Maserati Levante

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May data not out as yet, but German January - April Levante sales at 404#.

 

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For information :
Switzerland , first 6 Months 2017


Ghibli 146
GranCabrio 22
Granturismo 7
GT MC Stradale 1
Levante 319
Quattroporte 39

 

2017 USA Maserati Levante sales:-

Jan - 379
Feb - 305
Mar - 567
Apr - 473
May - 451
Jun - 400
Total - 2575

 

2017 USA Maserati Levante sales:-

Jan - 379
Feb - 305
Mar - 567
Apr - 473
May - 451
Jun - 400
Jul - 446
Total - 3021

 

2017 Europe Maserati Levante sales:-

January - 693
February - 475
March - 870
April - 429
May - 545
June - 484
Total - 3496

 

I think the overall style is really nice. However, I hope the interior quality is better than the new Ghibli. I rented one last year at the Nashville airport and I was disappointed at the poor quality of the interior fit and finish. Cheap materials and loose, jiggly switches...

 

2017 Europe Maserati Levante sales:-

January - 693
February - 475
March - 870
April - 429
May - 545
June - 484
July - 436
Total - 3932

 

... and more than half of Maserati sales in Europe in July were Levante; 436 out of 830 in total.

The Levante is selling well, no doubt about that. What is less positive is that more than 90% of Maserati's sales in Europe are now Ghibli and Levante, with only a handful of the more expensive QP and GT/GC models finding buyers.

 

Unfortunately so.

Only 7 GranCabrio / 9 GranTrusimo and 49 QP's sold in July.

 

For information :
Switzerland , first 8 Months 2017

Ghibli 189
GranCabrio 26
Granturismo 10
GT MC Stradale 1
Levante 390
Quattroporte 47

 

Like in other countries, the Levante is outselling all the other models combined.

Did you see that two Ferrari 812 Superfast models were registered in Switzerland in August?

 

For information :
Switzerland , first 8 Months 2017
Ferrari 458 2
Ferrari 488 GTB 115
Ferrari 812 Superfast 2
Ferrari California 47
Ferrari F12 25
Ferrari FF 2
Ferrari GTC4 Lusso 79
Ferrari LaFerrari 17

 

Maserati Levante GTS , Q4 V6 2,9 litres biturbo 560 CV
https://www.motor.es/noticias/maserati-levante-gts-fotos-espia-201739425.html
https://www.clubalfa.it/29569-maserati-levante-gts-nuove-foto-spia.html
http://www.leblogauto.com/2017/09/maserati-levante-future-version-gts-surprise.html

 

If true that's a lot of changes for the entire drivetrain for that platform unless the original was always designed to handle that sort of power?
But I rather think the Alfa motor was different enough that it wouldn't couple up well with the Maserati 4WD that integrates very compactly with it's line of motors?

Don't know though as I've not looked at them closely to compare?

 

As I know, until now it was not possible to mount the wider 90º V6 2.9liter engine in the Maserati Ghibli front (the current SQ4 engine has a 60º layout).

 

So, AR and Maserati to use similar engines? I wonder whether this may apply to the Alfieri too?

 

Check this site regarding the Ferrari/Maserati and Alfa Romeo engine F154: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_F154_engine

What I've heard from my dealers is that the entire Alfieri-project is still not finally decided, but the Alfieri could be the first Maserati with an electric drive (full electric or hybrid).

 

Thanks. I know the F154 engine is used in the QP, but only as a V8. I was thinking about the possibility of using the F154 V6 version in the Alfieri instead of the F160 V6.

 

That would be great, would make a lot of sense.

I'm in general not a big fan of the F160 engine, especially not as the current top motorization in the Ghibli and Levante. IMO a +500hp model is a must.

 

+1

... and the F154 is a better base for competition versions (GT4 and/or GT3) of the Alfieri, which surely will be developed if the model gets launched.

... but that is of course a discussion that should be continued in another thread

 

At the Levante Factory today and had a great tour of the assembly line. they were very kind, welcoming us with coffee and water.
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