Maserati Alfieri Details, Photos and Videos

The Maserati Alfieri is a 2+2 grand tourer from the Italian car manufacturer Maserati. It was shown as a concept car at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show and has not entered production as of 2019. The planned production would start from 2020.

It is named after Alfieri Maserati (1887–1932), one of the five Maserati Brothers, and marks the 100 year anniversary of the car maker, which was established 1914 in Bologna. It has been developed at the Centro Stile Maserati in Turin. The chief overall designer was Marco Tencone, while the exterior chief designer was Giovanni Ribotta. The project was managed by Lorenzo Ramaciotti (born 1948), who has been Centro Stile director 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 Pininfarina in 1954. It is based on the chassis of the lighter Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale with a shorter wheelbase of 24 cm, with a locking transaxle and Ferrari-derived 4.7 liter V8 engine producing 460 hp (343 kW) and 520 N⋅m (384 lbf⋅ft) at 4750 rpm.

The Alfieri was confirmed for production in 2016 at a Fiat Chrysler event on May 6, 2014 but was delayed to 2020 at the earliest. The predictions were it would receive three V6 engine choices, producing 410 bhp (306 kW; 416 PS), 450 bhp (336 kW; 456 PS), and 520 bhp (388 kW; 527 PS). The 450-horsepower and 520-horsepower versions were said to only have an all-wheel drive system.

The Alfieri was said to be joined by a convertible variant in 2021 after the coupe's release. An electric version was planned for 2021 at the earliest.

As of June 2018, Maserati has stated that it offer the Alfieri as a plug-in hybrid from 2021 and as an electric vehicle from 2020 with three electric motors and all-wheel drive, except its only petrol versions. Also, Alfieri coupe and cabrio will replace Maserati GranTurismo and Maserati GranCabrio. The top plug-in hybrid version will accelerate 0-100 km/h (62 mph) in 2 seconds and will have a top speed of over 300 km/h (190 mph).

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