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Che a Roma è un diminutivo di "burina", cioè bifolca.

Tanto quello è un carro armato di quelle dimensioni.

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According to today's Autocar magazine, Maserati is reportedly planning an ICE-only GT with a manual transmission!

 

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Maserati is considering a new flagship super-GT with V6 power and a manual gearbox as part of a drive to emphasise its sporting heritage and strengthen the brand’s luxury credentials.

 

Set to be a limited-run creation, the new top-rung Maserati could be launched as early as next year as the most exclusive and powerful combustion-engined car the firm has produced since the MC12 landed two decades ago.

It is tipped to be based on the Granturismo and will be twinned with an equivalent Alfa Romeo model, similar to the way in which the new Alfa 33 Stradale is based on Maserati’s MC20.

 

Speaking to Autocar at the Goodwood Festival of Speed earlier this month, Santo Ficili, who is CEO of both marques, said: “We have infinite possibilities to customise products for our customers, for the entire range of Maserati. I’m imagining to do something like we did in the past, also considering Alfa Romeo.”

Ficili referenced previous collaborations between the two firms, highlighting that the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione was based on the previous Maserati Granturismo and built alongside that car at Maserati’s plant in Modena, where the later 4C sports coupé was also made.

 

More recently, Alfa Romeo turned to Maserati to provide the basis for the new 33 Stradale supercar, which shares its basic monocoque chassis and twin-turbocharged 3.0-litre V6 engine with the mid-engined MC20 (now rebadged MCPura).

“We built the 4C and 8C in Modena, so why not?” said Ficili of the prospect of another limited-run supercar tie-up. “We can imagine a ‘few-off’ Maserati. It’s easy, because you can look at the past of these two brands, and you can find a nice car like the 33 Stradale, and we can invent something like this.”

Ficili stopped short of describing in more detail his vision for a new bespoke creation but suggested the aim is to use the new flagship to celebrate Maserati’s Nettuno V6 engine, as used in the Granturismo, Grecale and MCPura. “It’s a masterpiece,” he said.

It is likely that any V6-powered limited-run special would ramp up the Nettuno’s output beyond the 621bhp of the MCPura, in line with a price that would be well in excess of that car’s £230,000, but the firm is unlikely to use electrification to achieve that power boost.

 

Maserati engineering boss Davide Danesin said: “There are still customers looking for pure mechanical cars.” He added that there is a “bad feeling” about having a battery on board a supercar, due to the heightened complexity and extra weight it brings.

The Nettuno’s “super-advanced” pre-chamber combustion technology and twin injection system help to cut emissions and boost performance, he said, and the engine is “getting to 210hp per litre with very efficient combustion”. That figure is why the MCPura can remain a pure-combustion car and it means Maserati can keep the V6 in production with the same power once Euro 7 regulations are in force.

Giving further clues to what a limited-run Maserati supercar could look like, Danesin even dropped a hint that it could reintroduce a manual gearbox to Maserati’s ranks for the first time in years.

 

“A manual gearbox would emphasise the ‘pure’ ethos of a Maserati supercar”

 

He said: “A manual gearbox is an opportunity. I don’t see that in big series [production], but why not do a special version with a manual gearbox? No reason to say never. It could be the right choice for a limited edition of a car.”

He added that a manual gearbox would emphasise the ‘pure’, analogue ethos of a Maserati supercar. “By doing a purely mechanical car, it does make sense to have a mechanical gearbox with a shifter,” he said. “So why not? It fulfils perfectly the brand. It fulfils perfectly our approach and the mindset. So honestly, I think one day we’ll do it.”

Ficili said he plans to emphasise Maserati’s Italian heritage going forward, adding that the company’s headquarters in Modena – “the middle of Motor Valley” – is “the right place” to build sports cars. The firm will shortly begin production of the Granturismo and Grancabrio at its factory

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15 minuti fa, Jonathan19 scrive:

According to today's Autocar magazine, Maserati is reportedly planning an ICE-only GT with a manual transmission!

 

1.thumb.png.1d30f95a3636d5e1d38496dc55ac6c04.png

 

Maserati is considering a new flagship super-GT with V6 power and a manual gearbox as part of a drive to emphasise its sporting heritage and strengthen the brand’s luxury credentials.

 

Set to be a limited-run creation, the new top-rung Maserati could be launched as early as next year as the most exclusive and powerful combustion-engined car the firm has produced since the MC12 landed two decades ago.

It is tipped to be based on the Granturismo and will be twinned with an equivalent Alfa Romeo model, similar to the way in which the new Alfa 33 Stradale is based on Maserati’s MC20.

 

Speaking to Autocar at the Goodwood Festival of Speed earlier this month, Santo Ficili, who is CEO of both marques, said: “We have infinite possibilities to customise products for our customers, for the entire range of Maserati. I’m imagining to do something like we did in the past, also considering Alfa Romeo.”

Ficili referenced previous collaborations between the two firms, highlighting that the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione was based on the previous Maserati Granturismo and built alongside that car at Maserati’s plant in Modena, where the later 4C sports coupé was also made.

 

More recently, Alfa Romeo turned to Maserati to provide the basis for the new 33 Stradale supercar, which shares its basic monocoque chassis and twin-turbocharged 3.0-litre V6 engine with the mid-engined MC20 (now rebadged MCPura).

“We built the 4C and 8C in Modena, so why not?” said Ficili of the prospect of another limited-run supercar tie-up. “We can imagine a ‘few-off’ Maserati. It’s easy, because you can look at the past of these two brands, and you can find a nice car like the 33 Stradale, and we can invent something like this.”

Ficili stopped short of describing in more detail his vision for a new bespoke creation but suggested the aim is to use the new flagship to celebrate Maserati’s Nettuno V6 engine, as used in the Granturismo, Grecale and MCPura. “It’s a masterpiece,” he said.

It is likely that any V6-powered limited-run special would ramp up the Nettuno’s output beyond the 621bhp of the MCPura, in line with a price that would be well in excess of that car’s £230,000, but the firm is unlikely to use electrification to achieve that power boost.

 

Maserati engineering boss Davide Danesin said: “There are still customers looking for pure mechanical cars.” He added that there is a “bad feeling” about having a battery on board a supercar, due to the heightened complexity and extra weight it brings.

The Nettuno’s “super-advanced” pre-chamber combustion technology and twin injection system help to cut emissions and boost performance, he said, and the engine is “getting to 210hp per litre with very efficient combustion”. That figure is why the MCPura can remain a pure-combustion car and it means Maserati can keep the V6 in production with the same power once Euro 7 regulations are in force.

Giving further clues to what a limited-run Maserati supercar could look like, Danesin even dropped a hint that it could reintroduce a manual gearbox to Maserati’s ranks for the first time in years.

 

“A manual gearbox would emphasise the ‘pure’ ethos of a Maserati supercar”

 

He said: “A manual gearbox is an opportunity. I don’t see that in big series [production], but why not do a special version with a manual gearbox? No reason to say never. It could be the right choice for a limited edition of a car.”

He added that a manual gearbox would emphasise the ‘pure’, analogue ethos of a Maserati supercar. “By doing a purely mechanical car, it does make sense to have a mechanical gearbox with a shifter,” he said. “So why not? It fulfils perfectly the brand. It fulfils perfectly our approach and the mindset. So honestly, I think one day we’ll do it.”

Ficili said he plans to emphasise Maserati’s Italian heritage going forward, adding that the company’s headquarters in Modena – “the middle of Motor Valley” – is “the right place” to build sports cars. The firm will shortly begin production of the Granturismo and Grancabrio at its factory

 

 

Hanno scelto con precisione chirurgica il peggior marchio possibile per un'operazione del genere. 

In my courtyard: 2019 Maserati Ghibli 250cv GranSport, 2017 Alfa Giulia 150cv

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3 ore fa, vince-991 scrive:

Mi interessa di piu' la possibile variante a marchio Alfa Romeo.... capisco la MC20 col cambio manuale ma la GT boh


Parrebbe una cosa diversa dalla GT però, ma sulla stessa base.

Magari la prossima Bottega, che dovrebbe ispirarsi alla Montreal, utilizza una versione a passo accorciato della piattaforma della GT tale da essere 2+2 e non 4 posti. Tanto in caso sarà una few-off che si faranno pagare caro…

Io avrei preferito che lavorassero su MCPura/GT2S tirando fuori una few off più potente e manuale.

Comunque si vedrà, ma penso che l’obiettivo sia quello di creare un qualcosa ad alto margine per aiutare a fare cassa.

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