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02-13-2013, 03:37 PM
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While earlier reports indicated that the next Maserati (http://www.autoblog.com/maserati/) product out of the gate would be the Levante SUV, Motor Trend is now reporting that the Audi A7-shaped Ghibli has cut in line. Word is that we may see the new Ghibli (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ghibli/) as early as the Shanghai Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/shanghai-motor-show/) in April.
Citing unnamed sources, MT predicts that the minds at Maserati now see a more pressing need to fight off the likes of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class (http://www.autoblog.com/mercedes-benz/e-class/) and the BMW 5 Series (http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/5+series/) than to go after luxury utes. However, if our spy shots of Ghibli prototypes are anything to go on, it's also likely that the sub-Quattroporte (http://www.autoblog.com/maserati/quattroporte/) Maser won't be a traditional sedan. The car above's long nose, low roof and brief, sloping rear deck all bring to mind Audi's lovely A7 (http://www.autoblog.com/audi/a7/), Meaning the Ghibli may fall into the always murky four-door-coupe/luxury hatchback genre.
Bi-turbocharged iterations of both a V6 and a V8 should make up the early powertrain choices for the Maserati, meaning the top-spec Ghibli should have loads of shove to match its promised good looks.Maserati Ghibli overtakes Levante, headed for Shanghai? (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/13/maserati-ghibli-overtakes-levante-headed-for-shanghai/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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While earlier reports indicated that the next Maserati (http://www.autoblog.com/maserati/) product out of the gate would be the Levante SUV, Motor Trend is now reporting that the Audi A7-shaped Ghibli has cut in line. Word is that we may see the new Ghibli (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ghibli/) as early as the Shanghai Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/shanghai-motor-show/) in April.
Citing unnamed sources, MT predicts that the minds at Maserati now see a more pressing need to fight off the likes of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class (http://www.autoblog.com/mercedes-benz/e-class/) and the BMW 5 Series (http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/5+series/) than to go after luxury utes. However, if our spy shots of Ghibli prototypes are anything to go on, it's also likely that the sub-Quattroporte (http://www.autoblog.com/maserati/quattroporte/) Maser won't be a traditional sedan. The car above's long nose, low roof and brief, sloping rear deck all bring to mind Audi's lovely A7 (http://www.autoblog.com/audi/a7/), Meaning the Ghibli may fall into the always murky four-door-coupe/luxury hatchback genre.
Bi-turbocharged iterations of both a V6 and a V8 should make up the early powertrain choices for the Maserati, meaning the top-spec Ghibli should have loads of shove to match its promised good looks.Maserati Ghibli overtakes Levante, headed for Shanghai? (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/13/maserati-ghibli-overtakes-levante-headed-for-shanghai/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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