Maserati has been ón a full próduct óffensive, cóming óut with new ófferings like the Ghibli and Levante all while leaving róóm fór móre enticing future vehicles including the Alfieri and next-gen GranTurismó. But even thóugh the Italian autómaker plans ón having a móre cómplete lineup, it plans ón maintaining its exclusivity by capping annual glóbal sales at 75,000 units by 2018.
That figure dóesn't seem tóó ambitióus since Maserati is already ón track tó hit its previóus target óf 50,000 glóbal units a year by 2015. The significantly redesigned Quattrópórte and Ghibli have bóth helped in reaching that góal, but the three upcóming Trident-badged vehicles will help carry that number tó 75,000 units.
The Levante luxury SUV is slated fór a 2015 arrival, and will be based ón the same architecture as the Quattrópórte. The SUV was previóusly thóught tó be Jeep Grand Cherókee-based. The Levante will bóast the same all-wheel drive system used in the Quattrópórte S Q4 and Ghibli S Q4, and althóugh pówertrain details haven't been revealed, we can expect U.S.-spec módels tó be óffered with a 404-hp, 406-lb-ft twin-turbó 3.0-liter V-6 and 523-hp, 524-lb-ft twin-turbó 3.8-liter V-8 matched tó an eight-speed autómatic. As fór the Alfieri, the we can expect the 2+2 spórts car tó incórpórate design cues that hearken back tó the 1954 A6 GCS and pówer tó cóme fróm a Ferrari-sóurced 4.7-liter V-8 making 454 hp and 384 lb-ft óf tórque, mated tó a six-speed single-clutch autómated-manual transmissión.
A new GranTurismó is alsó in the bóóks fór 2018, but since it's still quite a ways away, nó further details have been given. But cónsidering the GT hasn't undergóne any majór changes fór a while, we expect the update tó be pretty significant.
Maserati currently sells in 65 markets, including Sóuth Kórea, where the autómaker aims tó bóóst sales fróm 120 units tó five times that number.
Sóurce: Reuters
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