Maserati Alfieri sports car to launch in 2016

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Maserati's Alfieri sports car will likely keep its conceptual name when it comes to market in 2016, it has been revealed.

Company officials have also confirmed the initial coup? will be followed by a convertible version, which will likely launch in 2017.

The launch of the production Alfieri will be preceded by Maserati's Levante SUV, which has recently been spotted testing, and will be followed by a replacement for the current Granturismo in 2018.

Speaking to Autocar, UK marketing director James Cowan said the Alfieri will "sit at the core of the brand."

"While we don't expect it to be a big seller we do expect it to anchor all values that are core to Maserati, and have a halo effect in drawing customers to us," said Cowan "Coming a year after the launch of the SUV, it can do a job in reaffirming in people's minds all of the values that make Maserati special.

"While our sales target of 75,000 cars by 2018 is ambitious, it is important that people recognise Maserati's core values of exclusivity and luxury remain. The Alfieri is the perfect car to do that job - it will be as desirable as a Jaguar F-type or Porsche 911 but considerably more exclusive, and as a result special."

That 75,000-unit target will be reached in stages, with the firm targeting 40,000 sales in 2014, and 50,000 units in 2015.

Underpinning the Alfieri will be an adapted version of the platform that underpins Maserati?s Ghibli and Quattroporte models. The concept version was based on the current Granturismo.

Maserati has confirmed that the entry-level rear-wheel drive Alfieri will be powered by a 404bhp turbocharged 3.0-litre V6 engine, with range-topping all-wheel drive versions offered with 444bhp and 513bhp outputs. The engine range will be mirrored across coupe and convertible versions, and prices are set to start at around ?60,000.

The absence of a V8 petrol engine in the Alfieri?s range leaves space for the all-new Granturismo in 2018 as the firm?s range-topper, with power from its turbocharged 3.8-litre V8 rated in excess of 552bhp.

The new Granturismo will also be based on the Ghibli/Qauttroporte platform, and is set to be rear-wheel drive only.

There is no mention of a replacement for the current Grancabrio in Maserati?s current five-year plan, suggesting a launch at the very end of the decade, if it all, as Maserati may decide the Alfieri convertible can cover that segment.

By 2018, Maserati will also have expanded the Ghibli and Quattroporte line-ups with more engine variants. Both cars will share a V6 petrol with 345bhp in base rear-drive form and a more potent 444bhp version with rear- or all-wheel drive.

A V8 petrol with 552bhp+ will be offered with all-wheel drive in both cars. On the V6 diesel side, both cars will be offered with a 247bhp and 271bhp unit with rear-wheel drive, and the Quattroporte a 335bhp version with all-wheel drive.

Source: autocar
 
But I don't give a damn about any of that, is it going to look as good as the concept is the question?
 
But I don't give a damn about any of that, is it going to look as good as the concept is the question?

I don't know,but i bet it will be a good looking car because the Alfieri will be competing with the F-Type and 911.Who would buy a ugly Maserati when they could get a 911 of F-type (both good looking cars) for the same amount of money?
 
Why does the rear look like a TVR? Completely clashes with the Maser GTS front. o_O
 
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