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Maserati Alfieri on hold until 2020, next GranTurismo due in 2018 – report

The hotly anticipated Maserati Alfieri sports car won’t appear until at least 2020, as the Italian performance marque shuffles its production schedule to fast-track the replacement for the ageing GranTurismo and GranCabrio before the end of the decade.


According to a new report by the UK’s Autocar, Maserati has confirmed the launch of the successors to the GranTurismo and GranCabrio twins - likely to land around 2018 - before the Alfieri after a previous production plan hinted at their demise.

“The GranTurismo and GranCabrio will not be dropped,” said Giulio Pastore, general manager for Maserati’s European arm.

“We won’t forget that Maserati is very well known in its history for beautiful 2+2 GT cars and we will replace them, then the Alfieri.”


Above: Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale

In August, another report by the British publication quoted Harald Wester, former Maserati boss and current chief technology officer at parent company Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), indicating the next-generation GranTurismo would be very different from the current car, and that the GranCabrio could be dropped due to low demand in China.

Meanwhile, it seems the wait for the company’s Jaguar F-Type and Porsche 911 competitor, the Alfieri, could be a long one.

First revealed in concept form at the 2014 Geneva motor show, the Alfieri was confirmed for production just months after the show car’s reveal.


Above and Top: Maserati Alfieri concept

Since then, numerous reports have made conflicting claims regarding whether the Alfieri will sit below or replace the GranTurismo and GranCabrio. This most recent development suggests the former.

Earlier this year, FCA chief Sergio Marchionne said an all-electric version of the Alfieri could be launched as soon as 2019, though Pastore’s comments could see that date pushed back a few years.

According to Maserati’s original announcement, the production version of the Alfieri will be offered in both coupe and convertible bodies, driving either the rear or all four wheels.


Above: Maserati GranCabrio

Power is said to come exclusively from turbocharged V6 engines, with outputs ranging from 306kW to 388kW.

This year, Maserati has launched the Levante SUV, along with the 2017 model-year updates for the Ghibli and Quattroporte sedans.

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