Maserati is contemplating a limited-run of a flagship mannequin that options the marque’s V6 powertrain in addition to a handbook transmission, Autocar has reported.
The upcoming flagship mannequin is alleged to be based mostly on the Maserati GranTurismo and this shall be joined by a twin mannequin from Alfa Romeo, in a approach much like the Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale is predicated on the Maserati MC20 (since facelifted because the MCPura).
“We’ve got infinite prospects to customize merchandise for our clients, for all the vary of Maserati. I’m imagining to do one thing like we did up to now, additionally contemplating Alfa Romeo,” Maserati and Alfa Romeo CEO Santo Ficili informed Autocar.
Ficili referenced earlier joint work between the 2 Italian marques such because the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione that was based mostly on the previous-generation GranTurismo, which was produced on the Maserati plant in Modena which additionally made the mid-engined 4C.
Any limited-production fashions from Maserati to make use of the Nettuno V6 engine will probably boast of outputs increased than these of the MCPura, although it’s unlikely to make use of electrification to achieve the output good points.
“There are nonetheless clients in search of pure mechanical [internal combustion] vehicles,” mentioned Maserati engineering chief Davide Danesin, who added that there’s a “dangerous feeling” about having a battery aboard a supercar because it brings extra complexity and weight.
The pre-chamber combustion know-how featured within the Nettuno engine signifies that Maserati can maintain the engine in manufacturing with the identical output figures as soon as Euro 7 emissions laws take impact, mentioned Autocar. In the meantime, the limited-run Maserati additionally presents a chance for the Italian marque to reintroduce a handbook gearbox to its mannequin vary.
“A handbook gearbox is a chance. I don’t see that in large sequence [production], however why not do a particular ve rsion with a handbook gearbox? No purpose to say by no means. It may very well be the appropriate selection for a restricted version of a automobile. By doing a purely mechanical [internal combustion] automobile, it does make sense to have a mechanical gearbox with a shifter,” Danesin mentioned.
In the meantime, Maserati and Alfa Romeo CEO Ficili mentioned that he plans to stress Maserati’s Italian heritage, saying that the model’s headquarters in Modena is “the appropriate place” to construct sports activities vehicles. This location is the place manufacturing of the subsequent GranTurismo and GranCabrio will happen, and any V6-based particular version mannequin shall be intently associated to these vehicles, in keeping with the report.
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