For many, the Ghibli is the most interesting Maserati to hit the automotive scene for the better part of this century for one very simple but important reason:
it will be the most affordable model in the Italian sports car maker's range. What that translates into euros, dollars or the currency that is used in your country, remains unknown, though, parent company Fiat officials had previously suggested a starting price of somewhere around €50,000 in Europe.
Unfortunately, pricing is not among the details mentioned in the U.S. market-ordering guide for the 2014 Maserati Ghibl sedan that found its way online, courtesy of the Ghibliforums.
What it does include, besides the information we already knew such as the engine range and features, is a bevy of details about things that interest buyers who want to customize their car like the available exterior colors, leather options, alloy wheel designs, and general equipment specifications.
You can check out the ordering guide in detail for yourself in the gallery below the break.
Its hand forced by the faceless and unrepentant spoilsport known as the internet, Maserati has released the first images of the 2014 Ghibli ahead of its debut at this year’s Shanghai auto show. Featuring the curves and muscular creases of the trident brand’s current design language, the Ghibli aims to bring some much-needed sex appeal to mid-size luxury sedandom.
What the Ghibli shares with its Quattroporte big brother doesn’t stop at its curvaceous appearance, with a downsized evolution of the larger sedan’s architecture serving as the underpinnings for Maser’s latest creation. The brand is adamant, though, that its size-medium offering will prove to be much sportier than the Q-porte.
Compared to the new Quattroporte, the new car’s grille is a bit tighter, the squint of its eyes is a bit more aggressive, and the fender ridges above the front wheels are more prominent. The rear also is similar, but lacks the prominent lip spoiler.
Inside, several key elements, such as the steering wheel, the console, and the instrument panel all bear more than a passing resemblance to those of its larger sibling.
Engine choices will include a pair of turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6s, and, in a first for Maserati, a 3.0-liter turbo-diesel that likely won’t make the trip stateside. Details are sketchy, but our sources tell us that the beefier of the two gasoline engines will produce 404 horsepower, putting it in a league with the 420-hp twin-turbo V-6 slated for duty in the 2014 Cadillac CTS. In terms of specific output, however, the Maser has the Caddy dead to rights at roughly 135 horsepower per liter versus the CTS’s 117. We’ve been hearing for some time that a twin-turbo V-8 would make its way to the Ghibli’s powertrain lineup, but we don’t expect to see that for at least a year or two, and only if Maserati decides to butt heads with high-performance super sedans like the E63 AMG and the M5. A ZF-developed eight-speed automatic will handle shifting duties, and Maser’s Q4 all-wheel-drive system will be available.
This is Maserati’s first foray back into the mid-size luxury-sedan segment in two decades, and the company is banking on the Ghibli playing a significant role in the company’s plan to sell 50,000 cars annually. Neither pricing nor a North American release date has been specified, but expect to see the car on showroom floors before the end of the year. View Photo Gallery
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it will be the most affordable model in the Italian sports car maker's range. What that translates into euros, dollars or the currency that is used in your country, remains unknown, though, parent company Fiat officials had previously suggested a starting price of somewhere around €50,000 in Europe.
Unfortunately, pricing is not among the details mentioned in the U.S. market-ordering guide for the 2014 Maserati Ghibl sedan that found its way online, courtesy of the Ghibliforums.
What it does include, besides the information we already knew such as the engine range and features, is a bevy of details about things that interest buyers who want to customize their car like the available exterior colors, leather options, alloy wheel designs, and general equipment specifications.
You can check out the ordering guide in detail for yourself in the gallery below the break.
Its hand forced by the faceless and unrepentant spoilsport known as the internet, Maserati has released the first images of the 2014 Ghibli ahead of its debut at this year’s Shanghai auto show. Featuring the curves and muscular creases of the trident brand’s current design language, the Ghibli aims to bring some much-needed sex appeal to mid-size luxury sedandom.
What the Ghibli shares with its Quattroporte big brother doesn’t stop at its curvaceous appearance, with a downsized evolution of the larger sedan’s architecture serving as the underpinnings for Maser’s latest creation. The brand is adamant, though, that its size-medium offering will prove to be much sportier than the Q-porte.
Compared to the new Quattroporte, the new car’s grille is a bit tighter, the squint of its eyes is a bit more aggressive, and the fender ridges above the front wheels are more prominent. The rear also is similar, but lacks the prominent lip spoiler.
Inside, several key elements, such as the steering wheel, the console, and the instrument panel all bear more than a passing resemblance to those of its larger sibling.
Engine choices will include a pair of turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6s, and, in a first for Maserati, a 3.0-liter turbo-diesel that likely won’t make the trip stateside. Details are sketchy, but our sources tell us that the beefier of the two gasoline engines will produce 404 horsepower, putting it in a league with the 420-hp twin-turbo V-6 slated for duty in the 2014 Cadillac CTS. In terms of specific output, however, the Maser has the Caddy dead to rights at roughly 135 horsepower per liter versus the CTS’s 117. We’ve been hearing for some time that a twin-turbo V-8 would make its way to the Ghibli’s powertrain lineup, but we don’t expect to see that for at least a year or two, and only if Maserati decides to butt heads with high-performance super sedans like the E63 AMG and the M5. A ZF-developed eight-speed automatic will handle shifting duties, and Maser’s Q4 all-wheel-drive system will be available.
This is Maserati’s first foray back into the mid-size luxury-sedan segment in two decades, and the company is banking on the Ghibli playing a significant role in the company’s plan to sell 50,000 cars annually. Neither pricing nor a North American release date has been specified, but expect to see the car on showroom floors before the end of the year. View Photo Gallery
