Today I heard that the Alfieri will not be coming out and it's strictly rumors. Because the Alfa Romeo 6C is coming out in a few years, FIAT doesn't deem it necessary to have the same car (Maserati and Alfa Romeo) be in the market. Plus, Alfa Romeo needs another car in their lineup. I heard this from a Maserati dealership but it is what I heard so I don't know how credible it is.
I have heard similar and that they will try and do a lighter, stripped out, V6 version of the new GranTurismo to fill the gap.
Timing of the new GranTurismo sounds uncertain and it could easily be as late as 2019. There is talk of the current car not meeting European emissions and having to stop sales come end of 2016. If so I presume they will keep it running to ROW as the 4C won't be enough to keep Modena busy?
I hope the rumors are not true. In Europe at least, there seems to be considerable interest in the Alfieri; i.e. a smaller, lighter, sportier car than the Gran Turismo.
FCA seem to be investing in Alfa at the moment. Even if the Alfieri is coming there seems to be little signs of information, mules out running etc. Ditto for the GranTurismo replacement for that matter. I guess it all depends on how much cash the Levante pulls in.
You are right - the company is amazingly quiet about future Maserati models. It is almost as if the company is incapable of handling more than one communication front at any point in time.
Recent? No... Last I read Bigland said the Alfieri was in an indefinite "holding pattern" and there was a "possibility" of a GT replacement for 2020. I would think that, given the recent refresh, the current incarnation would still be produced for another year or two simply to ensure Mas has a GT in their lineup.
I'm turning 50 in 2020 and was going to splurge on a new Ferrari, Mclaren or the likes. If this is really happening and it will have blistering performance in the 2 sec 0-60 range, I'm in!
My '18 M5 is in the 2 sec crowd and it's insane, but to have an exotic goddess like this do the same.....!
Current focus is on the "little" SUV (based on the Alfa Stelvio) and on the GT successor which which must be able to accommodate all three engine concepts (ICE, Hybrid and full electro). The GT successor should come in 2022 on the market. The production of the current GT will definitely be discontinued by the end of this month.
They also work on a 2-seater mid-engined sports car with carbon chassis (positioned somewhere in the segment of Audi R8/McLaren GT), but its production is not safe.
Ghibli and QP still get a facelift. It is checked whether these two product lines are brought together again. That could mean that there will be no Ghibli with the new model generation. Only the QP, which will cover both segments. Reason: the QP has a more consistent history with better marketing potential, while the current Ghibli just does not fit with the first model. In other words, the Ghibli sells massively below expectations, these two product lines require a great deal of action.
But as it is, at Maserati you are never sure what will happen. But one thing is certain, the Alfieri id dead.
An SUV or two
A sedan or two
A sports car
A luxury GT
It sounds like the "sports car" offering is merely a concept and marketing study at present, with no confirmed/approved plan to launch (completely unsurprising).
What is surprising is that its still unclear on the timing for a new Luxury GT?
Can anyone shed some light on when the GT replacement is coming out?
Is it even confirmed publicly by Maser?
If so, why no sightings of prototypes running around?
No pics of...well...anything to prove its being developed, let alone nearing public launch and sale?
I wrote it a few lines above, the GT successor should come in 2022 on the market, not earlier (the car will use all drive technologies). My colleague told me he saw some desing pictures of the new GT which were not yet concrete, he saw just a beautiful car with a collection of today well known style elements (a Levante Trofeo compressed to a GT). He said the design direction is clear and he is sure that Maserati is still working on some exclusive design elements.
I wrote it a few lines above, the GT successor should come in 2022 on the market, not earlier (the car will use all drive technologies). My colleague told me he saw some desing pictures of the new GT which were not yet concrete, he saw just a beautiful car with a collection of today well known style elements (a Levante Trofeo compressed to a GT). He said the design direction is clear and he is sure that Maserati is still working on some exclusive design elements.
LOL. This thread started in 2014! The current GT platform started in 2008 (designed before and ready to go in 2007). You can't make this stuff up! In 2007 Ferrari were on the 430. Then the new platform 458. It even got two major refreshes along the way in the 488 and the just-launched F8. Porsche were on the 997 back in 2007. Even Aston has long-since launched an all new Vantage (with their limited resources). This is embarrassing for Maserati.
I really hope Maserati is serious this time. The abandonment of the Alfieri project has been a huge disappointment to many Maserati followers and prospective buyers.
At any rate, a prototype looking so fantastically good as the Alfieri, and stirring so much interest, even if cancelled as a regular series model, should have been allowed to be built as a small-series project. I really think Maserati lost out on an opportunity here...