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This is not good if true!
Or it did, and I think it just confirmed that the brand is in real trouble if Ferrari does stop to provide engines.I emphasized over and over one of the reasons I bought a new Maserati was because of the Ferrari {inspired} built engine......
....if this posted article above is true, certainly my comments did not make a difference.....
I would also see the flip side of the coin. If potential buyers are now concern about the availability of spare parts to fix their reputably unreliable car, I would see how that can even lower the number of people interested in those cars...On the plus side, the existing maseratis with the Ferrari engines are set to appreciate over time
Yes it does, so presumably that will stop at some point in the future. I see this news as potentially positive. If they are forced to develop a new engine, perhaps in partnership then is it so bad? Aston have recently built a new V12 and are currently developing an 6 cylinder petrol/electric for their hybrid models and are equally an example of a company with financial issues and constraints. Of course, none of these smaller companies do it alone. They partner with Williams, Ricardo etc and in the case of batteries work with closely with a partner who knows the electrics. The Rapide E is a recent example of this at Aston.Btw: does Ferrari actually supply the Guilia Q.V. engine?
The worst bit of that report is that the author(s) have 'reached out' to the company for comment. Ye gods, can't anyone use decent English these days without such nonsense? H3ll, it's almost as bad as the news itself!
As for the Ferrari break, well, if it really is true FCA had better have something pretty special up their sleeve if they are to produce a credible brand line-up as promised.
PH
Yes it does, so presumably that will stop at some point in the future. I see this news as potentially positive. If they are forced to develop a new engine, perhaps in partnership then is it so bad? Aston have recently built a new V12 and are currently developing an 6 cylinder petrol/electric for their hybrid models and are equally an example of a company with financial issues and constraints. Of course, none of these smaller companies do it alone. They partner with Williams, Ricardo etc and in the case of batteries work with closely with a partner who knows the electrics. The Rapide E is a recent example of this at Aston.
Ultimately it could go either way, either pushing them to develop something closer to their own or alternatively they take the cheap route and rummage around in the sister parts bin.......
That's American English on an American website so it's ok. The issue I have is the large number of young people in the UK who don't understand the difference - that's how a language disappears within a few generations.
On topic, is the V6 petrol engine not meant to be a re-working of a Chrysler engine which is simply built by Ferrari? If so then no problem and everyone is over reacting as is the way on forums. Not sure about the V8 and, of course, Ferrari had nothing to do with the V6 diesel which is an engine that appears in the Jeep Grand Cherokee.