Rumour mills has it that Maserati is currently in contemplation to develop a new model to rival the Porsche 911 and this model could be launched as early as 2015.
This new mid-engined rival will be available with V6 and V8 engines and will get the chassis of the upcoming Alfa Romeo 4C heading for the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
Maserati plans on selling 50,000 units annually by 2015 and this new model will play an instrumental role towards hitting this goal. It's a bold statement by the automaker considering that in 2011, they only delivered 6,159 cars.
Nevertheless, sales numbers are expected to soar oweing to the introduction of models such as the new Quattroporte, a smaller sedan called Ghibli and the new Levante SUV.
The 911 rival could get the GranSport moniker with power coming from a twin-turbo V6 producing an output of 450bhp and a twin-turbo V8 churning 550bhp. The V6 model is expected to be offered exclusively with a rear-wheel drive layout, while the V8 model will be optionally available with all-wheel drive.
This new mid-engined rival will be available with V6 and V8 engines and will get the chassis of the upcoming Alfa Romeo 4C heading for the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
Maserati plans on selling 50,000 units annually by 2015 and this new model will play an instrumental role towards hitting this goal. It's a bold statement by the automaker considering that in 2011, they only delivered 6,159 cars.
Nevertheless, sales numbers are expected to soar oweing to the introduction of models such as the new Quattroporte, a smaller sedan called Ghibli and the new Levante SUV.
The 911 rival could get the GranSport moniker with power coming from a twin-turbo V6 producing an output of 450bhp and a twin-turbo V8 churning 550bhp. The V6 model is expected to be offered exclusively with a rear-wheel drive layout, while the V8 model will be optionally available with all-wheel drive.
