All New Maseratis Will Be Electrified From 2019

Maserati has committed to making all of its new cars either hybrid or full-electric from 2019, according to a statement by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne

Matt Kimberley

31 Jul 2017

All New Maseratis Will Be Electrified From 2019

All new Maseratis will be part-electric from 2019, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles boss Sergio Marchionne has said – shortly before announcing his retirement.

Maserati will be used as the pointy end of the conglomerate’s push towards electrification, paving the way for its more mainstream brands – plus Ferrari – to follow. There are big plans on that front, too, with half of FCA cars planned to have some form of electrification by 2022.

The Alfieri concept will lead to the first all-electric Maserati

The first all-new fully-electric Maserati won’t arrive until 2020, predicts Autocar, based on the Alfieri concept of 2014. Before then, 2019 should see all existing product lines fitted with electric motors in as-yet unconfirmed configurations – although the Levante SUV is understood to be heading for plug-in hybrid status.

Maserati’s range also contains the new-but-not GranTurismo, the Quattroporte and the Ghibli, plus the GranCabrio convertible.

Marchionne, who is 65 and made the announcements on a conference call with investors, will retire at the end of 2019. He was the driving force behind the drawn-out merger of Fiat and Chrysler in 2014, after the former had acquired 53.5% of the latter’s shares in 2011.

Via: Autocar

Comments

First a Ferrari SUV, now this.

suv’s are dumb and stupid. but i don’t have a problem with this at all. we know using electric motors here and there makes a car fast. i simply cannot understand the hate towards hybrid sportscars like this when the mclaren p1, porsche 918 and laferrari get praised so much they almost form a religion.