Maserati Alfieri
Motor vehicle
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Manufacturer | Maserati |
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Assembly | Italy : Modena |
Designer | Giovanni Ribotta under Marco Tencone at Centro Stile FCA |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Grand tourer ( S ) |
Body style | 2-door coupé |
Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive / all-wheel-drive |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 4.7 L Ferrari-Maserati F136 YS V8 (Concept) |
Transmission | 6-speed MC-Shift automated manual (concept) |
The Maserati Alfieri is a grand tourer from the Italian car manufacturer Maserati . It was shown as a concept car at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show .
Concept
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The car is named after Alfieri Maserati (1887–1932), one of the five Maserati Brothers , and marks the 100 year anniversary of the carmaker, which was established in 1914 at Bologna . It was developed at the Centro Stile FCA in Turin . The chief designer was Marco Tencone , while the exterior chief designer was Giovanni Ribotta. The project was managed by Lorenzo Ramaciotti , who has been the director of Centro Stile since 2007 and in 2014 was the head of Fiat-Chrysler Global Design. [1]
The Alfieri uses design elements of the Maserati A6 GCS/54 designed by Pininfarina in 1954. It is based on the chassis of the Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale with a shorter wheelbase of 24 cm, equipped with a locking transaxle and Ferrari-derived 4.7-litre V8 engine rated at 460 hp (343 kW) and 520 N⋅m (384 lbf⋅ft) at 4750 rpm.
Production version
The Alfieri was confirmed for production in 2016 at a Fiat Chrysler event on 6 May 2014 but was delayed to 2020 at the earliest. [2] According to reports, the Alfieri was to be offered with three V6 engine choices, rated at 410 hp (306 kW; 416 PS) , 450 hp (336 kW; 456 PS) and 520 hp (388 kW; 527 PS) . [2] The 450-horsepower and 520-horsepower versions were said to only have an all-wheel-drive system.
The Alfieri was reported to be joined by a convertible variant in 2021 after the coupe's introduction. [2] An electric version was planned for 2021 at the earliest. [3] [4]
In June 2018, Maserati announced that the Alfieri would be offered as a plug-in hybrid from 2021 and as an electric vehicle from 2020 with three electric motors and all-wheel-drive. Further, the Alfieri coupe and convertible would replace the Maserati GranTurismo and GranCabrio . [5] [6] [7]
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In 2019, it was announced by Maserati's then-executive chairman Harald Wester that the Alfieri would enter mass production in 2021 or 2022. [9] However, as of the Stellantis merger that incorporated FCA in 2021, production is yet to commence. [10] In mid-2021, it was confirmed that a new GranTurismo prototype using styling cues from the Alfieri was being test-driven, with options for an electric drivetrain as well as V6 and V8 engines. [11] [12] [13]
References
- ↑ IL CONCEPT ALFIERI PROTAGONISTA MASERATI DEL SALONE DELL'AUTO DI GINEVRA , press release from the manufacturing company, dated 4 March 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Maserati confirms Levante SUV for 2016, Alfieri for 2020 - Autoblog" . autoblog.com . Retrieved 21 July 2014 .
- ↑ Rendell, Julian (23 November 2016). "All-electric Maserati Alfieri coming in 2020" . Autocar . Retrieved 24 November 2016 .
- ↑ "Marchionne Mulls Maserati Electric Sportscar as Tesla Competitor" . Bloomberg.com . 18 June 2016 . Retrieved 24 November 2016 .
- ↑ Tim Kuniski, Maserati , Maserati 2018–22 production plans and speculations, 1 June 2018.
- ↑ Maserati Alfieri going after Tesla in topgear.com, 1 June 2018.
- ↑ https://www.fcagroup.com/capitalmarketsday/Presentations/FCA%20June%201%202018%20CMD_CO2%20Regulatory%20Compliance.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
- ↑ This was stated explicitly by the project manager Lorenzo Ramaciotti (born 1948) in a promotional video presented in Mirco Magni's article Maserati Alfieri: l'evoluzione stilistica riassunta in un video ufficiale at the Italian automotive blog autoblog.it on 21 March 2014.
- ↑ Mark Tisshaw (3 May 2019). "Maserati Alfieri to launch at Geneva in 2020" . Autocar .
- ↑ Felix Page (11 June 2021). "New 2022 Maserati Granturismo: all-electric GT previewed" . Autocar.
- ↑ Felix Page (22 July 2021). "New 2022 Maserati Granturismo shots confirm combustion option" . Autocar.
- ↑ Nathan Dyer (27 August 2021). "2022 Maserati GranTurismo: Spy Shots, Release Dates, Expected Price and Specifications" . CarHP.
- ↑ Cristian Gnaticov (22 July 2021). "2023 Maserati GranTurismo Spied As Your Next Go-To Italian GT With EV Option" . AutoEvolution.
External links
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