The luxury brand Maserati, part of the Stellantis corporation, has published an official release schedule for new models – some of them will have to wait longer, than previously expected.
Last week, with reference to publications in Western media, we reported that Maserati had decided to postpone the development of a new generation of the Quattroporte sedan, and yesterday the press service of the Italian brand officially confirmed this information. Previously it was assumed that the new, seventh generation Quattroporte would make its world premiere this year and enter the market in 2025, but now it has been announced that the new flagship sedan will see the light only in 2028.
Current Maserati Quattroporte
The debut of the new flagship E-class crossover has been postponed from 2025 to 2027. Previously it was assumed that this would be the second generation Maserati Levante, but now the new flagship crossover is officially designated as an E-UV BEV, that is, instead of Levante, it will most likely be given some other name – fortunately, there are plenty of cool names in the Maserati archive, and You can always come up with something new. The name Levante is strongly associated with the brand of women's tights of the same name, and this is probably not very good for the image of Maserati.
Maserati Levante
The delay in the release of the two flagship models is due to the optimization of various business processes, including the search for procurement prices for components that are acceptable to Stellantis and wresting government support, primarily from the Italian government. Maserati intends to remain a 100% Italian brand, that is, the development and production of its cars will take place in Italy, which, of course, does not exclude the use of Stellantis global platforms in new models.
Maserati Grecale Folgore
Maserati does not yet have a single model on the STLA Small, STLA Medium, STLA Large and STLA Frame platforms announced in 2021 by Stellantis Corporation; these platforms are intended mainly for electric vehicles, although the installation of an internal combustion engine is also provided. The mid-size electric crossover Maserati Grecale Folgore and electric coupe Maserati GranTurismo Folgore are designed internally by Maserati and do not have related models under other brands from the Stellantis pool.
Maserati GranTurismo Folgore
The MC20 supercar was also designed by Maserati independently, but it has a clone under the Alfa Romeo brand – the 33 Stradale supercar (the relationship of these models is officially hidden, but their technical similarity is obvious). In 2025, the Maserati MC20 will have an electric version of the Folgore, and around the same time we should probably expect an electric Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale. The Maserati GranCabrio Folgore electric convertible will hit the market this year.
Maserati MC20
New large crossover Maserati and the next-generation Quattroporte sedan are close to 100% likely to receive the company-wide STLA Large platform, as the Maserati brand was officially named as its recipient earlier this week. Most likely, these new products will not have versions with internal combustion engines, since by 2030 Maserati is going to completely switch to electric vehicles – the development of “hydrocarbon” versions with a life cycle of 2-3 years would be an unjustified waste on the part of Stellantis management.
The only question now is how long the current sixth-generation Quattroporte models (produced since 2013) and Levante (produced since 2016) will remain in service. The junior Ghibli sedan seems to be leaving the scene this year, but there has been no official statement about this, and it certainly won’t have a successor.
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