√Maserati GranCabrio teased ahead of 2024 Australian arrival

Maserati has teased its new GranCabrio for the first time, with the convertible sharing a number of styling cues with its GranTurismo coupe sibling.

The first teaser images of the 2024 Maserati GranCabrio have been released almost two years before the convertible is expected to arrive in Australia.

Maserati’s new GranCabrio will mark the first major update to the convertible since its debut in 2009, with the Italian car-maker again basing its soft-top grand tourer on the GranTurismo coupe.

As reported earlier this month, the new Maserati GranCabrio is due in Australian showrooms in late 2024 – about one year after the new-generation GranTurismo makes its local debut.

Camouflaged teaser images of the Maserati GranCabrio show a majority of the GranTurismo’s exterior design will apply to the convertible – as with the previous-generation model – not including the soft-top’s folding fabric roof.

While details are yet to be confirmed, the second-generation Maserati GranCabrio is expected to be offered in three variants – Modena, Trofeo and Folgore – carried across from the GranTurismo.

The GranTurismo Modena and Trofeo are powered by Maserati’s 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged ‘Nettuno’ V6 petrol engine – developing 360kW/600Nm and 405kW/650Nm respectively – with power sent to all four wheels through an eight-speed automatic transmission.

The flagship Maserati GranTurismo Folgore is a battery-electric car, powered by three electric motors which can produce up to 610kW and 1350Nm.

Maserati claims the all-wheel-drive GranTurismo Folgore coupe can accelerate from zero to 100km/h in 2.7 seconds on the way to a top speed of 320km/h – matching the petrol-powered Trofeo.

The GranCabrio is likely to become one of Maserati’s final new models to be launched with a petrol engine, as the Italian car-maker plans to exclusively sell electric vehicles by 2030.

By 2025, all new Maseratis will offer an electric variant, the company says.

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