When it comes to Italian supercar royalty, Maserati is among the elite.
The Modena manufacturer has produced some truly brilliant cars over the years.
Unfortunately, some not-so-good news has been released by the brand.
And it produced a pretty damning verdict.
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Maserati MC20 Folgore has plug pulled
The Maserati MC20 Folgore was very heavily hyped when it was announced in 2020.
‘Folgore’ -which translates to ‘lightning’ – was meant to serve as the brand’s flagship EV shift.
In fact, it was meant to sit as the jewel in the crown of Maserati’s EV range offering.
The Italian brand already offer three Folgore versions of it’s cars.
These are: the GranTurismo (the GT car), the Grecale (the SUV), and the GranCabrio, it’s convertible offering.
The MC20 addition had been planned with three electric motors producing well over 700bhp.
In fact, on April 15th last year, the Modena manufacturers announced ‘Folgore Day‘ on the 110th anniversary of its founding.
It was hailed as the collection that would be ‘ready to dominate and represent the Brand’s future around the world.’
Why has the MC20 been pulled from production?
A pretty blunt and damning reason, if we’re honest.
In an exclusive statement to Car and Driver, the brand stated it’s reason for cancelling the MC20 Folgore.
The brand said that, ‘a perceived lack of commercial interest’ has led to the supercar’s demise.
It’s a massive shame, because Maserati has done a great job with their range lately.
The MC20 Cielo, for example, has been released to very positive reviews.
Unfortunately, it appears that the majority of the market simply aren’t ready for all-electric supercars.
In recent years, the hybrid model has seen monstrous success.
It will be very interesting to see where the brand goes from here.
Rumours have circulated about refreshing the combustion engine MC20.
The 3.0-liter V6 produces 621 horsepower.
Is it possible that Maserati will produce a hybrid around it’s existing engine?
We’ll just have to wait and find out what the future holds.
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