The Maserati Alfieri is a

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from the Italian car manufacturer Maserati. It was shown as a

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at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show.

Concept

__NOTOC__ The car is named after

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(1887–1932), one of the five Maserati Brothers, and marks the 100 year anniversary of the carmaker, which was established in 1914 at

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. It was developed at the Centro Stile FCA in

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. The chief designer was

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, while the exterior chief designer was Giovanni Ribotta. The project was managed by

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, who has been the director of ''Centro Stile'' since 2007 and in 2014 was the head of Fiat-Chrysler Global Design. The ''Alfieri'' uses design elements of the Maserati A6 GCS/54 designed by

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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 and 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. According to reports, the Alfieri was to be offered with three V6 engine choices, rated at , and . 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. An

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was planned for 2021 at the earliest. 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. In 2019, it was announced by Maserati's then-executive chairman Harald Wester that the Alfieri would enter mass production in 2021 or 2022. However, as of the Stellantis merger that incorporated FCA in 2021, production is yet to commence. 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.

References

External links

Maserati Alfieri Concept Car - Geneva Auto Show 2014

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