-standing relationship with the Marchesi Antinori vineyard. The unique vehicle will be up for auction on July 14 at Festival Napa Valley's Arts for All Gala, a well-known US arts charity event. The event is held in California.
Maserati teams up with Marchesi Antinori, an elevated, unique icon of Italy with a family wine heritage spanning over 600 years and passed down through 26 generations, to commemorate the 110th anniversary of the Trident.
The car's distinctive Terra di Tignanello paint, a chestnut hue evocative of the soil in the vineyard, gives it a distinctive appearance. Additionally, there is a coppery burgundy that is evocative of the centre red tones found in the barriques of the vineyard. To match the glossy copper Maserati logo, copper emblems, and black soft top, the callipers and rims are available in matte and gloss black, respectively.
Vegea, an environmentally friendly leather-like fabric sourced from vineyards, is used to reupholster the seats. For the first time, a Maserati vehicle uses this material, which has a ribbed weave pattern in shades of burgundy and silver that is modelled after the rows of vines on Tignanello Hill. A combination of Maserati's Trident insignia and Tignanello's sun symbol is embroidered on the headrests, while dark briar wood panels with laser-cut accents resemble oak barrels used in winemaking.
Klaus Busse, Maserati Head of Design: "This collaboration with Marchesi Antinori gives us the opportunity to epitomise the essence of Bespoke production, the flagship of our Maserati Fuoriserie customisation programme. It is designed to create ad-hoc experiences for Trident customers, by producing tailor-made cars that can make the driving experience even more sublime and distinctive, the way only an outstanding wine can at the table."
The car continues with an all-electric powertrain. There are three radial-flux permanent-magnet motors, each with its silicon carbide inverter. Two are in the back, and one is at the front. Maserati claims a maximum output of 815PS in "MaxBoost" mode; in regular mode, there is about 760PS at your disposal. Maserati claims the new EV has a 92.5 kWh battery pack, although only 83 kWh is useable and on the WLTP cycle it has a range of 448 kilometres.
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