Could Maserati be back with its twin turbo? In some of the juciest rumours we’ve had from the Fiat Group plan is the possibility that a “baby Quattroporte” or “Maseratina” will be developed that would revive the Maserati twin turbo engine from the 1980’s. With the Quattroporte set to go bigger, there could be room next in the line-up to be placed under the flagship Maserati.

The twinturbo was something that Alejandro De Tomaso wanted badly and Harald Wester, current head of Maserati, has perhaps inherited the dream. The model would be a completely new one for Maserati and could even go some way to substituting the Alfa Romeo 166, especially in terms of a vehicle with a strong image for the Italian public. If the plan goes ahead, we could see the new Maserati presented at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show, while sales would start sometime in 2014.

The E Segment Maserati would have a pricetag of over 55,000 euros and could sit somewhere in the range of 80,000 to 100,000 euros. The twin turbo heir would get a production run of 10,000 units a year, although eventual and more ambitious plans could see that double. On the technical front we would most likely see a standard rear wheel drive version and also an all-wheel-drive model.

Obviously the closest link to the original model lies under the bonnet with a twinturbo engine of the likes of the 3.6-litre V6 Pentastar which has 400 hp. We would also most likely get a brand new diesel engine and the vehicle would probably use the same platform as the new Chrysler 300C, also forming the basis of the European Lancia flagship sedan. In another hark back to the past, the Maserati Biturbo mechanics were used for the Chrysler TC sports car which debuted on the US market in 1989.

Source | Autoblog.it

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