How often do you see the new Maserati Ghibli in your city?

All the time. Maserati is popular here in South Florida.

 

One example in my small village in France ! A real estate agent.

 

I've seen about half dozen out and about the Dallas area, but I don't commute & drive mostly on weekends….T

 

Northen California I see one at least once a week.

 

Here in SoCal I see 2 or 3 or more every time I go out. Since last summer, a dealer around here has been advertising them for a $600/mo lease, $0 down for 39 months. I recall at the time hearing the dealers had an oversupply of inventory. They're still running the ad so I'm guessing they've sold a lot of them and still have more to go.

 

In Newport they are everywhere.

 

Chicago - I see them once a week. Maybe more now that the weather is getting better.

 

I live in Chicago as well and am now starting to see 3-4 daily.

 

Here in San Francisco, and the Bay Area Penninsula (high end suburbs ) I see about 3 a week, and one Grand Tourismo a week. I used to see lots of QPs, but not anymore. 9 out of 10 are driven by Chinese here.
I'm still wondering if the Ghiblis AWD are just a rebadged Chrysler ?
RF.

 

Maserati does claim to have their own engineering department and a bespoke engineer who is said to have designed these. I'll try and find the guy's name. But do they get to share a lot of Ferrari's engineering? Of course.

Best thing that ever happened to Ferrari streets car engines is that development of the Maserati V8 for 2002 MY. That finally got Ferrari away from the horrendous maintenance of cam belts and mechanical valve lash adjustment on their most popular cars. Both companies got dragged kicking and screaming into 1990s technology just a bit late.

What is kind of ironic is that they are now producing Detomaso Maseratis once again.

A full line of Biturbos!

Same basic concepts here, compact engines, Twin turbo, luxury saloons with a bit of a sporty attitude at more reasonable pricing with Italian luxury and elegance.

Much better executed of course.

 

Cross pollination of Ferrari engineering and Maserati styling sounds like a fusion worth experiencing, I'm waiting for a LaMaserati hypercar to show on the scene in LA. I imagine Maserati styling married to the performance of the hybrid Fararri flagship would turn some heads.

 

Well they did do the MC12 after the Enzo but it's a substantially different engine (gear driven cams) and then they went racing with it to build up the brand.

I doubt Maserati will be doing that again anytime soon, they wouldn't be allowed.

 

Top Gear did a cool tribute to the M12 and it's Enzo pedigree. Not a small car, but sure was cool. It's worth a watch....they liked it as expected.

 

That was mentioned in various places when the new engine range was introduced, e.g.: 2014 Maserati Quattroporte S Q4 drive review | Autoweek

 

That was a good read. How do you like the ZF transmission and the feel of the change from 50/50 power to all rear drive. Is there any manual control over how the power is applied to front/rear under various conditions like race, rain and the like? Thanks

 

A guy in my town has one. He may be new to town. Our town is real small and I'm def not the mayor but I don't know anybody who knows him

 

Last week was the first time I've seen one in the New Orleans area.

 

I see a white one in Lynnfield from time to time. Maybe the same one??