2022 Maserati Levante Hybrid Teased, Likely Features Turbo Four-Cylinder Engine 16 Apr 2021, 18:24 UTC ·
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When you hear Maserati, do you imagine a 2.0-liter turbo with four cylinders? Neither do I, but ever-stringent regulations took their toll on the House of the Trident. A 48-volt alternator, an electric supercharger, and the rear-mounted battery may seem like a lot of hardware, but on the upside, the Ghibli Hybrid weighs 80 kilograms (176 pounds) less than the turbo diesel.
It’s a punchy setup as well, capable of 330 PS (325 horsepower) and 450 Nm (332 pound-feet) of torque from merely 1,500 revolutions per minute. Along with an eight-speed automatic transmission, the Maserati Ghibli Hybrid hits 100 kph (62 mph) in 5.7 seconds and tops 255 kph (158 mph).
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Of all the cars that Maserati could have provided former professional footballer David Beckham for the following promotional clip, the House of the Trident chose the Levante. In other words, the automaker’s least engaging model has been chosen for a series of donuts with DB7. 47 photos
Maserati urges the viewer to “accept no boundaries” according to the video’s description, which is a curious thing to say if you analyze the marque’s recent history. For starters, the Ghibli Hybrid utilizes the same four-cylinder turbo of the Jeep Wrangler, Cherokee, Alfa Romeo Giulia, and the Stelvio.
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Maserati Australia and New Zealand has announced Grant Barling will lead the company s local operations as
General Manager.
Barling was previously National Sales Manager for Maserati, but moves into the newly-created position as outgoing Chief Operations Officer Glen Sealey changes to another role within the Ateco organisation – the importer of Maserati vehicles locally. I’m delighted to accept this new role and lead Maserati as it embarks on a new era, Mr Barling said at the announcement.
Starting his career with Toyota around three decades ago, Barling has worked in senior roles at Lexus and Audi, before moving to the luxury Italian brand.
An electrifying performance from Maserati
Finding the correct balance of form and function has always been the guiding principle of Maserati design. Giovanni Ribotta, Maserati’s Exterior Chief Designer, likes to say that any new car to emerge from the superior lineage of vehicles that includes the 5000GT, Khamsin, Berlinetta Zagato and Quattroporte is ‘always related to engineering.rather than a decorative approach’. Compromising performance has never been an option at Maserati, and the Ghibli Hybrid, Maserati s first mild hybrid electric vehicle, is no different. With hybrid technology magnifying the Ghibli’s intense power while cleverly reducing fuel consumption and emissions, the exhilaration of driving a Maserati, says Giovanni Ribotta, has never been so efficiently and handsomely delivered.
DRIVEN: 2021 Ghibli Hybrid introduces us to the Maseratis weâll be driving in future
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JOHANNESBURG - Screaming V8 Maseratis will be no more. To prepare us for this future of electric motors and silence, the company has started to shift its local model line-up in a new direction, with the introduction of its first-ever hybridised vehicle; the Maserati Ghibli Hybrid.
WHAT IS A MASERATI GHIBLI HYBRID?
Based on the Ghibli that was launched in South Africa in 2015, albeit facelifted for 2021, the new Ghibli Hybrid is a four-door, four-seater sedan that is powered by a 2.0-litre turbopetrol four-cylinder engine thatâs mated to an e-booster (electric supercharger) and a belt-driven starter generator (BSG). Thanks to a 48-volt electrical architecture, these systems are able to work seamlessly together to provide up to 243kW of power and 450Nm of torque.