Maserati Delays Launch of Quattroporte Folgore EV
Maserati recently rolled out its first fully electric vehicle in the GranTurismo Folgore, but its roadmap to converting the rest of its lineup is murky. Multiple delays have slowed the Italian automaker’s progress, and we’re now learning that the Quattroporte Folgore will become Maserati’s third delayed EV.
Maserati told Automotive News Europe that it pushed the electric QP’s launch because of “the need to take zero risks on the performance level of the new car.” The automaker initially targeted early 2025 for a launch, but there are now questions on whether or not it will meet that goal.
Though it plans to have a fully electric lineup by 2030, Maserati has requested price cuts from its suppliers at least twice in the last year, and parent company Stellantis announced temporary layoffs at its Italian factory. These are likely temporary setbacks for Maserati, but it’s not hard to see how a few delayed products could domino into a need to push the overall electrification date back.
The Quattroporte is Maserati’s lone sedan after the Ghibli got the ax following the 2023 model year. The electrified Quattroporte Folgore was set to be preceded by the Grecale Folgore. However, its launch was delayed until the second quarter of this year, still placing it ahead of the sedan but behind schedule like seemingly everything else.
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Chris grew up in, under, and around cars, but took the long way around to becoming an automotive writer. After a career in technology consulting and a trip through business school, Chris began writing about the automotive industry as a way to reconnect with his passion and get behind the wheel of a new car every week. He focuses on taking complex industry stories and making them digestible by any reader. Just don’t expect him to stay away from high-mileage Porsches.
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Awww, Junkerati! The poor man's Ferrari...
Greek Lightning?!? (Grecale Folgore).
If you take the sound and fury away from a Maserati, all you're really left with is soft leather seats and a stiff repair bill 10 miles after the warranty expires.
Ran into Crazy Charlie yesterday. He was roaming around muttering to himself as he usually does. Most people dismiss him (that's why he's known as Crazy Charlie). But then every once in awhile he makes a pronouncement that makes you stop and wonder.
Like yesterday. "Pssssst! Hey kid!" (he calls lots of people kid).
"Hey Charlie," says I.
"Kid... you like cars?"
"Yeah Charlie, I do, well... some of them."
"Kid," he says, "listen up. Are you listening?"
"Yes, Charlie."
"Here's the thing, kid. Never buy an automobile from a make that ends in the letter i."
Which made me stop and think for a long moment. And then I had to agree with him.