New Maserati engines

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Oh.....hardly music to our collective ears......good to hear yours is being assembled as we type.....:)


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REALLY can't see this happening. Going from a 4.7L V8 to a 3L TT V6? for new iterations of the same cars? Completely nonsensical! And it say's they're putting a 3.6L TT V6 in the entry-level models!? Doesn't stack up.
 
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Im scared they will, the way engines are going its all about smaller ones.....
It will be the end of the marque if it happens.....
 
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As with all these sort of stories there is some inaccuracy. I think we can all be sure that Maserati will use the V6 turbo in the future, the only question being in which models and whether the n/a V8 lives on in the top models.
 
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The marque was written off 1/2 dozen times over the decades, it will evolve to survive....just not sure into something I/We all like?!


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****, Porsche still sells loads of 911s despite making the Cayenne/Panamera. BMW has produced a car that the press are saying is outstanding (1M Coupe) despite materially watering down 'the ultmate driving machine' over the last five years or so.
 
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bigbob said:
As with all these sort of stories there is some inaccuracy. I think we can all be sure that Maserati will use the V6 turbo in the future.
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Not if Maserati want to compete with M, AMG and RS, which seems to be the stated plan.
 
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Agreed, I don't subscribe with the story that the V8's will die only that the cheaper cars and - perhaps - the entry level GT/QP models with have a V6.

The new M3 is meant to be a V6 single or biturbo BTW. AMG seem committed to V8's which is great and Audi appear to have lost the plot after the success of the R8/B7 RS4.
 
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I have no doubt they will have a V6 in the line up...But thats what it will in the line....Just another engine..Surely there will still be an option of a V8 as well...
 
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V6's can be quite versatile; Maserati is no stranger to them, and if you want to see what they can be made to do look no further than the XJ220.

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Unfortunately chaps, if we want the brand to survive then there are going to have to be some sacrifices.

Designing a new engine from scratch for a relatively low volume brand isn't really economic hence it will share engines from another part of the group (as it currently does...from Ferrari).

But in order to compete in the market that it does, which is not against the likes of £150k+ Ferrari's and Lamborghini's but more against top-end £80-£100k BMW's and Merc's then it needs engines more efficient and cleaner than the 16mpg, 350+ g/km Ferrari derived units they have now.

The current range of engines aren't going to be around for much longer and we'll have to just hope that they can continue to create some innovative and exciting solutions....the good news is that Fiat group are good at engines right across the whole spectrum of brands and price points from the 500 twin-air to the Alfa multi-air to the new DI engine in the 458 Italia. Even if they do base future engine's on a Chrysler unit, the new Pentastar engine is supposed to be very good and I am sure it would be adapted in a way that ensures it fits in with the brand requirements for performance and sound.

So chin up chaps....the future will be just fine.
 
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Andrew you are right and deep down we all know it's about survival.......but why oh why Chrysler....
 
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I always thought US engines were high on capacity but low on power [V8 5.5 producing less than 350hp!!!!]...if they go this way without making the engine lighter and more powerful a US V6 will give a low level of performance with little enviromental improvements.
 
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Palmball said:
Unfortunately chaps, if we want the brand to survive then there are going to have to be some sacrifices.

Designing a new engine from scratch for a relatively low volume brand isn't really economic hence it will share engines from another part of the group (as it currently does...from Ferrari).

But in order to compete in the market that it does, which is not against the likes of £150k+ Ferrari's and Lamborghini's but more against top-end £80-£100k BMW's and Merc's then it needs engines more efficient and cleaner than the 16mpg, 350+ g/km Ferrari derived units they have now.

The current range of engines aren't going to be around for much longer and we'll have to just hope that they can continue to create some innovative and exciting solutions....the good news is that Fiat group are good at engines right across the whole spectrum of brands and price points from the 500 twin-air to the Alfa multi-air to the new DI engine in the 458 Italia. Even if they do base future engine's on a Chrysler unit, the new Pentastar engine is supposed to be very good and I am sure it would be adapted in a way that ensures it fits in with the brand requirements for performance and sound.

So chin up chaps....the future will be just fine.
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All very well said. We are really lucky to have Ferrari engines as Maseratis' are roughly half the price of Ferraris!

As Maserati goes more down market then the V8 engines clearly just do not work - look at the emissions and economy.

The new Mercedes C Class Coupe is probably lower than Maserati want to go but take a look at the performance, emissions, economy matrix of the new C350 Coupe - the figures are deeply impressive for a car which costs half that of a Maserati (and a quarter that of a Ferrari!).
 
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