Maserati Is Planning A Manual Grand Tourer To Make People Care About The Brand Again

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Maserati is successful a dismal spot correct now erstwhile it comes to marque worth and sales, and cipher knows this much than Maserati. That's why nan automaker is considering thing that'll hopefully entreaty to fans of nan marque and folks who for illustration absorbing cars successful general: a flagship GT car pinch twin-turbo V6 powerfulness and a manual transmission. Yes: a manual Maserati successful nan Big 25.

Unfortunately, this astir apt will not beryllium a Maserati for nan masses. Instead, it's group to beryllium a limited-run creation that'll beryllium supra nan recently refreshed MCPura mid-engine supercar, according to Autocar. The presently unnamed GT will — theoretically — beryllium nan astir powerful internal-combustion-powered car Maserati has produced since nan MC12 went retired of accumulation 20 years ago. More apt than not, it'll beryllium based connected nan GranTurismo expansive tourer, and it'll beryllium paired pinch immoderate benignant of Maserati GT arsenic well. That makes consciousness — Stellantis has to divided nan costs somehow.

Maserati and Alfa CEO Santo Ficili told Autocar that nan 2 companies person "infinite possibilities" to customize their products for their customers. This isn't nan first clip nan 2 companies person collaborated connected a vehicle. In 2007, Alfa produced nan 8C Competizione, which was based connected nan GranTurismo of nan time. Alfa besides unveiled nan 33 Stradale backmost successful 2023, which borrows overmuch of its level from nan MC20 (now called nan MCPura).

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It's difficult to opportunity precisely what this planned Maserati would beryllium like. Ficili played those cars adjacent to his thorax while talking pinch Autocar. However, we've sewage a fewer things to spell on. More apt than not, it's going to salary homage to Maserati's Nettuno V6 motor that it uses crossed it's line. The twin-turbocharged V6 tin beryllium recovered successful nan GranTurismo/Cabrio, Grecale and MCPura, and Ficili described it arsenic a "masterpiece." I'm not judge if I wholly work together pinch him connected that, but it does make a hellhole of a batch of power.

The astir powerful version of nan motor tin beryllium recovered successful nan MCPura, wherever it makes 621 horsepower. I wouldn't beryllium amazed if this upcoming GT matched aliases hit that number, but it's improbable an electrical component would thief execute that, according to Autocar.

Maserati's engineering boss, Davide Danesin, told nan outlet that customers were looking for "pure mechanical cars," and said that having a artillery onboard a supercar leads to a "bad feeling" successful customers because of nan added complexity and weight.

Regardless of what shape this upcoming car takes, it needs to beryllium a deed successful nan hearts and minds of automotive enthusiasts and buyers. So acold successful 2025, Maserati has sold conscionable 1,500 cars — down astir 17% from past year, according to Automotive News. It was old-sold by Jaguar, a institution that doesn't waste thing correct now, and Polestar, a institution that has been throttled by tariffs.

We've besides reported connected rumors that Maserati could beryllium sold disconnected to different company (though that seems improbable now) and the monolithic discounts nan iconic Italian automaker is giving prospective buyers. No matter really you portion it, Maserati is successful a bad spot, and a manual GT car mightiness beryllium conscionable what nan expert ordered to correct nan ship.