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Maserati Confirms Electric Alfieri For 2020, After Launch of ICE Version

Maserati has made up its mind on electric vehicles, and the answer is affirmative.
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The first electric vehicle sold under the Maserati brand will be the production version of the Alfieri concept. The Italians want to launch it in 2020, shortly after the introduction of conventionally-powered versions. The Alfieri might also get a plug-in hybrid option, as the brand is also considering implementing a few of those in its portfolio by the same date.

We also know that the Alfieri will not get a V8 engine, but a twin-turbo V6 unit. We believe the power plant might be “borrowed” from the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio, which would make it more beneficial for both brands of the Italian-American corporation.

According to Autocar, the decision to implement a V6 engine came after CO2 emissions figures of the V8 were considered for this model within the fleet average, and the answer was unfavorable for the eigh-cylinder mill.

Maserati officials have officially confirmed the information regarding the electric Alfieri, which had first surfaced on the Internet this summer. Before this official confirmation, we knew that Maserati was considering electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, and that a production car based on the Alfieri was supposed to be launched after the Levante.

It appears that the rumors regarding this model were accurate, as it seems that the Alfieri was delayed, and that it will also get an electric version. The Italian model is reportedly getting an all-new platform, which will underpin other models from the Trident brand.

The same platform would then be used by the next GranTurismo and GranCabrio. Using the same platform as an electric vehicle would make these cars suitable for plug-in hybrid versions, as well as for offering them in all-electric variants. This is not necessarily going to happen, especially for the GranCabrio, but the possibility exists on a theoretical level.
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Sebastian's love for cars began at a young age. Little did he know that a career would emerge from this passion (and that it would not, sadly, involve being a professional racecar driver). In over fourteen years, he got behind the wheel of several hundred vehicles and in the offices of the most important car publications in his homeland.
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