New 2022 Maserati GranTurismo: details and images of new GT car

Maserati’s prolonged-awaited follow-up to the to start with-technology GranTurismo will eventually be unveiled throughout 2022, featuring a typical two-door GT bodystyle and the alternative of the two petrol and entirely electrical electricity. 

Rivalling almost everything from M-powered versions of the BMW eight Series to the Ferrari Roma in petrol kind, and EVs this kind of as the Porsche Taycan in electrical kind, the GranTurismo will also be joined by a fall-major GranCabrio, probably to arrive in 2023. Spyshots have currently provided us a glimpse at the new coupe’s glimpse.

The images, introduced by the manufacturer earlier this yr, confirmed the new car in Maserati-branded camouflage wrapping. We can continue to see that the GranTurismo sticks to the typical two-door, four-seat proportions of the past design, with a prolonged bonnet, steeply raked windscreen and vast rear haunches. 

The new design also appears to borrow inspiration from the MC20 supercar, specifically at the front-conclude, with a similar headlamp condition and seriously sculpted bonnet. The grille appears to be more substantial, having said that, and the in general profile of the rear-conclude is reminiscent of the previous GranTurismo’s.

Exhaust tailpipes are just obvious on the prototypes we have observed, and Car Specific understands that the car will launch to start with with combustion-engined electricity. Specialized details are but to be confirmed, but a probably engine prospect is Maserati’s new ‘Nettuno’ twin-turbo V6 located in the MC20. In that car it produces 621bhp and 730Nm of torque, while it remains to be observed if it’ll be detuned for the GranTurismo.

There’s also the chance that Maserati will continue on using its 3.eight-litre twin-turbo V8, which has just lately located houses in the company’s Ghibli, Levante and Quattroporte Trofeo versions. The unit itself is linked to the engine located in Ferrari’s Portofino and Roma, but emissions rules could make the V6 the favoured alternative for the GranTurismo. 

Much more radically, and as opposed to all of the GranTurismo’s conventional rivals to day, it will also be available with pure electrical electricity. Established to be branded Folgore, the battery-powered coupe will make use of a 3-motor powertrain, with 1 motor mounted on the front axle and two on the rear to make the car all-wheel drive. 

That’ll probably also convey torque vectoring tech to the design, although Maserati also touted an 800v electrical architecture which would make it possible for ultra-fast charging. It is also claimed that the electrical GranTurismo will have “more than fifty for each cent much more power” than the past V8-powered GranTurismo, indicating a electricity output of all-around 680bhp. 

If that determine is correct, it would probably make the electrical GranTurismo the fastest-accelerating version. Maserati has also mentioned that the EV will be relatively lightweight, although the electrical motors and battery pack will have a small impression on interior space and boot potential. 

A prolonged driving assortment and rapid charge situations have also been promised, but we’re but to see figures to back again up those people statements. To be regarded as a ‘GT’ it would want to be capable of all-around 300 miles on a charge. 

The GranTurismo is section of the company’s item approach, declared in 2020, which will see several new versions released in the coming decades, including the forthcoming Grecale tiny SUV, convertible and electrical versions of the MC20, and a new Quattroporte and Levante. Electric versions of all new versions are also planned. 

However, the chip lack has pressured delays to the Italian brand’s design debuts. The Grecale, which was originally thanks to launch in 2021, will now be unveiled some time in the to start with couple of months of 2022. We’d expect to see the GranTurismo adhering to that in the center of the yr. 

Why not go through our evaluate of the new Maserati MC20?